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The time for “reconsidering” and “thinking about”releasing the names has passed (Buffalo, New York) – On Sunday, Bishop Richard J. Malone of the Diocese of Buffalo told the Buffalo News that he was “reconsidering” a longstanding policy that withholds the names of priests who have been accused of sexual abuse. Apparently, the diocese has a 15-year “tradition” of withholding the names of priests accused of sexual abuse. It’s time for this “tradition” to end. “The New York bishops have been thinking about releasing names for decades,” said Attorney Mike Reck of Jeff Anderson & Associates, PA….

(St. Paul, MN) – Doe 524, a survivor of sexual abuse by a Catholic clergy member when he was an altar boy at Holy Cross Parish in Onamia, Minnesota in the 1960s and 1970s, has asked a Federal District Court in Minnesota to allow him to join two lawsuits involving the Diocese of St. Cloud and its insurance companies. The two lawsuits were brought by the Diocese and Catholic Mutual Insurance Company last year to determine whether policies issued to the Diocese by other insurance companies cover the more…

(Rockville Centre, NY) – A survivor of childhood sexual abuse by Diocese of Rockville Centre priest Fr. Ernest E. Robinson, a convicted sex offender, has settled his claims against the Diocese through the Diocese’s Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program (IRCP). Robinson has never been publicly identified as a perpetrator priest.Robinson sexually abused the survivor in approximately 1980, when Robinson was a priest at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Greenlawn…

Pope Francis’s Chile-departing statement made a few things clear: Nothing has changed and Pope Francis does not care.This is the same Pope who put together a commission with promises that this commission would make fundamental changes on how the Vatican handled cases of child sexual abuse worldwide.

(St. Paul, MN) – On Friday afternoon, St. Cloud Diocese Bishop Donald Kettler added Fr. Antonio “Tony” Marfori to the diocese’s list of clergy likely to have abused minors, making Marfori the 40th name on the list. “Putting Fr. Marfori on the list is the right thing to do but much more information is needed in order to protect children in St. Cloud,” said Jeff Anderson, attorney for three Marfori sexual abuse survivors.

(New York, NY) – The bishops of every New York diocese are secretly hiding the names and histories of priest child molesters that they have kept hidden for decades, lawyers for victims said today.“Last week, the Diocese of Brooklyn quietly released the names of eight men they knew had sexually abused kids,” said Mike Reck, an a…

Clergy Abuse Law Firm Demands Immediate Disclosure of the Names of Offenders Held Secret by New York Catholic BishopsLaw firm challenges New York bishops to demonstrate that they are not the most dangerous state for children (New York, NY) – The covert disclosure yesterday of the names of 8 priests who were removed by the Brooklyn Diocese for the sexual abuse of children underscores the clear and present danger in New York. Every diocese has held the names of child sex offenders in complete secrecy since 2002. These names have only recently begun to leak out under pressure. Until these names a…

Settlement Reached With One of Diocese of Duluth’s InsurersIn Bankruptcy CaseCatholic Mutual Will Pay Abuse Claimants $8.95 MillionDeal Contingent On Court Approval, Consensual ReorganizationPlan Confirmation(St. Paul, MN) – A settlement has been reached with one of the Diocese of Duluth’s multiple insurers in the Diocese’s bankruptcy case stemming from clergy sexual abuse. The insurer, Catholic Mutual Relief Society of America (Catholic Mutual), will contribute $8,950,000.00 to the Diocese of Duluth bankruptcy case. If approved, the money will be used to pay a portion of the sexual abuse clai…

Court Enters $2.5 Million Dollar Judgment Against Jason McLean McLean evades court order, sells businesses and Flees to California, Mexico.