Data breach involving Baltimore Archdiocese bankruptcy case concerns DOJ

Data breach involving Baltimore Archdiocese bankruptcy case concerns DOJ

A court filing earlier this week revealed a data breach impacting several Catholic Church bankruptcy cases around the country, including here in Baltimore. The cybersecurity incident occurred at the Berkeley Research Group, a financial advisor in the cases. "Although such a large-scale data breach would be of concern to the United States Trustee in any bankruptcy case, that the breach occurred in archdiocesan and diocesan caseswhere the claims i…

Sex abuse survivors encourage more lawsuits against archdiocese before cap deadline

Sex abuse survivors scoffed at the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s claim of “charitable immunity” in bankruptcy court and encouraged others Wednesday to sue the church before financial damages face new limits next month. “Just when you think you may be reaching the end of the Catholic Church’s road of hypocrisy, they find a way to pave another 50 miles,” survivor Frank Schindler told reporters outside the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Baltimore. Schindler…

Abuse survivors must file lawsuits as Archdiocese of Baltimore bankruptcy case drags on

Lawyers for more than 1,000 people who filed claims in the Archdiocese of Baltimore bankruptcy case alleging that church employees sexually abused them as children are scrambling to sue ahead of a May 31 deadline that limits their potential damages.

SNAP urges victims to take legal action soon amid new changes to state law

Leaders of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests organization are urging survivors of sexual abuse by the Archdiocese of Baltimore to file a civil lawsuit before the revised Child Victims Act takes effect. Archbishop William Lori filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2023. The Baltimore survivors committee alleged that this was decided to combat the overwhelming number of potential lawsuits. “Immediate action is needed to prot…

Civil suit filed against pastor

A Kelowna pastor is denying allegations of sexual abuse and threatening to sue anyone who defames him.