NEW YORK (WCBS 880) — Advocates for survivors of abuse related to the Catholic Church are hopeful but skeptical of an independent review that found the New York Archdiocese is actively working towards preventing abuse. Any improvement in how the Catholic Church…
An Explosion in Online Child Sex Abuse: What You Need to Know
Tech companies are reporting a boom in online photos and videos of children being sexually abused — a record 45 million illegal images were flagged last year alone — exposing a system at a breaking point and unable to keep…
The Internet Is Overrun With Images of Child Sexual Abuse. What Went Wrong?
Online predators create and share the illegal material, which is increasingly cloaked by technology. Tech companies, the government and the authorities are no match. The images are horrific. Children, some just 3 or 4 years old, being sexually abused and…
He Sued Over a Priest’s Abuse. Then the Diocese Filed for Bankruptcy.
For some, the departure from state court is not a major setback. Jake Giovati, 30, who said he had been abused by a priest at one of the diocese’s parishes when he was about 10, said he believed the diocese…
20 men sue Madison Square Boys and Girls Club over alleged abuse by ‘Basketball Diaries’ coach and doctor
Twenty men have filed suit against the Madison Square Boys & Girls Club, alleging the organization was negligent in allowing alleged sexual abuse by two staff members, one of whom was depicted in the 1978 memoir “The Basketball Diaries.” The…
Lawsuit: Staten Island man among sex-abuse victims of infamous doctor
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A Staten Island man claims in a lawsuit that he was sexually abused as a child at a boys club in Manhattan by a doctor who has been the subject of numerous accusations at a hospital….