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Baltimore’s Archdiocese Attempts to Turn Its Back on Abuse Survivors.
Baltimore’s Archdiocese avoids litigation Last Friday, Baltimore’s Archdiocese took an aggressive step to protect its secrets, money, and assets. It filed for Chapter 11 in federal bankruptcy court to avoid litigation by potentially thousands of claims related to its failure to protect children from predator priests. The Archdiocese hopes this move will limit its liability…
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Maryland Judge Orders More Redacted Names be Released In Baltimore Church Scandal.
On August 22, 2023, the Baltimore Church scandal—along with the names of five ranking archdiocese officials involved in mishandling the church sexual abuse crisis, seven of the ten alleged abusers whose names were initially redacted will be released. A Baltimore, Maryland judge ordered that most redactions be lifted, including names initially blacked out in the…
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How to Report Child Abuse in New York
Knowing how to report child abuse in New York can have an enormous impact on the life of an abused child. The Catholic Church covered-up sexual abuse of children by its clergy member for decade upon decade, and the Boy Scouts of America were complicit in the sexual assault and molestation of young boys by BSA…
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Why sexual abuse survivors are reluctant to come forward
Many sexual abuse survivors are reluctant to come forward; it sometimes takes decades, and a majority never do. This can make successful trials difficult because the evidence is often long buried. With more and more cases of adults taking on their abusers, why do survivors of sexual abuse stay silent, especially when the heinous crimes…
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Sex Crimes: Understanding the New York Child Victims & Statute of Limitations
Sex crimes: an estimated 12%–40% of children in the United States experience some form of child sexual abuse. There are many reasons that prevent survivors from disclosing abuse, and it often takes decades before survivors of abuse speak about it. Children are vulnerable to exploitation and deception, especially under the supervision of a teacher or…
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Reporting Priest Sex Abuse – A Test of Faith
It was in the early 1990s when I first began investigating and reporting priest sex abuse of children in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo. I never took joy from breaking these stories. It was heartbreaking, and it tested my faith. I’m Catholic. I was an Altar Boy at St. Martin’s in South Buffalo, where…
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Adult Survivors: How Past Sexual Abuse Impacts Your Life
Over 90% of child sexual abuse victims know their abusers. Sometimes child sexual abuse occurs in a single incident. In other cases, it occurs over a long period of time. In either situation, the damage can be devastating and long term. Adult survivors experience many issues going into adulthood. Whether you’re an adult survivor or…
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Why Sexual Abuse Survivors Stay Silent
There are many complex reasons why sexual abuse survivors stay silent and why some never come forward. Sadly, research shows 1 in 6 boys and 1 in 4 girls are sexually abused before the age of 18, and 63% percent of sexual assault incidents are never reported to the police. A German study of 165…
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New Rights for Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse
Holding Buffalo and Rochester Clergy Responsible New Yorkers who were sexually abused as kids have new rights to make claims against teachers, clergy and other organizations under the new Child Victims Act. Under the new law, someone who survives sexual abuse as a child can bring a claim during a one year window. The window…
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List of Priests Accused of Sexual Abuse of a Minor in Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse
Updated on March 25, 2019 List of Buffalo Priests List of Rochester Priests List of Syracuse Priests DIOCESE OF BUFFALO List of Buffalo Priests Accused of Sexual Abuse—Substantiated Claims of Sexual Abuse of a Minor The following list identifies the Diocese of Buffalo Priests accused of sexual abuse who were removed from ministry, were retired,…
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