Minn. archdiocese posts list of accused priests By AMY FORLITI, Associated Press Updated 4:37 pm, Thursday, December 5, 2013 http://www.sfgate.com/news/crime/article/Minn-archdiocese-posts-list-of-accused-priests-5036699.php MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Amid mounting public pressure and under order from a court, the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis on Thursday published a list of 34 priests who have been accused of sexually abusing minors. The […]
Two Minnesota Catholic dioceses told to release lists of accused priests http://m.startribune.com/?id=234081431 The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, as well as the Diocese of Winona, must release the names of 46 priests accused of sexually abusing minors, a Ramsey County District Court judge ruled Monday. He set a deadline of Dec. 17. Article by: […]
President’s Corner Greetings! This is the inaugural issue of a Newsletter from the newly combined group formed by the merger of Chicagoland – Voice of the Faithful and Coalition of Concerned Catholics. These two groups merged almost a year ago because of the great similarity in their membership and their activities. The co-presidents are: Bob […]
View Professor Hamilton’s Justia column on Gov. Brown’s veto statement: http://verdict.justia.com/2013/10/17/gov-jerry-browns-recent-veto-child-abuse-legislation-tells-us-civil-rights-movement-children#sthash.q5Xya4kV.dpuf For Roger Mahony, clergy abuse cases were a threat to agenda http://graphics.latimes.com/mahony/ Cardinal Mahony A threat to the agenda | Scandal erupts | About this story Cardinal Roger Mahony walks through the Basilica Santi Quattro Coronati in Rome in 2005. By then his attention was largely devoted to dealing with […]
Victim: Statute of limitations too short in Iowa and Illinois http://qctimes.com/news/local/victim-statute-of-limitations-too-short-in-iowa-and-illinois/article_17241fe7-147d-5080-9f77-c52b422c7a82.html By Barb Ickes The way Natalie Long sees it, the rape of a child is like a murder. “Sexual abuse takes the soul of a child,” the Rock Island woman said. “It takes away your innocence and how you view the world. It challenges every […]
2 priests found guilty of sex abuse by archdiocese unlikely to face criminal charges By Michael O’Connor / World-Herald staff writer Prosecutors said Friday it was unlikely they would charge two local priests found guilty by the Archdiocese of Omaha of sexually abusing minors because the alleged abuse happened too long ago. The archdiocese announced […]
Camden diocese, accuser reach deal in clergy sex abuse case Repressed memory cited in 2012 lawsuit Camden diocese, accuser reach deal in clergy sex abuse case Repressed memory cited in 2012 lawsuit Repressed memory cited in 2012 lawsuit The Diocese of Camden and a Ohio man have agreed in principle to settle a lawsuit […]
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MARCI HAMILTON TAKES CIVIL ACTION AGAINST FORMER CATHOLIC PRIEST November 14, 2013 Philadelphia Tribune – The Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office may have been legally unable to pursue further prosecution of a Catholic priest accused of sexual abuse, but that won’t stop a wrongful death civil suit from being leveled against him. On Wednesday, Philadelphia attorneys Marci Hamilton, […]
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