The Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee, which is facing more than a dozen lawsuits over its handling of clergy sex abuse cases, is expected to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection this afternoon, the archdiocese said Tuesday.Archbishop Jerome Listecki said the move was necessary to fairly compensate victims and continue the “essential ministries” of the church, and urged the faithful not to blame the victims.”For those of you who may feel anger and resentment that we have come to this moment, STOP,” Listecki said in a letter to church members on Tuesday. “We are here because of one reason:…
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Chatsworth Foursquare Complaint
A lawsuit filed today by a Chatsworth woman says she was sexually assaulted by a Pastor of the Chatsworth Foursquare Church in 2008 and 2009 when she was a minor. The lawsuit, filed in the Superior Court of the State of California for the County of Los Angeles…
Pastor at San Pedro Y Pablo Lutheran Complaint
Pastor at San Pedro Y Pablo Lutheran Complaint
A 25 year-old California man identified only as “John Doe” filed suit in Los Angeles Superior Court last week alleging he was sexually abused in the Mid 1990’s by his pastor at Iglesia Lutheran San Pedro Y Pablo Church in Bell Gardens, California. The Lawsuit alleges church officials received complaints…
Oscar Negrete complaint against
Oscar Negrete complaint against Cardinals, Mahony of California and Rivera and Aguilar Martinez of Mexico
Oscar Negrete complaint against Cardinals, Mahony of California and Rivera and Aguilar Martinez of Mexico
Oscar Negrete complaint
Timeline of Fr. Nicholas Aguilar-Rivera
Clergy Abuse attorneys Jeff Anderson and Anthony DeMarco announced today
the filing of a new lawsuit charging that three top Catholic officials
are responsible for the sexual abuse rampage of Father Aguilar-Rivera
who is suspected by police to have molested dozens of children in East
Los Angeles.