Media Statements

Today, the attorney general for Delaware has announced that his office has opened a statewide investigation into clergy sex abuse.

An auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of New York has been removed from his post following a credible allegation of abuse.

For more than 30 years Iowa Catholic officials knew a priest had abused at least 50 kids but kept silent. By protecting Fr. Jerome Coyle, the Diocese of Sioux City actively put other children at risk.

The Diocese of Steubenville publicly named 16 priests that have been removed from their duties due to “credible” allegations of sexual abuse.

The Diocese of Youngstown publicly named 31 priests that have been removed from their duties due to “credible” allegations of sexual abuse.

CHILD USA, SNAP invite public to support survivors of sexual assault at worldwide gatherings

Philadelphia, Pa. – Oct. 30, 2018 - Survivors of sexual assault, including two gymnasts who were survivors of USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar, are among those who will speak at an event in Philadelphia on Nov. 3 for the first “All Survivors Day,” an international day to recognize survivors of sexual abuse. Gatherings are being held in several U.S. cities and throughout the world.

For the second time in a week, an Omaha priest has been accused of sexual misdeeds. Now, Nebraska Catholic officials should go further and actively seek out anyone who may have additional information concerning the allegations against these two clerics.

Today it was learned that the U.S. Department of Justice has put every US diocese under notice to “not destroy, discard, dispose of, delete, or alter any” documents related to the sexual abuse of children as they investigate “possible violations of federal law.”  The letter, addressed to Daniel Cardinal DiNardo, President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, is significant because it covers not only the state of Pennsylvania, where the D.O.J. has officially launched a federal probe, but across the entire U.S.

Every US bishop who heads a diocese should by now have received a copy of a letter from a U.S. District Attorney instructing them to “‘not destroy, discard, dispose of, delete, or alter’ a host of records pertaining to personnel in general, and abuse – and its related claims – in particular."

For immediate release: October 26, 2018

This Sunday, 60 Minutes will feature the story of one brave woman who helped uncover and put an end to attempts to conceal the number of priests accused of sexual abuse in the Diocese of Buffalo.

Every person who lives in Buffalo should do two things: watch the show and then send a warm thank-you card to Siobhan O’Connor, the courageous whistleblower.