91-Year-Old Ex-Priest Indicted in New Orleans for Alleged Rape of Boy in 1970s
‘The physical, emotional, and mental harm from sexual abuse lasts a lifetime,’ District Attorney Jason Williams said in a statement.
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New Orleans Archdiocese Says Parishes Will Be Asked to Help Pay for Clergy-Abuse Settlements
Archbishop Aymond said it is not yet known what that total contribution will be, or what will be asked of each entity but stating that he remains committed to ensuring the majority of the settlement trust is paid with the assets of the Archdiocese of New Orleans — including real estate sales — and its insurers.
Wyoming Bishop Cleared of Abuse by the Vatican Dies at 91
The Vatican’s doctrinal dicastery cleared him of several of the charges in 2021 while ruling that five other accusations “could not be proven with moral certitude” one way or another.
U.S. Bishops’ Report on Clergy Abuse: ‘Encouraging’ Trends Underscore Need For Reform
Though the abuse allegations continue to fall year over year, Stonebridge noted that numerous dioceses came up short in how they manage mandated safe-environment programs.
Retired St. Louis Priest Gets Prison Time for Child-Pornography Charges
A retired Vincentian priest who ministered in St. Louis until 2021 was sentenced this week to five years in prison, after admitting in October to possessing thousands of images containing child pornography.
Cardinal Ouellet Named in Canadian Sex-Abuse Lawsuit
The Archdiocese of Quebec is the subject of a civil-action suit. Eighty-eight clerics face accusations.
Father James Jackson Arrested in Kansas
A court document from U.S. District Court for Kansas in Kansas City shows that Father Jackson was arrested on Friday. WPRI reported that the police department in Overland Park arrested him.
Priests Accused of Abuse Returned to Ministry Without Involving Law Enforcement, Says Former Albany Bishop
'While we never condoned, ignored or took lightly sexual abuse of minors, we did not respond as quickly, as knowledgeably and as compassionately as we should have, and for that I am sincerely sorry,' Bishop Emeritus Hubbard wrote in 2021.
Fort Wayne-South Bend Priest Will Plead Guilty to Sex-Abuse Charges
Father David Huneck is a former high-school chaplain in the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana.
Priests of Buffalo Diocese Continue to Face Sex-Abuse Accusations
The Child Victims Act opened a window, which closes Aug. 14, allowing child sex-abuse victims to file abuse lawsuits long after their statute of limitations had ended.
