Those who were victims of childhood sexual abuse in Arizona have until tomorrow to file a claim in court regardless of when the abuse occurred. The so-called “window” legislation expires December 31, 2020. Like many other areas of the country, the law in Arizona was…
Allegations of childhood sexual abuse against the Catholic Church continue to roll in, including nine new lawsuits filed against the Archdiocese of Newark, New Jersey. The lawsuits, filed in early July, include allegations of abuse against four archdiocese priests and three other members of religious…
On November 4 – election day – Rev. George William Rutler, the 75-year-old pastor at Church of St. Michael the Archangel in Manhattan, allegedly forcibly touched a young security guard. Ashley Gonzalez, a 22-year-old who was working her second night as an overnight security guard…
I haven’t commented on the much anticipated publication of the McCarrick Report because it fails to offer conclusions. As an advocate for sexual abuse survivors for two decades, I looked forward to reading the Report and gaining insight into the McCarrick saga. However, I came…
A NY bankruptcy judge has denied the Diocese of Buffalo’s petition to expedite the bankruptcy proceedings and move the bar date from August to March 2021. However, Judge Carl Bucki denied the petition and kept the original bar date as August 14, 2021. In its…
If you were sexually molested as a minor in the Boy Scouts, you may qualify for compensation under the Chapter 11 bankruptcy filed by Boy Scouts of America. But you have less than a month to file your claim. To discuss your legal options contact…
In a widely anticipated move, the Diocese of Rockville Centre has filed for federal bankruptcy protection. In their announcement yesterday, diocesan officials blamed a surge of priest abuse lawsuits and COVID-19 for the bankruptcy filing. What wasn’t mentioned concerns the fact that a bankruptcy filing…
Chief Judge Carl L. Bucki of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Western District of New York ruled Friday that the bar date for abuse victims to submit claims should be the same day that the extended Child Victims Act expires – Aug. 14, 2021.…
Father Michel Mulloy, 66, was appointed by Pope Francis on June 19 to be bishop of Duluth, Minnesota and was due to be formally installed in a ceremony on October 1, 2020. However, in the interim, a sexual abuse allegation was lodged against the priest…
In 2016, prior to his court appearance to provide testimony against a Catholic bishop, Pope Francis summoned the priest to the Vatican for a talk about his testimony. Francis wanted to know what the priest was going to say about an embattled bishop and let…
