In a vote of 60-0, the New York Senate has voted to extend the Child Victims Act for a full year. The original deadline had been August 14, 2020 but the onset of the coronavirus and its impact upon New York in particular has made…
Weeks after Cardinal George Pell was released from jail, a newly released report suggests that he knew of child sex abuse by Australian priests as early as the 1970s but failed to take action to stop it. Pell, an ex-Vatican treasurer, is the highest-ranking Roman…
Survivors of child sex abuse from Boy Scout leaders now have until November 16 to file a claim in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) bankruptcy case. The Boy Scouts filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection in February, halting hundreds of individual lawsuits and creating…
The time limit has been extended for sex abuse victims to file claims under New York’s Child Victims Act. Governor Andrew Cuomo extended the state’s lookback window for abuse victims to file civil lawsuits until January 14, 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The legislation…
Cincinnati Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Binzer has resigned from his post in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati after failing to disclose a sexual abuse allegation to his superior, Archbishop Dennis Schnurr. Archbishop Schnurr removed Bishop Binzer from his position as head of priest personnel in August, after…
The Catholic Diocese of Buffalo, which has recently been hit by hundreds of child sex abuse claims, has announced it will terminate pay and health benefits for 23 priests involved in the allegations. The move comes after the diocese filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in…
On Friday, May 1, 2020, Archbishop Gregory Aymond announced that the Archdiocese of New Orleans would seek bankruptcy protection in federal court. The filing for reorganization could free the archdiocese from the threat of creditors’ lawsuits while it reorganizes its finances. The New Orleans archdiocese…
A lawyer representing the creditor’s committee for sexual abuse survivors has accused officials of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe of moving assets prior to filing for bankruptcy protection. The allegation is a serious one and if proven true, could lead to criminal charges. According to…
Fr. Mark White, a Catholic priest of the Diocese of Richmond in Virginia is emerging as a man of courage and integrity within the ranks of the clergy. He has been willing to do what few clergy have been-that is speak truth to power. In…
In one of the latest accusations of sex abuse in the Catholic church, two men who say they were sexually abused by priests as children have sued the Catholic Diocese of Charlotte in North Carolina. The lawsuits say the diocese knew or should have known…