State attorney general investigates Washington’s dioceses over sex abuse response
The Washington state attorney general's office announced May 9 an investigation into whether the state's three Catholic dioceses used charitable funds to cover up allegations of child sex abuse by clergy.
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Possible ‘showdown’ ahead as NY diocese moves to scrap bankruptcy in impasse with abuse claimants
The Diocese of Rockville Centre, New York, is seeking to scrap its bankruptcy filing amid an impasse with abuse survivor settlements -- and the case may lead to what one bankruptcy scholar called "a little bit of a showdown in the O.K. ...
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Head of Ireland’s Jesuits ‘ashamed’ of order’s failure to act on abuse
The head of the Jesuits in Ireland has said he is "ashamed" at the order's failure to confront abuse after the release of a new report revealing 93 complaints of sexual, physical and emotional abuse against a now deceased priest.
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Grammy-winning Florida priest placed on leave for alleged misconduct with minor
A Florida priest and Grammy-winning recording artist has been placed on administrative leave due to alleged sexual misconduct with a minor a decade ago.
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McCarrick trial dead-end a double blow to clergy abuse victims, say advocates
With a Wisconsin judge suspending his last remaining criminal trial for sexual abuse, former cardinal Theodore McCarrick has been granted a legal reprieve.
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Deceased Spanish Jesuit accused of abusing ‘hundreds’ of Indigenous girls