Dozens of lawsuits have been filed against the Catholic Church and state juvenile services iust a couple days after a new Maryland child sexual abuse law went into effect.
The Baltimore Archdiocese filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on September 29, just before a new Maryland law took effect which eliminates the statute of limitations for civil child abuse…
The Archbishop of Baltimore says the archdiocese is considering bankruptcy in the face of hundreds or thousands of child sexual abuse lawsuits expected to be filed this fall under a…
A New York judge has ordered a retired pediatrician to pay $22 million in damages to a woman he allegedly sexually abused throughout her entire childhood.
The Colorado State Supreme Court shot down a law which gave child sex abuse victims three years to file claims against abusers that would have otherwise been barred by the…
The director of the Maryland Boychoir has stepped down amid allegations of child sex abuse against a choirboy in the 1970s.
Illinois has released a report indicating nearly 2,000 children were abused by Catholic clergy in that state since 1950.
Maryland expects the Baltimore Archdiocese to challenge the constitutionality of a new law lifting time limits on child sexual abuse lawsuits.
A new law passed in Kansas gives victims of child sexual abuse more time to file a civil lawsuit while removing time limits entirely for criminal prosecution of child sexual…
A new law in Maryland removes the statute of limitations from the filing of child sex abuse lawsuits, following a report on rampant abuse by Baltimore priests which impacted hundreds…
