The civil courts were closed for months during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York, so the State Legislature has decided to grant the survivors of child sexual abuse more time to file lawsuits under the Child Victims…
Hundreds of new child sex abuse lawsuits flood in due to deadline uncertainty
Victims of child sexual abuse are rushing lawsuits into New York state court, fearful that two attempts to extend the deadline for such suits will amount to nothing. More than 400 child sexual abuse suits have been filed in the…
Sexual Abuse Survivor Calls Mandatory Reporter Bill a Good Start
Advocates are calling a bill making priests and other clergy mandatory reporters of sexual abuse a first step. The bill that passed the Assembly includes a provision missing from the original draft. The original would have required priests report child…
Child Victims Act suit filed against former St. Joseph’s school
A Dunkirk man has filed a Child Victims Act lawsuit against the former St. Joseph’s Catholic Church and School for repeated abuse he alleged happened in the early 1960s. The 20-page complaint was filed Tuesday in state Supreme Court in…
Survivor Speaks About Syracuse Catholic Diocese Filing for Bankruptcy
Amy, a sexual abuse survivor, was 11 years old when she was touched inappropriately by a male figure in her church. The abuse has impacted Amy all her life and when the Child Victim’s Act passed, she was afraid to…
Albany Diocese adds deceased priest to list of offenders following investigation
ALBANY — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany announced Tuesday that it’s adding Rev. Alan Jupin, who died in 2019, to its “List of Offenders” after an investigation found “reasonable cause” related to allegations of sexual abuse against minors. Last…