A deacon of the Diocese of Brooklyn, New York has been sentenced to 16 years in prison after he admitted to prosecutors that he engaged in sexual acts with minors he met on the hook-up app Grindr. Rogelio Vega, 52, was sentenced on March 15, two years after he was arrested in an NYPD sting Read more
Posts Tagged ‘Clergy sexual abuse’
John Paul II knew about sexual abuse in the Church
Thursday, March 9th, 2023
A Polish TV report has claimed that Pope John Paul II, when he was Archbishop Karol Wojtyla, knew about sexual abuse within the Catholic Church but failed to take appropriate action. The report aired on TVN24, a major news channel in Poland, and has sparked controversy among Catholics and non-Catholics alike. A former priest named Read more
Prosecutors challenge medical report finding McCarrick not competent to stand trial
Thursday, March 2nd, 2023
Prosecutors are challenging the medical report claiming Mr Theodore McCarrick is not competent to stand trial on charges he sexually abused a teen in the 1970s. McCarrick is a laicised former cardinal, McCarrick’s legal team filed the report on 27 February in Massachusetts’ Dedham District Court based on a medical evaluation that found McCarrick, 92, Read more
More than 100 priests suspected of abuse remain active in Portugal’s Catholic Church
Monday, February 20th, 2023More than 100 priests suspected of child sexual abuse remain active in church roles in Portugal, according to the head of a commission investigating the issue. The commission, which started its work in January 2022, said in its final report published on Monday that at least 4,815 children were sexually abused by members of the Read more
Child abuse found in Portugal Catholic Church is ‘tip of iceberg’, commission says
Thursday, February 16th, 2023At least 4,815 children were sexually abused by members of the Portuguese Catholic Church – mostly priests – over the past 70 years, the commission investigating the issue said in a report on Monday, adding the findings are the “tip of the iceberg”. “(We want) to pay a sincere tribute to those who were abuse Read more
Catholic orders call for action over L’Arche abuse scandal
Monday, February 13th, 2023
The Catholic Church in France is facing demands from its religious orders to take responsibility for the evidence of sexual, spiritual, and psychological abuse in L’Arche, a former lay community for people with developmental disabilities. A 437-page report, published after a two-year investigation, exposes the shocking details of how L’Arche’s founder, Jean Vanier (pictured), created Read more
Church defends small compensation payouts for dead priests’ alleged abuse
Thursday, November 17th, 2022
The Catholic church in Australia is defending small compensation payouts for dead priests’ alleged abuse. In June, the New South Wales courts permanently stayed a civil claim brought by a survivor, known as GLJ, who alleged horrific abuse at the hands of Father Clarence Anderson in Lismore in 1968 when she was 14. The court Read more
Ministers of religion legally required to report abuse
Thursday, November 3rd, 2022
Ministers of religion in Western Australia are now legally required to report child sexual abuse, even if the information was gained during confessions. Under new laws now in force, failure to make a mandatory report is an offence with a maximum penalty of $6000. A minister of religion will not be excused from criminal responsibility Read more
Buffalo Diocese and NY attorney general settle lawsuit over sexual abuse case
Monday, October 31st, 2022
The Diocese of Buffalo has settled a two-year-old lawsuit with the New York attorney general’s office over charges that it covered up sexual abuse cases involving priests. Under the agreement, the diocese is required to implement enhanced child protection measures. It also prohibits two retired bishops alleged to have covered up clergy sexual abuse from Read more
Former Arlington director of child protection office acquitted on sexual battery charge
Thursday, October 13th, 2022The Diocese of Arlington, Virginia’s former director for the Office of Child Protection, Father Terry Specht, was found not guilty Oct 5 of aggravated sexual battery. Specht was indicted in December 2021 on two charges related to child sexual abuse. One of those charges was dropped during court proceedings. Bishop Michael Burbidge of the Diocese Read more