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Santa Rosa Diocese Files for Bankruptcy Amid Clergy Sex Abuse Lawsuits

The Roman Catholic Church has recently had to own up to its history of concealing the widespread sexual abuse of minors by clergy. For a long time, a strict deadline for filing clergy sex abuse lawsuits has prevented or delayed justice for many childhood sexual abuse victims. Fortunately, state legislatures across the U.S have taken action to allow victims […]

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Albany Roman Catholic Diocese to File for Bankruptcy in Response to Clergy Sexual Abuse Litigation

Albany Roman Catholic Diocese to File for Bankruptcy in Response to Clergy Sexual Abuse Litigation

Clergy sexual abuse victims can file lawsuits beyond the usual five-year deadline, all thanks to the passage of the Child Victims Act in 2019. About 140 sexual abuse victims from New York have filed several lawsuits, implicating 49 affiliates of the New York Archdiocese. The Diocese of Albany, in particular, has filed for bankruptcy after

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New Mexico Indian Affairs Appointee Accused of Rape in 2007

A former governor of a New Mexico Pueblo, who was appointed earlier this month as the state’s Indian Affairs Department’s chief, including its specialized taskforce addressing crimes against Indigenous girls and women, has been accused of rape from 2007. The Santa Fe New Mexican reported that James Mountain was indicted for kidnapping, aggravated battery and

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Barbour County man charged with sexual assault on teenager

A man faces sexual assault charges following a DUI arrest by Barbour County Sheriff’s Deputies earlier this month. During an interview with the Child Advocacy Center, he admitted to illegal acts. According to the criminal complaint, Abdeahmed Gahlan, 25, was in possession of the vehicle on Sunday, February 19, when the arrest occurred. A search

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Nick Carter’s Sexual Assault Acuser Responds with a Motion to Dismiss His Counterclaim

Nick Carter’s legal fight continues as Shannon Ruth, the woman who sued Nick Carter in December 2022 over alleged sexual assault, seeks to dismiss his recent counterclaim. The motion, filed on Tuesday, was obtained by PEOPLE. It alleges that the Backstreet Boys’ 43-year-old singer filed his counterclaim with the intent “to harass and intimidate Plaintiff

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Former Vernon Resident Faces Sexual Assault Charges Dating Back 20 Years

A former Vernon man, who was on the FBI Most Wanted List after repeatedly sexually abusing a child and spent 18 years in federal prison for federal charges, is still facing four similar charges before a state court. According to evidence presented in court, Michael Scott Bliss (now 57) sexually assaulted a child at least

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