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| Philadelphia, PA District Attorney
Lynne M. Abraham issued a report on the grand
jury investigation of child sexual abuse in the
Archdiocese of Philadelphia on September 21, 2005.
The grand jury excoriated the Archdiocese and its
former top leaders, saying they allowed hundreds
of sexual assaults against children to go unpunished.
"Regrettably, the perpetrators of these crimes
and the people who protected them will never face
the criminal penalties that they deserve,"
Abramham said. |
Boston
Church Officials May Face Federal Charges
- Associated
Press, August 26, 2003
Judge
Rules Church Suits can Proceed, Archdiocese's 1st Amendment
Motion Rejected
By
Kathleen Burge, Globe Staff
- Boston Globe, February
20, 2003
Deposing
Therapists: An Abuse of the Law -
Boston Globe Editorial
January 30, 2002
Boston
Archdiocese Asks for Dismissal of All Suits
-
The New York Times, December
24, 2002
But
Why Isn't Bernard Law in Jail?
- Slate,
December 19, 2002
Mass
Attorney General Says Church Impedes Criminal Investigation
-
Boston Globe, December 11, 2002
Boston
Archdiocese Weighs Bankruptcy Filing
-
Boston Globe, December 1, 2002
Why
the Boston Grand Jury Conclusion is Wrong
-
by Marci Hamilton, FindLaws Legal Commentary,
July 31, 2003
Why
Weak Massachusetts Statutes Led to No Criminal Indictments
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by Stephen Kurkjian, Boston Globe,
July 24, 2003
Supreme
Court Ruling May Boost Civil Suits
-
Boston Globe, June 28, 2003
Judge:
'Canon Law Irrelevant'; Ruling Holds Boston Archdiocese
to Deal
-
Boston Herald, July 13, 2002
Boston
Scandal Erodes Traditional Legal Deference to Church
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By Kevin Cullen, Boston Globe, May 12, 2002
Experts:
Criminal Charges Against Cardinal Law Possible, But
Unlikely
-
Associated Press, April 9, 2002
Many
Priests' Cases May Be Too Old To Be Prosecuted
By
Maureen Boyle
- Brockton, MA Enterprise,
Feb. 24, 2002
Worcester,
MA D.A. Answers Questions About Reporting Clergy
Abuse
Boston
Priest Abuse Cases Were Sealed by Judges
-
Boston Globe, February 16, 2002
From Minnesota:
From
1994: Four Sue New Ulm Diocese,
- St. Paul Pioneer Press, April
23, 1994
From Missouri:
Church
Approach to Lawsuits Varies Widely
- March 7, 2005
MO
Supreme Court Allows Prosecution in Old Sodomy Case
- December 21, 2004
The
Skeptical Flock - St Louis Editorial
-
St. Louis Post Dispatch, June 25, 2003
From New Hampshire:
Attorney
General Angry at Bishop's Remarks
-AP, May 28, 2004
New
Hampshire Attorney General Seeks Evidence Bishops
Protected Abusive Priests -
Union News, Sunday, June 16, 2002
From New Jersey:
Court
Weakens NJ Immunity Shield For Charities
- Associated
Press, August 8, 2006
High
Court in New Jersey Upholds Right to Sue School
- New York Times,
August 9, 2006
Support
Given for NJ Suits Against Charities
- New York Times, November 9, 2004
Judge
Allows NJ Abuse Cases to Proceed,
-New York Times, November
3, 2004
From New York:
2
Raped by New York Minister Are Awarded $11.45 Million
- New York Times,
May 19, 2007
Long
Island Civil Case Goes to Trial
- New York Times,
April 16, 2007
New
York Court to Rule on Time Limits in Priest Sex-Abuse
Suits
- New York Times, January 3, 2006
Brooklyn
Diocese Puts Lawyer in Charge of Hotline
-New York Times, August 31, 2004
Grand
Jury Says New York Diocese Long Protected Abusive
Priests
Newsday,
February 10, 2002
New
York Grand Jury Says Church Lied To Victims of Abuse
-
The Journal News, June 19, 2002
Suffolk,
NY Seeks Grand Jury to Examine Church Abuse Cases
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By Steve Wick and Carol Eisenberg
Newsday,
April 5, 2002
Manhattan
D.A. Seeks Tougher Sex Abuse Law
-
Newsday, March 21, 2002
From Ohio:
Priest
Found Guilty in Murder of Nun,
- May 12, 2006
Woman
Credited for Events Leading to Gerald Robinson Trial
- Court TV, April
27, 2006
Abuse
Knows No Time Limit, Ohio House Told
- Columbus Dispatch,
November 23, 2005
Cleveland
Priest Probe Hits Six States
-
Cleveland Plain Dealer
November 23, 2002
From Oregon:
Portland
Diocese Seeks Abuse Claims Deadline
- Portland Oregonian, August
20, 2004
Portland
Archdiocese Filing Carries a High Price
- Portland Oregonian,
July 18, 2004
Did
the Portland Diocese Declare Bankruptcy to Avoid
Abuse Suits?
- by Marci Hamilton, FindLaws
Legal Commentary, July 15, 2004
From Pennsylvania:
Pain,
Anger Went into Philadelphia Abuse Report
- Philadelphia Inquirer, Sept,
25, 2005
Philadelphia
Grand Jury: No Clergy Abuse Charges
- Philadelphia Inquirer, August
3, 2005
Philly
D.A.: Did Church Put Kids at Risk?
- Philadelphia Inquirer, July 25,
2004
Grand
Jury to Probe Allegations of Abuse by Philadelphia Priests
By
Christopher K. Hepp and Maria Panaritis -
Philadelphia Inquirer, April 24, 2002
From Tennessee:
As
Lawsuit Looms, Diocese of Nashville Transfers Ownership
of Properties
- The Tennessean,
August 21, 2005
From Texas:
DA
Says Dallas Diocese Won't Be Charged
- Dallas Morning
News, June 28, 2005
Dallas
Diocese Faces DA Inquiry, February
7, 2005
Sexual
Abuse of Minors and Church Liability, Fr. Rudy
Kos and the Diocese of Dallas
Lawyer
for Church Says He Hid His Own Sexual Abuse by
Priest
By
Laurie Goodstein
- New York Times,
November 25, 2003
From Washington:
Spokane
Deal Allows Secrets to Remain
- Spokesman Review,
May 5, 2007
Rare
Kind of Scandal Accord in Spokane Diocese
- New York Times, February 2, 2006
Diocese
of Spokane Appeals Bankruptcy Ruling
- Associated Press, Sept. 7, 2005
From Wisconsin:
Widera
Documents: Notice to Archdiocese of Milwaukee
Punitive
Damages Ruling Against the
Archdiocese of Milwaukee
Archdiocese
Faces Another Type of Lawsuit: Fraud
- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Feb.
10, 2005
A
Better Clergy Abuse Bill,
-Milwaukee
Journal Sentinel, September 21, 2003
Victims
Testify on Bill to Tighten
Wisconsin Law on Abuse Cases
-
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, September 18, 2003
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