The Boy Scouts of America declared bankruptcy following years of declining enlistment and mounting claims of sexual assault.
Harrisburg Diocese Bankrupt Due to Child Sex Abuse
New Legislation Aimed at Helping Victims of Sexual Abuse
Last year, twenty-three states and the District of Columbia brought about changes regarding statute of limitations laws, giving victims of sexual assault more chances to have their voices heard. Statute of limitations laws have long hushed the voices of sexually violated people. However new legislation in various states could give victims of assault more options in a legal dispute.
New Jersey Extends Deadline For Clergy Abuse Claims
The Roman Catholic Church sex abuse scandal has continued to make waves in social media with numerous victims appearing to claim compensation for the help they deserve. New Jersey’s archdiocese has extended the deadline for childhood victims of clergy sexual assault to be considered for compensation.
PA Dioceses Pay $84M in Settlements
Seven out of the Pennsylvania’s eight dioceses initiated ”victim compensation funds” after the proceedings of a grand jury statement on sexual abuse by Catholic clergies. The payments were open to testimonies for a restricted time frame this year. They are independently allocated, despite each diocese establishing its own regulations on criteria.
More than 300 New Jersey Clergy Accused of Sexual Abuse
For decades, leaders of the Roman Catholic dioceses of New Jersey remained silent on allegations of abuse by clergy members. But this month, the truth will out. Five archdioceses in New Jersey have begun to divulge information related to abuses that stretch back nearly one hundred years. They are finally naming names.
NJ Catholic Church Names Names of Clergy Accused of Abuse
For decades, leaders of the Roman Catholic dioceses of New Jersey remained silent on allegations of abuse by clergy members. But this month, the truth will out. Five archdioceses in New Jersey have begun to divulge information related to abuses that stretch back nearly one hundred years. They are finally naming names.
Fund Will Compensate New Jersey Victims of Clergy Abuse
New State AGs to Continue Clergy Abuse Investigation
The recent changeover in state attorney generals will not interrupt ongoing investigations into clergy abuse in Roman Catholic dioceses around the country. Offices in New York, Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, Florida, and Delaware which will be lead by new AGs have also reported some of the highest levels priest abuse. And at least 14 attorney generals around the country have confirmed that they are conducting investigations into clergy abuse in their states in the wake of Pennsylvania’s shocking grand jury report, which made international headlines this summer.
New Jersey Jesuits Release List of Alleged Sexual Abuse Offenders
While Pennsylvania is still reeling from the findings of the grand jury report into priest sexual abuse throughout the state, Catholic dioceses in other states, including most recently New Jersey, have been conducting their own internal investigations. The latest story involves a list of ten priests who spent their careers in Jesuit schools of New Jersey who have been “credibly” accused of sexual abuse. The list was compiled and released by the USA Northeast Province Jesuits, an organization that represents the Roman Catholic order of priests in north Jersey and several other states.