(Syracuse, New York) – Today in Syracuse, the law firms of LaFave, Wein & Frament, and Jeff Anderson & Associates will: Announce the filing of 6 lawsuits against the Diocese of Syracuse yesterday – Wednesday, August 14, 2019 – when the one-year window provision of the New York Child Victims Act (CVA) took effect; Reveal a list of the names of the perpetrators named in the lawsuits, including 1 perpetrator named publicly for the first time.
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(Watertown, New York) – Today in Watertown, the law firms of LaFave, Wein & Frament, and Jeff Anderson & Associates will: Announce the filing of 14 lawsuits against the Diocese of Ogdensburg yesterday – Wednesday, August 14, 2019 – when the one-year window provision of the New York Child Victims Act (CVA) took effect; Reveal a list of the names of the perpetrators named in the lawsuits, including 4 perpetrators named publicly for the first time.
(Uniondale, New York) – Wednesday in Uniondale, NY, sexual abuse survivors and the law firm of Jeff Anderson & Associates will: Announce the filing of over 15 lawsuits against the Diocese of Rockville Centre on Wednesday, when the one-year window provision of the New York Child Victims Act (CVA) takes effect; Reveal a list of the names of the perpetrators named in the lawsuits, including multiple perpetrators who will be named publicly for the first time.
(Albany, New York) – Wednesday in Albany, sexual abuse survivors and the law firms of Jeff Anderson & Associates, and LaFave, Wein & Frament will: Announce the filing of over 20 lawsuits against the Diocese of Albany on Wednesday, when the one-year window provision of the New York Child Victims Act (CVA) takes effect; Reveal a list of the names of the perpetrators named in the lawsuits, including over 5 perpetrators who will be named publicly for the first time.
(Rochester, New York) – Wednesday in Rochester, sexual abuse survivors and the law firms of Steve Boyd, PC and Jeff Anderson & Associates will: Announce the filing of over 25 lawsuits against the Diocese of Rochester on Wednesday, when the one-year window provision of the New York Child Victims Act (CVA) takes effect; Reveal a list of the names of the perpetrators named in the lawsuits, including over 10 perpetrators who will be named publicly for the first time.
(New York, New York) – Wednesday in Manhattan, sexual abuse survivors and the law firm of Jeff Anderson & Associates will: Announce the filing of over 45 lawsuits against the Archdiocese of New York on Wednesday, when the one-year window provision of the New York Child Victims Act (CVA) takes effect; Announce the filing of over 30 lawsuits against the Diocese of Brooklyn under the CVA window provision;
(Buffalo, New York) – Today in Buffalo, sexual abuse survivors, prominent Catholic whistleblower and former Diocese of Buffalo employee Siobahn O’Connor, and the law firms of Steve Boyd, PC and Jeff Anderson & Associates will: Announce the filing of over 80 lawsuits against the Diocese of Buffalo on Wednesday when the one-year window provision of the New York Child Victims Act (CVA) takes effect;
(New York, NY) – Today in Manhattan, survivors, advocates and the law firm of Jeff Anderson & Associates will: Release The Anderson Report on Sexual Abuse in the Archdiocese of New York containing the identities, histories, photographs and information on 310 clerics accused of child sexual abuse in the Archdiocese of New York;
Los Angeles, California) – At a press conference Today in Los Angeles, the law firm of Jeff Anderson & Associates will: Discuss a lawsuit filed by a courageous survivor against the Archdiocese of Los Angeles for sexual abuse as a minor by former priest Fr. Michael Stephen Baker, one of the Archdiocese’s most prolific and notorious child sexual abusers.
(Los Angeles, California) – At a press conference Todayin Los Angeles, a sexual abuse survivor and the law firm of Jeff Anderson & Associates will: Discuss a lawsuit filed against the Protestant Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles for allowing Rev. Paul Kowalewski to remain in ministry despite a history of sexually abusing a child while a priest of the Catholic Diocese of Buffalo;