Survivors share stories of abuse in Burlington diocese

Survivors share stories of abuse in Burlington diocese

Seven of the 118 known survivors spoke today, but lawyers representing survivors say many others have not come forward.

Camp Fatima Lawsuit Heads To NH Supreme Court for Oral Arguments

By DAMIEN FISHER, InDepthNH.org Whether or not a man who claims he was sexually abused as a child by a Roman Catholic priest is allowed to bring a lawsuit against the Diocese of Manchester is about to get decided by the state Supreme Court. The Justices will have to decide if the statute of limitations for bringing a civil lawsuit in a child sex abuse complaint applies after the legislature removed the limits in 2020. Attorney Mitchell Garabedia…

Victims turn up heat over abuse liability 'loophole'

A state isn't ruling out a unilateral legislative response after a High Court ruling that a church wasn't...

The court rejected the request of a priest convicted of paedophilia to serve his sentence in an electronic monitoring system. It provided a clear argument.

Convictions Tossed Over Clergy ‘Privilege’

Saying the “relationship between a member of the clergy and parishioner is sacred,” an appeals court Wednesday tossed out sexual-abuse convictions against a man after a pastor and counselor testified at his trial.

Sisters Bernie and Trish have not had a restful night since they were abused by a paedophile priest in the 1970s.

In short: Two Victorian sisters abused by a paedophile priest in the 1970s are speaking out against a legal decision they say has halted their quest for compensation.The High Court last year ruled the same priest was not an employee of the Catholic Church, so the church could not be held vicariously liable for his abuse. What’s next? A private member’s bill is before Victoria’s upper house seeking to change the law, but the state government says…