Two New Lawsuits Filed Against Catholic Church Over Abuse
Sexual abuse victims have filed two new national lawsuits against the Catholic Church. According to the Washington Post, both suits were filed on November 13,…
Sexual Abuse
Iowa Dioceses Covered Up Abuse for 30+ Years, Putting More Children at Risk
A Catholic diocese in Sioux City, Iowa recently acknowledged that for decades, it concealed a priest’s admission that he sexually abused as many as 50…
Virginia Joins Other States Investigating Catholic Abuse
Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring recently announced that he was opening an investigation into the two Catholic dioceses in his state, to determine if there…
Philadelphia Archdiocese Opens Victims’ Compensation Fund, but What About Lawsuits?
The Philadelphia Archdiocese recently announced the establishment of a new victims’ compensation fund for victims of child sexual abuse. Overseeing the fund is a team…
Second Priest Pleads Guilty to Abuse in Pennsylvania
When a Pennsylvania grand jury investigated decades of alleged Catholic clergy abuse in Pennsylvania, they found records indicating that over 1,000 children had been sexually…
Federal Government Launches Probe Into Abuse by Pennsylvania Catholic Clergy
What started out as an investigation into child abuse in Pennsylvania Catholic churches has now escalated to an intervention by the federal government. In mid-October…
Some Predator Priests Abused Girls, Got Them Pregnant
A recent Pennsylvania grand jury report on sexual abuse in the Catholic Church identified mostly boy victims, but some of those allegedly abused were girls,…
Grand Jury Report Notes Treatment Centers Were Part of Church Abuse Cover-Up
A recent Pennsylvania grand jury report identified 300 priests who had abused at least 1,000 children in six of the state’s dioceses. At least 30…
Catholic Officials In Favor of a Compensation Fund—Just Another Cover-Up?
Following a grand jury report on child abuse in six Pennsylvania Catholic dioceses, Roman Catholic officials have joined with legislators to back the idea of…
Abuse Survivors File New Lawsuit Against Pennsylvania Catholic Dioceses
Survivors of childhood sexual abuse allegedly committed in Pennsylvania’s Roman Catholic Churches want to see predator priests brought to justice. After the recent release of…