Judge says sexual abuse cases against San Francisco Archdiocese can go to trial
- A federal judge has allowed two men to proceed with their sexual abuse cases against the Archdiocese of San Francisco, which can go to trial, as ruled by U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Dennis Montali.
- The Archdiocese filed for bankruptcy in August 2023 to manage over 500 lawsuits alleging child sexual abuse by church staff.
- The two men allege they were abused by priest Joseph Pritchard in the 1970s at a parish in San Francisco.
- Attorney Jeff Anderson stated that these trials are long overdue and that it is time for survivors' voices to be heard.
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Judge says sexual abuse cases against San Francisco Archdiocese can go to trial
A just has ruled that the cases of two men who allege they were sexually abused as children in Northern California by a now-deceased priest can proceed to trial.
Sexual abuse cases against San Francisco Archdiocese can go to trial, judge says
The cases of two men who allege they were sexually abused as children in Northern California by a now-deceased priest can proceed to trial, a federal judge ruled. The decision Thursday by U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Dennis Montali comes nearly two years after San Francisco’s Roman Catholic archdiocese filed for bankruptcy to manage more than 500 lawsuits alleging child sexual abuse by church priests and employees. Montali said his decision will go int…
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