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May 2009 Archives

Connecticut Man Sues Archdiocese of Hartford

By Clergy Abuse News on May 29, 2009 12:06 PM | No TrackBacks
The Hartford Courant reported that a 47-year-old man has filed a sexual abuse lawsuit against the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford.  The man, who has chosen to remain anonymous, filed under the pseudonym Donald Roe. According to the lawsuit, Roe suffered sexual...

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Settlement Approved in Kentucky Class Action Clergy Abuse Suit

By Clergy Abuse News on May 28, 2009 5:10 PM | No TrackBacks
A Kentucky ABC affiliate posted a report recently about a lawsuit settlement in the Kentucky Diocese of Covington. The class action suit was filed with 400 individuals claiming sexual abuse.  However, only 252 received compensation - the other 148 were denied...

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Monterey Diocese Accused of Mishandling Clergy Abuse Lawsuit

By Clergy Abuse News on May 27, 2009 4:50 PM | No TrackBacks
A local news site reported that a hearing for a lawsuit against the Monterey Catholic Diocese will be this Friday.  The diocese is accused of making mistakes when handling cases of clergy abuse by a man from Monterey (who wished to remain anonymous).The...

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Three More Priests Added to Davenport Diocese Abuse Accusation List

By Clergy Abuse News on May 26, 2009 5:54 PM | No TrackBacks
As reported by a Des Moines news site, three more Catholic priests have been added to the Diocese of Davenport's list of credible clergy abuse cases.  William Kerrigan (deceased), James Lawrence (deceased) and Daniel Emrich have been named by the...

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Jewish Demonstraters Protest Child Molestation in Manhattan

By Clergy Abuse News on May 25, 2009 2:26 PM | No TrackBacks
The Jewish Daily Forward reported recently on a protest conducted by a dozen Jewish individuals at the Midtown Hilton in Manhattan, New York.  May 15th marked the annual dinner held by Agudath Israel of America.  As attendees were leaving, they were...

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Ireland's Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse Releases Final Report

By Clergy Abuse News on May 22, 2009 2:46 PM | No TrackBacks
The Los Angeles Times reported that the finalized report based on a nine-year investigation into Catholic-run institutions has been released.  According to the 2,600 page report, Catholic priests and nuns beat, raped, molested, abused and otherwise tortured thousands of boys and girls in...

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Woman Wins Largest Individual Sexual Abuse Settlement in Canadian History

By Clergy Abuse News on May 21, 2009 12:02 PM | No TrackBacks
Canada.com reported that 53-year-old Lou Ann Soontiens agreed to a record-breaking settlement in her Canadian clergy abuse case against the London, Ontario Diocese.  The diocese has agreed to pay Soontiens $1,745,000 in addition to covering her legal costs.  Soontiens filed the...

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Second Seattle Clergy Abuse Survivor Accepts Settlement

By Clergy Abuse News on May 20, 2009 11:45 AM | No TrackBacks
A Washington news website reported today that Brian Adam, the last plaintiff in the sexual abuse case against the Archdiocese of Seattle, has settled for $700,000.  According to the suit, Adam was sexually abused by former priest Patrick O'Donnell on several...

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North Carolina Priest Charged with Indecent Liberties

By Clergy Abuse News on May 19, 2009 7:11 PM | No TrackBacks
As stated in a recent report by Citizen-Times.com, a 29 year old pastoral associate for music and liturgy at the St. Eugene Catholic Church was charged with taking or attempting to take indecent liberties with a minor under the age...

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Seattle Priest Abuse Survivor Accepts Settlement

By Clergy Abuse News on May 18, 2009 6:08 PM | No TrackBacks
The Seattle Times recently reported that one of the two men suing the Seattle Catholic Archdiocese has agreed to a settlemtn.  The lawsuit was filed with claims that former priest Patrick O'Donnell had perpetrated sexual abuse in the 1970s after being transferred to...

