US EditionBaltimore Archdiocese says it will file for bankruptcy before new law on abuse lawsuits takes effect
- The Archdiocese of Baltimore has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization as a way to compensate abuse survivors, as the new state law will remove the statute of limitations on child sex abuse charges.
- The filing is necessary to prevent the depletion of resources on litigation, which would leave most victims without compensation and potentially ending important ministries in Maryland.
- Maryland will end the statute of limitations for civil lawsuits on child sexual abuse, allowing victims to sue institutions. Lawsuits will be put on hold until the Supreme Court decides on the law's constitutionality.
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Baltimore Archdiocese files for bankruptcy before law on abuse lawsuits takes effect
Attorneys and advocates say the church is trying to protect its assets and silence abuse victims by halting all civil claims against the archdiocese and shifting the process to bankruptcy court.(Image credit: Patrick Semansky/AP)
Archdiocese of Baltimore files bankruptcy
BALTIMORE — The Archdiocese of Baltimore on Friday filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization days before a new state law goes into effect removing the statute of limitations on child sex abuse claims and allowing victims to sue their abusers decades after the fact. Read more...
BREAKING: Baltimore Archdiocese Declares Bankruptcy
BALTIMORE, Md. (ChurchMilitant.com) - The archdiocese of Baltimore is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in anticipation of a flood of new sexual abuse claims. Abp. William Lori's diocese announced the decision today, as a new law eliminating the statute of limitations for filing child sex abuse claims will take effect October 1. "The sooner we enter into this process, the sooner we will be able to bring about the two goals of equitably compensat…
Survivors of child sexual abuse who seek damages from the Archdiocese of Baltimore will now have to file a claim through the bankruptcy case.
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