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April 2009 Archives

Brooklyn Hasidic Man Comes Forward to Report Sexual Abuse

By Clergy Abuse News on April 30, 2009 5:48 PM | No TrackBacks
The Jewish Daily Forward reported today on a story of an Orthodox Jewish man who as a teenager who was brutally raped and sexually assaulted multiple times by his male mentor and teacher at the Yeshiva Tiferes Shulem D'Nadvorna in...

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Ex-Priest in Texas Pleads Guilty on Child Pornography Charges

By Clergy Abuse News on April 29, 2009 12:37 PM | No TrackBacks
As reported by the Ft. Worth Star Telegram, former Catholic priest Matthew Bagert pled guilty to one count of child pornography possession in a Dallas federal court.  As a result of this, Bagert could spend up to 10 years in...

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Supreme Court Denies Motion to Dismiss Case Against Diocese

By Clergy Abuse News on April 28, 2009 6:22 PM | No TrackBacks
A recent story run by a central New York news channel reported that the New York State Supreme Court has denied a recent motion filed by the diocese requesting the dismissal of a clergy abuse lawsuit.  Jason Hartley, formerly of Watkins Glen, states that Father David...

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Franciscans Appeal Order to Release Records

By Clergy Abuse News on April 27, 2009 8:19 PM | No TrackBacks
A report by the Associated Press stated that the Fransiscan Roman Catholic religious order have moved forward with an appeal following a California court's mandate to release previously private personnel documents as part of a settlement of almost three years ago regarding...

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Florida Priest in Custody for Sexual Crimes

By Clergy Abuse News on April 24, 2009 11:06 AM | No TrackBacks
The Palm Beach Post reported on a Florida minister charged with videotaping sex acts committed by minors.  According to police, the DVDs that Reverend Richard "J.R." Harris made with many young boys in his area were stolen from Harris' residence...

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California Priest Also Facing Child Pornography Charges

By Clergy Abuse News on April 23, 2009 7:51 PM | No TrackBacks
A recent article in the Californian gives information about new charges brought against a Salinas Catholic priest who is still in custody for allegedly providing alcohol to a minor and for child molestation.  Police searched a personal laptop belonging to...

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Jewish Orthodox Organizations Oppose NY Sex Abuse Bill

By Clergy Abuse News on April 22, 2009 7:23 PM | No TrackBacks
An article published in the Jewish Daily Forward by Rebecca Dube discussed the fact that two prominient Jewish Orthodox organizations, Agudath Israel and Torah Umesorah, the National Society for Hebrew Day Schools, have spoken out against a New York State...

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Staten Island Priest Indicted on Sex Charges in Texas

By Clergy Abuse News on April 21, 2009 6:39 PM | No TrackBacks
A Staten Island Advance news story today discussed the indictment of 85-year-old Franciscan priest Reverend Stephen Valenta in Milam County, Texas.  Valenta was indicted for inducing a woman to engage in an unwanted sexual act with him last May. Valenta...

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California Priest Jailed on Sexual Abuse Claim

By Clergy Abuse News on April 20, 2009 5:54 PM | No TrackBacks
The Associated Press reported that 41-year-old Father Antonio Cortes is in jail on $775,000 bail after he was arrested for allegedly providing alcohol to a minor and engaging in unlawful sexual behavior with a minor.  The police detained Cortes at the...

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Ex-Bishop of Kansas City Accused of Sexual Abuse

By Clergy Abuse News on April 17, 2009 2:33 PM | No Comments
A recent Fox news story in Louisiana discussed the accusation of former Baton Rouge Bishop Joseph Sullivan of child sexual abuse.  Sullivan died in 1982. The allegations state that Sullivan sexually abused a former student of the Catholic Baton Rouge Minor...

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New Clergy Abuse Lawsuits in Illinois

By Clergy Abuse News on April 16, 2009 7:31 PM | No TrackBacks
Bnd.com reported today that three new clergy sexual abuse lawsuits were filed against two priests from the Belleville Diocese in Illinois.  The three plaintiffs are aged 48, 46 and 42 and have accused two Catholic priests of abusing them in...

