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Pennsylvania justices review priest abuse lawsuit’s ruling on time limits
- Oct 21, 2020
Pennsylvania’s highest court on Tuesday grappled with whether a woman’s lawsuit on claims of sexual abuse by a priest decades ago should be allowed to proceed — a lower-court ruling that has launched many other lawsuits since it was issued a year ago.
Priest accused of sexually assaulting boy over 3-year period
- Aug 28, 2020
A Pennsylvania priest has been charged with the sexual assault of an altar boy during a three-year period that started when the victim was 11, authorities said.
Pittsburgh diocese gets barely passing report card on sex abuse response
- Aug 14, 2020
On the second anniversary of the publication of the Pennsylvania Grand Jury Report into sexual abuse in several of the state’s Catholic dioceses, a grassroots organization in Pittsburgh has given the Church a barely passing grade in its handling of the report’s fallout.
Slew of church abuse lawsuits hinges on state court decision
- Aug 14, 2020
Pennsylvania’s Catholic dioceses have been hit with about 150 lawsuits from people who say they were sexually abused as children by priests and hope a state court decision last year has shown a way around time limits for legal claims.
Judge sets deadline for abuse claims vs. Harrisburg diocese
- May 14, 2020
A federal judge is giving most claimants until Nov. 13 to seek compensation over child sexual abuse from the Harrisburg Roman Catholic Diocese, which sought bankruptcy protection earlier this year.
Prosecutors file notice of appeal of ruling in abuse case
- Mar 17, 2020
Prosecutors have filed a notice of appeal of a western Pennsylvania judge’s ruling throwing out the conviction of a retired Catholic priest accused of having assaulted a boy almost two decades ago.
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