The Australian High Court has overturned a lower appellate court’s ruling in the Cardinal George Pell sexual abuse case. Pell will be released from HM Prison Barwon, a maximum-security facility southwest of Melbourne. The case against Pell lasted four years, ending in his 2018 conviction of five counts of sexual abuse. “The High Court found […]
A Priest Abuse Lawyer Can Help Find Closure
Victims of abuse by Catholic priests suffer a unique type of PTSD. The trauma is in the past, but the stress and psychological pain are always there. It's a unique type of PTSD because the victims didn't see the abuse coming. To understand what children sexually abused by priests go through, talk to an adult survivor. […]
Archdiocese of New York Finally Publishes its List of Priest Abusers
The Archdiocese of New York has finally published a list of 120 clergy that abused children. The list includes 115 priests and 5 deacons. For months now, the Archdiocese and Cardinal Timothy Dolan have been criticized for failing to publish a list of known priests who abused children. The list does not include extern priests-priests […]
New Jersey Senate Approves Bill Removing Time Limits on Sex Abuse Lawsuits
In a 32-1 vote, the New Jersey Senate overwhelmingly approved a bill that had languished in committee for years. Abuse survivor advocates have argued that the present law prohibits survivors from seeking justice in civil courts due to the restrictive statute of limitations. The bill would extend the current statute of limitations from two years […]
New Jersey Latest Battleground in Child Sex Abuse Fight
New Jersey, like its larger neighbor New York, has been considering legislation to expand or abolish the statute of limitations concerning child sex abuse for a decade now. Each time legislation has been proposed in New Jersey it has been defeated. Not so this year. The Senate Judiciary Committee has passed a bill that would […]
