An attorney for the Franciscan Sisters adamantly denied the allegations, saying that the $400,000 payment was agreed upon to avoid protracted litigation.
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A wrongful death lawsuit filed by Carsten and Sally Ellison of Barron against the Catholic Diocese of Superior for the murder of their son by a priest was dismissed Tuesday afternoon in a summary judgment by Eau Claire County Judge Paul Lenz.
As an advocacy group blasted the church’s handling of the allegations, an outreach effort was contemplated.
The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis is accused of helping a priest flee to his native Ecuador after he was accused of molesting a child while working in Minnesota, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday in Ramsey County District Court.
A 46-year-old Streamwood man has accused his former priest of sexually abusing him more than 30 years ago and Greek Orthodox church officials of attempting to cover it up, according to a lawsuit that marks the fifth allegation against the defrocked priest
He is serving a 32-year prison sentence following his conviction for fondling David Schauer in 1988 when Schauer was only ten years old and a student at St. Peter & Paul Catholic School in Green Bay.
Reading her Sun-Times last week, Diane Houston lingered over a prison photo of the Rev. Norbert Maday, his mug shot showing the convicted sex abuser with a black eye and a swollen lip.
A settlement is now official for 47 victims who suffered sexual abuse at the hands of their own priests
The Catholic Diocese in Kansas City and more than 40 victims of clergy sexual abuse tentatively agreed late Tuesday to settle lawsuits against the church for about $10 million.
LAST KNOWN CONTACT INFORMATION FOR PERPETRATORS
NAMED IN AUGUST 2008 SETTLEMENT
The contact information listed below is the contact information as Jeff Anderson, attorney for the Plaintiffs, believes it to be based upon available public record. Anderson cannot guarantee the accuracy of this information because changes in addresses or phone numbers may not be reflected in public records.
JOSEPH R. BENNETT
797 Waverly Road
La Porte, IN 46350
(219) 325-4562
Accused of abuse at St. John de La Salle parish in the late 1960s/early 1970s
We believe this is the first time his name has b
A victim of sex-abusing priest Norbert Maday and the detective who helped put the clergyman behind bars said Wednesday they were appalled and disheartened by efforts by the Archdiocese of Chicago to spring Maday from prison.
Less than a year ago, Therese Albrecht wanted to kill herself.
Cardinal Francis George acknowledged Tuesday that he and other Archdiocese of Chicago officials had worked to reduce the prison sentencef sex-abusing priest Norbert Maday, who is believed to have molested children dozens of times.
George announces $12.7 million payout to victims of priest attacks, discloses his sworn deposition and says: ‘I have to accept the blame’
The Archdiocese of Chicago said Tuesday it will to pay more than $12.6 million to settle lawsuits by 16 victims of sexual abuse by priests