Baltimore Archdiocese says it will file for bankruptcy before new law on abuse lawsuits takes effect

Archdiocese of Baltimore Files for Bankruptcy Amid Clergy Sex-Abuse Claims

A Catholic church in Baltimore The Archdiocese will join more than two dozen other U.S. dioceses that have filed for bankruptcy in recent years.

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...

Baltimore archdiocese bracing for more sexual abuse claims, files for bankruptcy

A new law allows sexual abuse victims to sue organisations no matter how long ago the abuse took place. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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.