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Pennsylvania Woman Files Clergy Abuse Suit in Delaware

By Clergy Abuse News on May 15, 2009 9:27 AM | No TrackBacks
Delawareonline.com reported that a Pennsylvania woman filed suit against the Catholic Diocese of Allentown today.  According to the lawsuit, Sharon Tell suffered sexual abuse at the hands of a priest starting in1964 and carrying on through until she was an adult...

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Delaware Family Files Suit Against Diocese

By Clergy Abuse News on May 14, 2009 10:55 AM | No TrackBacks
A recent article posted on Delawareonline.com reported that a Superior Court Judge has ruled that a wrongful death lawsuit filed by parents of a teen who committed suicide in 1987 may proceed using the terms of Delaware's Child Victim's Act. The Child Victim's Act,...

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Gallup Diocese Initiating Background Checks on Priests

By Clergy Abuse News on May 13, 2009 1:34 PM | No TrackBacks
An Albuquerque news source reported that the Diocese of Gallup has begun background checks on some 400 members of the New Mexico Catholic clergy.  The diocese wants to know if any member of the priesthood has a history of sexual abuse accusations...

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Delaware Ex-Priest Named in New Clergy Abuse Cases

By Clergy Abuse News on May 12, 2009 1:57 PM | No TrackBacks
Delawareonline.com recently reported that ex-Catholic priest Francis G. DeLuca has been named in a new clergy abuse case with three plaintiffs, whose names will remain confidential.  DeLuca was a Catholic priest for 35 years, but was defrocked by Pope Benedict...

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St. Louis Priest Disciplined for Child Abuse Accusations

By Clergy Abuse News on May 11, 2009 7:15 PM | No TrackBacks
KansasCity.com recently reported that a St. Louis priest has been removed of his pastoral "faculties" after the St. Louis Archdiocese found that he was under investigation for sexual abuse crimes.  Police have recently been urged to reopen the criminal investigation against the Reverend Robert Osborne. Osborne formerly...

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Nebraska Man Sues Over Clergy Abuse in Illinois

By Clergy Abuse News on May 8, 2009 3:08 PM | No TrackBacks
The Chicago Tribune recently reported on another sexual abuse case connected with the Catholic Church.  Tim Waters, now 37, has filed a clergy abuse lawsuit against a Chicago priest.  In the suit, Waters states that the Reverend Robert Stepek fondled...

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Texas Clergy Abuse Case

By Clergy Abuse News on May 7, 2009 11:35 AM | No TrackBacks
Newspapertree.com reported on an El Paso sexual abuse case between a former altar boy and the El Paso diocese.  The case was dismissed by a county judge, but after the judge's connections to the Catholic church were determined to be...

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Sexual Abuse in the Brooklyn Hasidic Jewish Community

By Clergy Abuse News on May 6, 2009 1:59 PM | No TrackBacks
ABC News reported today on 23-year-old Joel Engelman, a former member of a strictly conservative Hasidic Jewish community in Brooklyn, who has come forward with allegations of sexual abuse. Engelman attended the United Talmudical Acadamy as a young child.  While at school...

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Jury Selection Begins in Sex Abuse Case Against Seattle Archdiocese

By Clergy Abuse News on May 5, 2009 5:47 PM | No TrackBacks
Seattlepi.com posted a news story today about a sexual abuse suit that is currently expected to begin jury selection this week.  Four men allege that they were sexually assaulted by former Catholic priest Patrick O'Donnell.  This clergy abuse case is also...

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Minnesota Clergy Abuse Survivor Angered

By Clergy Abuse News on May 4, 2009 8:27 PM | No TrackBacks
The Duluth News Tribune reported a story about Robert J., a man who survived sexual abuse at the hands of a Catholic priest for many years.  Robert was deeply angered when he heard of letters recently released showing that bishops were...

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New York Catholic Priest Gropes Woman

By Clergy Abuse News on May 1, 2009 6:43 PM | No TrackBacks
An Associated Press story yesterday reported that the New York District Attorney has announced that a Catholic priest was indicted on sexual abuse charges.  Reverend Richard Ordonez, a visiting Ecuadorian priest, sexually assaulted a woman who he was counseling.  The attack occurred...

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