• Archdiocese of Santa Fe Bankruptcy Reorganization Plan Filed with Court December 13, 2022 Catholic Church Sexual Abuse The Archdiocese of Santa Fe has finally filed its bankruptcy reorganization plan four years after filing for Chapter 11 protection . . . click to read more
• Maryland AG Investigation Reports Over 600 Victims of Clergy Abuse December 8, 2022 Catholic Church Sexual Abuse Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh’s office finally produced a report over three years after his office first announced it would begin investigating clergy sex abuse . . . click to read more
• Survivors Deliver List of Over 300 Abusive Priests to Archbishop November 3, 2022 Catholic Church Sexual Abuse The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP), as well as other survivors of clergy sexual abuse , delivered a list of 312 clergy and lay people publicly accused of sexual abuse . . . click to read more
• Bankruptcy Judge Says ‘No’ to Paying Accused Priests November 1, 2022 Catholic Church Sexual Abuse U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Meredith Grabill has ordered the Archdiocese of New Orleans to stop paying retirement benefits to five priests who have been accused of sexually abusing minors . . . click to read more
• Revival Windows Don’t Bring Justice for Every Survivor November 1, 2022 Sexual Abuse & Assault Lawsuits Clergy sexual abuse survivor Robert Kapal is out of legal options to file a civil claim against his abuser and the organization which allowed him to be sexually abused . . . click to read more
• Former New Bedford Priest Sued for Sexual Abuse September 29, 2022 Catholic Church Sexual Abuse, Default Category Former altar boy Jason Medeiros filed a lawsuit claiming that Rev. Richard Degagne sexually abused him on multiple occasions . . . click to read more
• Albany Abuse Survivor Encourages Transparency from Diocese September 21, 2022 Catholic Church Sexual Abuse In a lawsuit filed against the Diocese of Albany and former priest Mark Haight, clergy sex abuse survivor . . . click to read more
• Maryland Clergy Abuse Survivors Frustrated with Attorney General September 20, 2022 Catholic Church Sexual Abuse Three years after Maryland’s Attorney General, Brian Frosh, announced he was beginning an investigation into Catholic Church clergy sex abuse, survivors are still waiting to see results . . . click to read more
• Albany Diocese Seeks to Pause Litigation with Sexual Abuse Survivors September 16, 2022 Catholic Church Sexual Abuse Attorneys for more than 400 clergy sexual abuse survivors in Albany, New York, denied the diocese’s request to pause litigation . . . click to read more
• Massachusetts’ High Court Says Clergy Abuse Suit Accusing Former Bishop Can Move Forward September 16, 2022 Catholic Church Sexual Abuse The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, the highest court in the commonwealth, upheld a lower court’s ruling which will allow a clergy sexual abuse claim to move forward . . . click to read more
• FBI Opens Investigation into Catholic Church in New Orleans August 25, 2022 Catholic Church Sexual Abuse The FBI has opened an investigation into the Catholic Church in New Orleans regarding allegations of sexual abuse of children going back decades. click to read more
• Priest Believes Church Still Needs to Apologize for Sexual Abuse Scandal August 23, 2022 Catholic Church Sexual Abuse It’s been 20 years since the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops adopted the “Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People”, which called for zero tolerance for priests who sexually abuse children. Jesuit Father Jerry McGlone is concerned about the psychological effects the anniversary could have on survivors. McGlone… click to read more
• First Lawsuits Filed Against Portland Diocese Since Law Change August 16, 2022 Sexual Abuse & Assault Lawsuits In July 2021, Governor Janet Mills signed a bill into law which eliminated Maine’s statute of limitations laws for child sexual abuse. A year later, the first child sexual abuse lawsuits to take advantage of the new law were filed against the Diocese of Portland. click to read more
• New Phoenix Bishop Aims for Transparency with Sex Abuse Investigations August 16, 2022 Catholic Church Sexual Abuse John P. Dolan, the new bishop of the Diocese of Phoenix, said the diocese will attempt to be transparent when it comes to investigations of clergy sex abuse. click to read more
• Wisconsin Clergy Abuse Survivors Say AG Not Following Through on Promise to Investigate July 8, 2022 Catholic Church Sexual Abuse A year ago, Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul said he would investigate the state’s Catholic dioceses regarding clergy sexual abuse of children. A year later, unlike the successful Pennsylvania Attorney General investigation, clergy sexual abuse survivors in Wisconsin are claiming Kaul’s office has failed them. click to read more