Sexual Abuse Law Blog

Hand & Stone Massage Therapist Sentenced to Five Years...

Almost one year after his arrest in October 2022 in Winter Park, Florida, massage therapist Antoni Alexander Ramos, 22, was sentenced to five years in state...

Federal Judge Sets Filing Deadline for Abuse Claims in...

ALL CLAIMS MUST BE FILED BY NOVEMBER 1, 2023, OR BE BARRED FOREVER. A federal bankruptcy court judge has ordered all sexual abuse claims against...

An Odd Claim By New Orleans’ Archbishop Aymond

New Orleans Archbishop Gregory Aymond proudly declared last week that he “was among the first bishops in the country and the first in the State of Louisiana...

Sexually Abused in Santa Rosa? Time’s Running Out

The Diocese of Santa Rosa has roughly 167,000 Catholics who support 42 parishes, 15 schools, and 54 priests. Its bishops have included Leo Maher, Mark Hurley, John...

New Court Rulings: What They Mean for Victims

There’s been a flurry of new legal developments involving laws on sexual abuse lately that merit at least a quick mention here. Some of them...

Fr. William Virtue – Archdiocese of Baltimore

Fr. William Virtue Archdiocese of Baltimore/Diocese of Joliet/Diocese of Peoria Ordained: 1975 Removed: 2006 Assignment History: Summary of Abuse Allegations Against Fr. William Virtue: Fr....

Fr. Michael Miller – Archdiocese of Baltimore

Fr. Michael Miller Archdiocese of Baltimore/Conventual Franciscans Ordained: 2000 Removed: 2011 Convicted: 2015 Assignment History: Summary of Abuse Against Fr. Michael Miller: Fr. Michael Miller...

Fr. Joseph O’Meara – Archdiocese of Baltimore

Fr. Joseph O’Meara Archdiocese of Baltimore Ordained: 1967 Retired: 2009 Assignment History: Summary of Abuse Allegations Against Fr. Joseph O’Meara: Fr. Joseph O’Meara is one...

Fr. Francis Roscetti – Archdiocese of Baltimore

Fr. Francis Roscetti Archdiocese of Baltimore/Capuchin Franciscan Ordained: 1955 Died: 1991 Assignment History: Summary of Abuse Allegations against Fr. Francis Roscetti: Fr. Francis Roscetti was...