(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;
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(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;
(New York, New York) – At a press conference Tuesday in New York City, a sexual abuse survivor and the law firm of Jeff Anderson & Associates will: Announce the filing of a lawsuit against the Archdiocese of New York alleging that the church officials engaged in an ongoing pattern of conduct to keep priests in ministry after they concealed and/or misrepresented their sexually abusive histories. Discuss that in doing so, the Archdiocese is exposing the public and children to the risk of sexual abuse.
Releasing report containing the identities, histories, photographs and information on 109 clerics accused of child sexual abuse in the Diocese of Phoenix;
Discussing the historic legislation passed by the Arizona legislature that extends the age limit for sexual abuse survivors to bring claims against a perpetrator and the institution that may have protected the perpetrator; and
Demanding full disclosure by the Diocese of Phoenix and the religious orders, regarding all clergy accused of sexual abuse who worked in the diocese.
(Phoenix, Arizona) – Tomorrow in Phoenix, survivors, advocates and the law firm of Jeff Anderson & Associates will release a report containing the identities, histories, photographs and information on 109 clerics accused of child sexual abuse in the Diocese of Phoenix;
A survivor who is a New York Priest reveals identity of priest who sexually abuse him and others as children; Priest’s nae continues to be held secret by Cardinal Dolan.
Msgr. John Paddack still in ministry after 7 reports of child sexual abuse; survivor abused by Paddack to speak publicly for the first time.
Two Cases of Ongoing Cover-up in the Archdiocese of New York
Survivor of Fr. Michael Freeman declined highest settlement offer in any New York Diocesan Compensation Program.
Diocese of Buffalo failed to remove Fr. Freeman from ministry after at least three reports to the Diocese.