Sexual Abuse
NY Sexually Abused Victims by Catholic Church Clergy are Taking Action
Sixty-four out of nearly 1,000 victims in New York State who have been sexually abused by members of the Catholic Church clergy members are taking action against the Church and filing suits against them. A program has been offered through the Catholic Diocese of Syracuse that is giving victims compensation from their abuse. After several…
Read MoreChild Victim Act: If Democrats Gain the Senate
If during the first 30 days of the following legislative session, Democrats gain the state Senate, the Child Victims Act will be passed, according to three Democratic Senate candidates. Emily Martz who is running against Senator Elizabeth Little, Republican, began pushing voters to get the bill passed once and for all. Martz held a campaign…
Read MoreAnother Catholic Church devastated by sexual abuse allegations
Yet another Catholic Church has been devastated by the sexual abuse allegations. This time, it comes from a conservative diocese in Nebraska. The Diocese of Lincoln has been the only church in the states that have maintained refusal of reviewing sexual misconduct since the 2002 Boston clergy abuse scandal. But now, victims are coming forward…
Read MoreNew Yorkers Support Child Victim Act
New Yorkers in Buffalo who support the Child Victims Act have been vehemently pushing for lawmakers to finally get it passed in time for the next session. But Republican State Senator Catherine Young claims her alternative bill would aid victims of child sex abuse more so than the original bill because it would eliminate statutes…
Read MoreDistrict Attorney Fitzpatrick: Failure to Report Sex Abuse Should Face Criminal Action
A letter from District Attorney Fitzpatrick to Syracuse, stating that failure to report sex abuse should face criminal action while standing behind the Child Victims Act. “I applaud your recent editorial detailing the sordid facts of systemic abuse and cover-ups of sexual crimes against children perpetrated by Catholic clergymen in the state of Pennsylvania and…
Read MoreKey Adviser to Pope Francis requested the Vatican to adhere to strict policy handling for cases of sexual abuse.
Cardinal Sean O’Malley of Boston, key adviser to Pope Francis requested the Vatican to adhere to strict policy handling for cases of sexual abuse involving high ranking clergy of the Church and Bishops. The appeal with the Church comes on the heels of allegations of yet another Cardinal allegedly abusing minors from many years ago.…
Read MorePardoned Sex Offenders – Right to Vote in Schools
Republican State Senator Elaine Philips has stated that Gov. Cuomo has given leeway to sex offenders to obtain new victims through a collection of conditional pardons that the Democrats have issued this past May. The pardons in question are relating to the restoration of the right to vote for over 24,000 people who have been…
Read MoreFormer D.C. Cardinal Theodore McCarrick Has Been Accused of Sexual Abuse
Right on the heels of failed attempts of New York lawmakers to adjust and fix the statute of limitations that blockades victims of years long sexual abuse from seeking and receiving justice, yet another allegation of abuse has been wiped clean. One of America’s highest-ranking prelate, former D.C Cardinal Theodore McCarrick has been accused of…
Read MoreSenate Committee Bill: Child Sex Abuse Victims
Senate Republicans pushed a substitute bill giving easier access for child sex abuse victims to receive justice as grown adults and as of June 5th, it has cleared a key committee. This is the very first time a Senate committee has pursued the bill, however many advocates are not comforted by this passing. “This bill…
Read MoreCompensation of Victims of Sexual Crimes
A new version of the Child Victims Act would create a pathway for the compensation of victims of sexual crimes due to a local Baltimore advocate for legislation that would also remove the statute of limitations. Gary Greenberg of New Baltimore has been a long-time advocate for the Child Victims Act bill and has been…
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