Monsignor Otto Garcia was tasked with handling pedophile priests in the Brooklyn Diocese — but now a man is accusing him of abuseA Queens man claims he endured sexual abuse by a priest — now a monsignor — who would later be accused of concealing the sins of pedophile priests in the Brooklyn Diocese.For more than four decades, Tommy Davis says, he carried the secret that he’d been repeatedly sexually abused as a teen by Monsignor Otto Garcia.And Davis says his shame caused him to fall into drugs, alcoholism and ruined relationships before he got sober. It took him decades to tell his story…
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Names and photographs of religious priests and brothers who worked in all 8 New York Dioceses to be released
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The Truth Has Been Told:Children’s Theatre Company Failed to Protect Kids. Jury determines Children’s Theatre was negligent.
Diocese of San Bernardino Clergy Sexual Abuse Report to be Released Today Over 80 Catholic Clergy Accused of Sexual Misconduct
New York Child Victims Act Will Hold Institutions Accountable, Help Survivors HealThe Historic Reform Legislation Will Change Lives (Albany, NY) – By passing the Child Victims Act (CVA) today, the New York Legislature gave long-suffering survivors a chance to come forward and begin the healing process. It is a new day.We applaud the New York Legislature for doing the right thing. Sen. Brad Hoylman and Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal deserve credit for sponsoring and guiding the legislation. Most of the credit goes to child sexual abuse survivors, who have endured years, sometimes decades, of…
Long-Awaited Reform To Provide Justice and Accountability (Albany, NY) – New York is on the verge of making child protection history as the state Legislature is expected to pass the proposed Child Victims Act (CVA) today. “It appears that the lawmakers in New York are finally coming together to choose the welfare of survivors and the public over the interests of powerful institutions trying to protect themselves and their secrets,” said Jeff Anderson, an attorney with Jeff Anderson & Associates noted for his work on behalf of child sexual abuse survivors for more than three decades…
At a news conference on Thursday in Chicago, sexual abuse survivors and their attorneys and advocates will launch a statewide initiative, “Fight for 500,” which seeks to uncover the identities and information about the more than 500 alleged predator priests the Illinois Attorney General recently reported…
(Illinois) – Today, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan released a preliminary report into the sexual abuse of minors by Catholic clergy in Illinois. The report concluded that the identities of over 500 Catholic clergy accused of sexual abuse of a minor were still hidden by the Bishops, that the Bishops have failed the victims, and that the Bishops are incapable of solving the sexual abuse crisis on their own. We applaud the efforts of Attorney General Madigan and her office. It is alarming,…
(Los Angeles, CA) – This morning Archbishop Jose Gomez of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles announced that Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Auxiliary Bishop Alexander Salazar. The Archdiocese confirmed that it has been aware of the child sexual abuse allegations against Bp. Salazar since 2005. The Archdiocese released lists of credibly accused priests in 2005, 2008 and 2018 and none of those lists included Bp. Salazar’s name. “…
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In response to pressure from the public, survivors, the lawsuit filed by Tom Emens in October 2018, and a report exposing 307 clergy offenders released by Jeff Anderson & Associates, the Archdiocese of Los Angeles has updated its list of credibly or publicly accused clergy after 10 years. This is a positive step in the right direction for the Archdiocese. However, the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and its officials have repeatedly shown that they cannot be true…
Diocese Officials Involved in Cover-up Promoted; Protected Abusers Allowed Prayer and Penance
Sex Abuse Lawsuit Filed Against Holy Innocents’ Catholic School in Waite Park Holy Innocents’ was a “House of Horrors” that included ritual and sadistic sexual abuse of students by multiple staff members and a priest, and remains a threat to children today(Waite Park, MN) – A lawsuit was filed today by a former student against Holy Innocents’ Catholic School in Waite Park, alleging sexual abuse by five members of the secretive family that runs the school and a former priest from the Archdiocese of Milwaukee who was assigned and lived there for years. Holy Innocents’ School is still in operatio…