NEWS & EVENTS

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport is considering a dwindling number of legal options, including a U.S. Supreme Court appeal, after the state's high court refused to reconsider a ruling that would make public thousands of pages of documents detailing alleged sexual abuse by priests.

A woman sued the Catholic Diocese of Crookston on Thursday for more than $50,000, alleging that in 2004, when she was 15, her parish priest in Greenbush, Minn., the Rev. Joseph Jeyapaul, sexually abused her.

One of Carlson's earliest cases focused on the Rev. Thomas Adamson, who would emerge as one of the country's most notorious pedophile priests. As instructed, Carlson reported Adamson's abuses to his supervisor, the archbishop, who chose not to suspend Adamson.

Principal of St. Mark's High School Failed to Report Abuse by Priest in Late 1980s. Willful Cover-up Led to Years of Shame and Self Blame for Abused Girl. Predator Removed from Ministry in 2003 After Lay Review Board Deemed Allegations Credible. Officials of Diocese of Wilmington Still Minimizing Criminal Acts by Priest as a "Fetish".

An advocacy group simultaneously called for an investigation of Cretin Derham-Hall High School's principal for releasing a previous alleged victim's name.