• Wisconsin AG to Investigate State’s Catholic Dioceses May 25, 2021 Catholic Church Sexual Abuse Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul sent a letter to the state’s five Catholic dioceses notifying them that his office will begin an investigation into sexual abuse allegations against clergy and other faith leaders. In the letter, Kaul asked the dioceses to preserve any relevant documents or information regarding sexual abuse… click to read more
• Sexual Abuse Reform Bills Currently in Massachusetts’ Legislature May 21, 2021 Sexual Abuse & Assault Lawsuits Several Bills have been filed by Massachusetts Senate and House leaders to open up avenues to civil justice for survivors of child sexual abuse. A number of these Bills propose removing the civil statute of limitations for survivors of child sexual abuse and opening up a permanent revival window for… click to read more
• Tucson and Los Angeles Dioceses Accused of Violating Racketeering Laws May 19, 2021 Catholic Church Sexual Abuse The Tucson and Los Angeles Dioceses have been accused of violating Arizona’s racketeering laws in a federal lawsuit filed at the end of 2020, which happens to coincide with the end of Arizona’s revival window. The lawsuit alleges the dioceses routinely buried allegations of priests sexually abusing children and would… click to read more
• Bill Extending Time for Sexual Abuse Lawsuits Passes Committee in Louisiana May 13, 2021 Sexual Abuse & Assault Lawsuits Bill 492 received overwhelming support and passed the Louisiana Legislative Committee and will now head to the Louisiana State Legislature House of Representatives. The Bill extends the statute of limitations (SOL) for sexual abuse survivors to 35 years after the victim’s 18th birthday. click to read more
• Arkansas Extends Age Cap to 55 and Opens Revival Window for Child Sex Abuse Victims May 4, 2021 Sexual Abuse & Assault Lawsuits On April 30th, 2021, Arkansas legislators passed significant new law aimed at providing survivors of childhood sexual abuse a greater opportunity to hold their abusers, and those institutions responsible for allowing the abuse, accountable. click to read more
• Leaked Transcript Uncovers Real Motive Behind NY’s Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program April 30, 2021 Catholic Church Sexual Abuse In 2016, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, leader of the Archdiocese of New York, introduced the Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program as a way to compensate victims of clergy sex abuse, and according to the church, “promote healing” and “bring closure” to the sexual abuse crisis ailing the Catholic Church. click to read more
• Archdiocese of Seattle Reaches Sexual Abuse Settlements Totaling Over $2 Million April 30, 2021 Catholic Church Sexual Abuse In the last year, the Archdiocese of Seattle has agreed to settlements totaling over $2 million with victims who claim they were sexually abused by four members of the Archdiocese’s clergy. click to read more
• Academy at Mount Saint John in Deep River Facing 35 Sexual Abuse Lawsuits April 29, 2021 Catholic Church Sexual Abuse A sexual abuse lawsuit filed by Sam Garcia at the end of 2020 makes 35 lawsuits now filed against the Diocese of Norwich and former Bishop Daniel Reilly. All the plaintiffs are men who claim as boys they were sexually assaulted and raped by Christian Brother K. Paul McGlade while… click to read more
• Diocese of Brooklyn Sued by Insurer Over Sex Abuse Claims April 16, 2021 Catholic Church Sexual Abuse The Catholic Church’s past history of covering up childhood sexual abuse claims has led to another lawsuit being filed, this time by one of its insurers. Arrowood Indemnity Company, an insurance company that covers the Diocese of Brooklyn, has filed a lawsuit asking the court to rule that it not… click to read more
• Defrocked Charlotte Priest Faces New Sexual Abuse Claim April 16, 2021 Catholic Church Sexual Abuse Defrocked Charlotte Diocese priest Robert Yurgel is facing a new claim that he allegedly sexually abused a boy as young as five years old inside St. Matthews Church in Ballantyne. Yurgel has already served 8 years in prison for sexually abusing an altar boy back in 1999. The lawsuit has… click to read more
• Pennsylvania Legislators Take Two-Track Approach to Open Revival Window for Child Sex Abuse Survivors April 15, 2021 Catholic Church Sexual Abuse After a serious ‘blunder’ by Pennsylvania’s Department of State earlier this month, Pennsylvania legislators look to pass a new bill that would allow child sex abuse victims a two-year ‘window’ to file civil claims in court against both public and private entities. click to read more
• Catholic Church Spends $10M to Fight Statute of Limitations Reforms April 14, 2021 Catholic Church Sexual Abuse According to a recently released report, nationwide the Catholic Church has spent more than $10 million on lobbyists over the last seven years, fighting to keep state statute of limitations reforms from going into effect. The report was commissioned by law firms who represent survivors of clergy sex abuse. click to read more
• Former Student Files Sexual Abuse Lawsuit Against Portsmouth Abbey School and Former Teacher April 9, 2021 Catholic Church Sexual Abuse In late 2020, a former student at the Portsmouth Abbey School in Rhode Island filed a lawsuit in federal court claiming her former school teacher sexually abused her when she was a student and the school “failed to take any measures to investigate and put an end to the misconduct… click to read more
• Archdiocese of Chicago Agrees to Pay $1.5 Million to Settle Sex Abuse Claim April 9, 2021 Catholic Church Sexual Abuse The Archdiocese of Chicago agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle a lawsuit filed by a man who claimed he was sexually abused as a child by defrocked priest Daniel McCormack back in the early 2000s. This Catholic Church settlement pushes the total to over $11 million paid to survivors… click to read more
• Colorado Dioceses Pay Out $7.3 Million to Abuse Victims April 8, 2021 Default Category The three Roman Catholic Dioceses in Colorado paid out a total $7.3 million in sexual abuse settlements to over 70 people who were sexually abused as children by clergy. The payments came as part of the Colorado priest abuse reparations program. The Catholic Church settlements cover claims that went back… click to read more