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New York's New Archbishop Weighs in on Clergy Abuse

By Clergy Abuse News on April 15, 2009 6:35 PM | No TrackBacks
As reported by CBS, Timothy Dolan was officially appointed as the head of the Catholic Archdiocese of New York today.  Among other questions brought up when the new Archbishop spoke to the media earlier today, Dolan addressed concerns about clergy abuse accusations in the...

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Boston Still Under Pressure to Release Names

By Clergy Abuse News on April 14, 2009 6:20 PM | No TrackBacks
The Herald News, a Massachusetts newspaper, reported that victims and their advocates are still calling for the Boston Archdiocese to release a comprehensive list of the Catholic priests who have been credibly accused of sexual abuse in the past.   ...

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Priest Abuse Lawsuit Settled in Florida

By Clergy Abuse News on April 13, 2009 2:30 PM | No TrackBacks
An article by Susan Spencer-Wendel of the Palm Beach Post discussed a recent settlement of a sexual abuse case between 53-year-old Kevin Sidaway and the Archdiocese of Miami. Sidaway settled another priest abuse claim with the Miami Archdiocese in '98...

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Defrocked Priest and Registered Sex Offender Arrested in Illinois

By Clergy Abuse News on April 10, 2009 1:33 PM | No TrackBacks
The Chicago Page One Examiner reported that a defrocked Catholic priest has been arrested again for violating his parole.  Mark Campobello of Crystal Lake, IL, is a convicted sexual predator who must register his location with local law enforcement agencies...

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Catholic Priest Sex Abuse Report Will Shock

By Clergy Abuse News on April 9, 2009 12:37 PM | No TrackBacks
A recent MSNBC article discussed an upcoming report on Catholic priest abuse in the Dublin Archdiocese, which, according to the Archbishop, will "shock us all." The article states that the clergy abuse report will most likely show that thousands of young...

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Wilmington Diocese Settles Sexual Abuse Suit

By Clergy Abuse News on April 8, 2009 2:18 PM | No TrackBacks
Sean Sullivan of DelawareOnline.com posted an article about a settlement in the Wilmington Diocese of Delaware.  This case was a civil lawsuit filed against the diocese itself by former altar boy Douglas J. McClure, now 63.  McClure came forward after...

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Time Limit in Clergy Abuse Suits

By Clergy Abuse News on April 7, 2009 7:33 PM | No TrackBacks
A recent article published through the Associated Press discussed the statute of limitations currently in force in clergy abuse cases.  After the recent release of over 20 names of Catholic priests accused in 2002 in the Manchester Diocese, representatives from BishopAccountability.org stated that...

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Hotline for Sex Abuse Survivors in the Orthodox Jewish Community

By Clergy Abuse News on April 6, 2009 1:53 PM | No TrackBacks
An article by Samuel Newhouse of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle discusses Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes' hotline for sexually abused individuals in the Jewish community. This hotline, called "Kol Tzedek," which means "Voice of Justice," is designed to help sexually abused...

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Clergy Abuse Survivors Urge Boston Archdiocese to Name Priests

By Clergy Abuse News on April 3, 2009 6:40 PM | No TrackBacks
Abigail Beshkin reported on wbur.org that sexually abused individuals are pressing the Archdiocese of Boston and Cardinal Seán O'Malley to provide the names of priests and members of the clergy who have been accused of sexual abuse.  A main advocate of...

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Roman Catholic Franciscans Must Open Clergy Files

By Clergy Abuse News on April 2, 2009 6:19 PM | No TrackBacks
An Associated Press report of April 2, 2009 states that Superior Court Judge Peter D. Litchman has ordered the Roman Catholic Franciscans to release hundreds of private files on personnel as part of a clergy sexual abuse settlement of May 2006 in...

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Portland Diocese in Maine Recognizes April as Child Abuse Prevention Month

By Clergy Abuse News on April 1, 2009 6:36 PM | No TrackBacks
An article published in a Maine magazine states that the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) is encouraging Catholics to pray for victims of child sexual abuse in observance of Child Abuse Prevention Month, which is held every year...

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