catholic church cover-up - Feeney Law Firm https://feeneylawfirm.com/tag/catholic-church-cover-up/ Quincy MA Lawyer handling personal injury claims and lawsuits nationwide Thu, 20 Jul 2023 16:43:32 +0000 en hourly 1 AG Report Shows Nearly 2,000 Children Abused by Clergy in Illinois https://feeneylawfirm.com/ag-report-shows-nearly-2000-children-abused-by-clergy-in-illinois/ Thu, 20 Jul 2023 16:42:43 +0000 https://feeneylawfirm.com/?p=6905 The Illinois attorney general’s office conducted a five-year investigation into the sexual abuse of children by Catholic clergy within the state. The result of the investigation is a 700-page report ...

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]]> Judge Recuses Himself from Overseeing New Orleans Archdiocese Bankruptcy Proceedings https://feeneylawfirm.com/judge-recuses-himself-from-overseeing-new-orleans-archdiocese-bankruptcy-proceedings/ Tue, 23 May 2023 16:50:40 +0000 https://feeneylawfirm.com/?p=6878 In May of 2020, the Archdiocese of New Orleans filed for bankruptcy protection after 400-plus clergy sexual abuse lawsuits were filed against it. The sheer number of lawsuits is staggering ...

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]]> Redacted Names Lead to Frustration with Baltimore Archdiocese https://feeneylawfirm.com/redacted-names-lead-to-frustration-with-baltimore-archdiocese/ Thu, 11 May 2023 16:23:30 +0000 https://feeneylawfirm.com/?p=6871 The Maryland Attorney General’s Office released its long-awaited report into clergy sexual abuse of children within the Archdiocese of Baltimore in early April. The report details 80 years of clergy sexual abuse of more than 600 children within the archdiocese. It also describes the archdiocese’s knowledge concerning clergy abuse and its attempts to cover-up what […]

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]]> Attorney General Report Shows Prosecutors Allowed Church to Hide Abusive Clergy https://feeneylawfirm.com/attorney-general-report-shows-prosecutors-allowed-church-to-hide-abusive-clergy/ Wed, 10 May 2023 19:35:43 +0000 https://feeneylawfirm.com/?p=6864 Father William Q. Simms was one of many clergy members named as an abuser in the Maryland Attorney General’s report on child sex abuse in the Archdiocese of Baltimore

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]]> Lawsuit accuses San Diego Diocese of Fraudulently Transferring Assets https://feeneylawfirm.com/lawsuit-accuses-san-diego-diocese-of-fraudulently-transferring-assets/ Thu, 27 Apr 2023 17:30:00 +0000 https://feeneylawfirm.com/?p=6844 A lawsuit was filed against the Diocese of San Diego less than two weeks after the diocese said it was contemplating filing for bankruptcy protection. The suit accuses the diocese of fraudulently transferring assets in order to avoid paying large settlements to survivors of clergy sexual abuse.

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]]> Worcester Diocese Declines to Name Abusive Priests in Report https://feeneylawfirm.com/worcester-diocese-declines-to-name-abusive-priests-in-report/ Fri, 10 Feb 2023 13:57:47 +0000 https://feeneylawfirm.com/?p=6684 The Diocese of Worcester recently released a new report about clergy sexual abuse of minors between 1950 and 2022. However, that report failed to include the names of the priests . . .

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]]> Bill Seeking to Remove Statute of Limitations is Gaining Momentum in Maryland https://feeneylawfirm.com/bill-seeking-to-remove-statute-of-limitations-is-gaining-momentum-in-maryland/ Thu, 26 Jan 2023 18:12:34 +0000 https://feeneylawfirm.com/?p=6669 Maryland clergy sex abuse survivors are hoping for justice with new legislation on the horizon . . .

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]]> Maryland AG Investigation Reports Over 600 Victims of Clergy Abuse https://feeneylawfirm.com/maryland-ag-investigation-reports-over-600-victims-of-clergy-abuse/ Thu, 08 Dec 2022 13:43:12 +0000 https://feeneylawfirm.com/?p=6634 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 . . .

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]]> Albany Abuse Survivor Encourages Transparency from Diocese https://feeneylawfirm.com/albany-abuse-survivor-encourages-transparency-from-diocese/ Wed, 21 Sep 2022 16:13:47 +0000 https://feeneylawfirm.com/?p=6593 In a lawsuit filed against the Diocese of Albany and former priest Mark Haight, clergy sex abuse survivor . . .

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]]> Maryland Clergy Abuse Survivors Frustrated with Attorney General https://feeneylawfirm.com/maryland-clergy-abuse-survivors-frustrated-with-attorney-general/ Tue, 20 Sep 2022 14:46:23 +0000 https://feeneylawfirm.com/?p=6586 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 . . .

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