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Jeff Anderson & Associates releases 181-page report on clergy sexual abuse in Illinois containing background information, photographs, and assignment histories of 395 Catholic clergy and laypersons accused of sexual misconduct.
“These are not errors in judgement but calculated and conscious choices they have made for decades. This is a time for action and truth, not apologies and appeasement.” – Attorney Jeff Anderson(Rome) – Today, the leaders of the Catholic religious orders admitted to what they refer to as, “errors in judgment” in handling child sexual abuse cases. Last week, five courageous sexual abuse survivors filed a lawsuit naming the Catholic Conference of Major Superiors of Men for hiding a dangerous public hazard by concealing the identities and files of all religious clerics who have been accused of chi…
Statement from Jeff Anderson & Associates (Brooklyn, NY) – Today, the Diocese of Brooklyn and Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio released a list of over 100 names of clergy with allegations of sexual misconduct with a minor. Prior to today’s release, the Brooklyn diocese covertly released a list on its website in November 2017 containing the names of 8 priests and then quietly added five more names to the list. This list is currently unavailable on the diocese’s website. In addition to this list, the Diocese of Brooklyn made a brief statement in response to survivor Thomas Davis’ allegat…
Monsignor Otto Garcia was tasked with handling pedophile priests in the Brooklyn Diocese — but now a man is accusing him of abuseA Queens man claims he endured sexual abuse by a priest — now a monsignor — who would later be accused of concealing the sins of pedophile priests in the Brooklyn Diocese.For more than four decades, Tommy Davis says, he carried the secret that he’d been repeatedly sexually abused as a teen by Monsignor Otto Garcia.And Davis says his shame caused him to fall into drugs, alcoholism and ruined relationships before he got sober. It took him decades to tell his story…
New York Child Victims Act Will Hold Institutions Accountable, Help Survivors HealThe Historic Reform Legislation Will Change Lives (Albany, NY) – By passing the Child Victims Act (CVA) today, the New York Legislature gave long-suffering survivors a chance to come forward and begin the healing process. It is a new day.We applaud the New York Legislature for doing the right thing. Sen. Brad Hoylman and Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal deserve credit for sponsoring and guiding the legislation. Most of the credit goes to child sexual abuse survivors, who have endured years, sometimes decades, of…
(Illinois) – Today, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan released a preliminary report into the sexual abuse of minors by Catholic clergy in Illinois. The report concluded that the identities of over 500 Catholic clergy accused of sexual abuse of a minor were still hidden by the Bishops, that the Bishops have failed the victims, and that the Bishops are incapable of solving the sexual abuse crisis on their own. We applaud the efforts of Attorney General Madigan and her office. It is alarming,…
(Los Angeles, CA) – This morning Archbishop Jose Gomez of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles announced that Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Auxiliary Bishop Alexander Salazar. The Archdiocese confirmed that it has been aware of the child sexual abuse allegations against Bp. Salazar since 2005. The Archdiocese released lists of credibly accused priests in 2005, 2008 and 2018 and none of those lists included Bp. Salazar’s name. “…
In response to pressure from the public, survivors, the lawsuit filed by Tom Emens in October 2018, and a report exposing 307 clergy offenders released by Jeff Anderson & Associates, the Archdiocese of Los Angeles has updated its list of credibly or publicly accused clergy after 10 years. This is a positive step in the right direction for the Archdiocese. However, the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and its officials have repeatedly shown that they cannot be true…