Sexual Abuse Law Blog
May 2023
Maine Diocese’s Abuse Point Person is Disciplined by State...
Carolyn Bloom, a therapist appointed by Bishop Robert Deeley as a point person to handle allegations of sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Church for the entire...
May 2023
Msgr. John J. Corbett – Archdiocese of Baltimore
Msgr. John J. Corbett Ordained: 1909 Retired: Died: 1957 Assignment History: Summary of Abuse Allegations Against Monsignor John J. Corbett Msgr. John J. Corbett was ordained...
May 2023
Fr. Robert Callahan – Archdiocese of Baltimore
Father Robert CallahanArchdiocese of Baltimore Ordained: 1957 Laicized: 2017 Died: 2019 Assignment History: Summary of Abuse Allegations Against Father Robert Callahan Father Robert Callahan was ordained a...
May 2023
Fr. Robert Cofenas – Archdiocese of Baltimore
Fr. Robert Cofenas Ordained: 1973 Suspended from ministry: 2000 Laicized: 2005 Died: 2013 Assignment History: Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations Against Fr. Robert Cofenas: Fr....
May 2023
Fr. John Carney – Archdiocese of Baltimore
Fr. John Carney Ordained: 1963 Removed: 1995 Died: 2020 Assignment History: Summary of Abuse Allegations Against Father John Carney Father John Carney was ordained a Catholic...
May 2023
Fr. Douglas Carroll – Archdiocese of Baltimore
Fr. Douglas Carroll Ordained: 1973 Removed: 1990 Laicized: 1998 Assignment History: Summary of Abuse Allegations Against Father Douglas Carroll Father Douglas Carroll was a member...
May 2023
Fr. C. Jeffries Burton – Archdiocese of Baltimore
Father C. Jeffries Burton Ordained: 1967 Removed: 2007 Died: 2011 Assignment History: Summary of Abuse Allegations Against Father C. Jeffries Burton Father C. (Charles) Jeffries...
May 2023
Diocese of Oakland Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Amidst...
On May 8, 2023, the Diocese of Oakland filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the face of more than 330 lawsuits alleging child sexual...
May 2023
Palm Beach Behavioral Health Tech Edy Velasquez Guilty of...
On May 8, 2023, Edy “Eddie” Velazquez, a former behavioral health technician at Lucida Treatment Center, a substance abuse and mental health facility in Lantana,...