According to a recently completed investigation by the Illinois Attorney General, nearly 2,000 children were sexually abused by 452 Catholic clergy from 1950 until 2019. The Illinois report comes in the wake of the recently published Maryland investigation that found similarly shocking numbers of children…
After an investigation that took four years to complete, Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown has released a 463-page horror story of abuse dating from the 1940’s until last year. The Report describes in tragic detail the suffering endured by more than 600 Maryland children at…
In 2021 the Louisiana legislature passed House Bill 492 which removed deadlines for child sex abuse victims to pursue damages in civil court. The bill also created a three-year window where all unresolved child molestation claims — no matter how old — can be pursued in…
Well-known mediator Paul Finn who handled the Archdiocese of Boston sexual abuse settlement two decades ago, spoke out in frustration recently concerning the stalemate in negotiations between the Diocese of Albany and the abuse survivors. Speaking to reporters, Finn noted, “I’ve been doing this a…
As the deadline for filing a sexual abuse lawsuit in California nears its expiration on December 31, 2022, names of new priest not previously named as sexual abusers is emerging. Recently, 10 names of priests serving primarily in the Archdiocese of San Francisco and Oakland…
Of the five Catholic cardinals personally implicated in the sexual abuse of a minor, former Cardinal McCarrick garnered the most media attention. There are several reasons for this. He is an American, powerful in the US but also very influential in the Vatican. News of…
On October 27, 2022, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced the release of a 154-page report detailing allegations of abuse at Michigan’s seven dioceses, including the Diocese of Marquette. In Oct. 2018, Michigan law enforcement authorities executed search warrants at Michgian’s seven dioceses and seized…
California’s Child Victims Act is officially Assembly Bill 218 (AB 218). AB 218 is legislation passed in 2019 which took effect in 2020 and allows all survivors of childhood sexual abuse the option to sue for financial damages, regardless of how long ago the crimes…
La Ley protectora de Víctimas Infantiles de California expira el 31 de Diciembre de 2022. Si usted fué abusado sexualmente por un sacerdote católico, independientemente de cuándo sucedió, debe presentar una demanda antes de la fecha límite en Diciembre. Hemos estado representando y defendiendo a …
After certain modifications were made a federal judge has approved the Boy Scouts bankruptcy plan which received approximately 86% of approval from the survivors of sexual abuse, who, in bankruptcy court, were the Boy Scouts’ main creditors. The Boy Scouts of America secured approval of…
