Media Coverage Of Our Sexual Abuse Cases

Horowitz Law in the news:

 

• newscentermaine.com Six new lawsuits against Portland Catholic diocese allege abuse 3/9/23
• Portland Press Herald Lawsuit Against Portland Diocese Names Frenchville Priest 2/16/23
• News Center Maine Aroostook County Resident Files Civil Complaint Against Portland Diocese 2/16/23
• Northjersey.com  NJ Priest Serving Life Sentence For Rape Has Died. But Trauma Continues  1/31/23
• The Guardian  More Women Accused US Doctor Who Died by Suicide of Raping Them While Sedated 12/7/22
• CBS Miami  Woman Files Lawsuit Against Medical Spa Where She Says Naples Doctor Sexually Abused Her  12/6/22
• Medscape Florida Doc Died by Suicide After Allegedly Drugging and Raping Patients 12/5/22
• Daily Beast Florida Doc Found Dead in Ditch Days After Arrest for Allegedly Raping Unconscious Patients 11/29/22
• Bloomberg  Bankrupt Catholic Dioceses’ Victim Payout Deals Spurn Insurers  11/17/22
• GoErie  Rev. Michael Barletta Dies; Grand Jury Reported His Many Years of Abuse  9/5/22
• 9News Former Episcopal Priest Sexually Abused Teen, Lawsuit Says  7/22/22
• Law and Crime FBI Investigating Decades of Alleged Sex Abuse in New Orleans Catholic Church 6/29/22
• KALB, New Child Sexual Abuse, Coverup Lawsuit Filed Against Diocese of Alexandria
• WAFB9, Lawsuit Filed Against Diocese of Baton Rouge Under New Child Sexual Abuse Law
• Keel, Catholic Church in Louisiana Facing More Lawsuits Alleging Abuse
• Franchise Times Jury Finds Massage Heights Liable in Sexual Assault Case, Awards $3.3 Million   2/2/22
• Religion News Service, Three Members of ACNA Response Team Resign From Overseeing Abuse Investigation, 1/19/22
• Rolling Stone, A Juror in the Ghislaine Maxwell Case Revealed He Was a Victim of Sexual Abuse.  Now Defense Wants a New Trial, 1/5/22
• Arizona Republic, Massage Board Suspends Licenses of 2 Massage Therapists After Allegations of Sexual Abuse, 12/20/2021

• Rolling Stone, A ‘Chilling Factor’ for Victims: Ghislaine Maxwell Lawyer Drops Anonymous Accusers’ Real Name in Court, 12/8/2021
• Fox 13 Tampa, Sexual Misconduct Allegation Leads Southeastern University Trainer to Relinquish License, 10/15/2021
• WFLA, Southeastern University’s Former Head Athletic Trainer Accused of Sexual Misconduct, 10/14/2021

• USA Today, Flagstaff Massage Therapist Timothy Williams Charged in Sex Abuse, 10/8/2021
• Palm Beach Post  6 Women, Babies Dead. Why this baby doctor practiced for decades, 9/28/2021
• Arizona Central, Want to Know Whether a Massage Therapist Has Received Complaints? It’s Not Easy, 9/15/2021
• Palm Beach Post, Tenth Patient Accuses Boynton Beach Doctor Dr. Manuel Abreu of Sexual Assault, 6/8/2021

• VTDigger.com, Burlington’s Roman Catholic Diocese is Served With Another Sexual Abuse Lawsuit, 5/23/2021
• Seven Days, Another Sexual Abuse Lawsuit Filed Against the Burlington Diocese, 5/19/2021
• VTDigger.com, Former Vermonter Files Sexual Abuse Lawsuit Against Weston Priory, 4/20/2021
• WINK, Charlotte County Woman Arrested on Sex Charges Involving Minors, 4/17/2021
• NorthJersey.com – Catholic Church tries to shift blame to former Cardinal McCarrick in NJ sex abuse lawsuits
• Sun Sentinel – Pediatrician, facing child porn charges, now wants to see young patients online,  2/27/2021
• PA Homepage, Lawsuit Alleges Diocese of Scranton Priest of Child Sexual Abuse, 1/29/2021
• ABC-7, Investigation: Florida was a Dumping Ground for Priests Accused of Sex Abuse, 12/16/2020
• Northjersey.com, Over a year, more than 230 sex abuse suits have been filed in New Jersey against the Catholic Church, 12/1/2020
• NBC News, Justice Department Probe Ends With No Action Against Prosecutors Who Oversaw Epstein Deal, 11/12/2020
• Washington Post, Justice Dept. Faults Former Epstein Prosecutor For ‘Poor Judgment,” But Finds No Misconduct, 11/12/2020
• New York Times, Facing 200 Abuse Claims, Diocese Becomes U.S.’s Largest to Seek Bankruptcy, 10/1/2020
• The Citizens Voice, Diocese of Scranton Faces Several New Lawsuits, 8/17/2020
• Fort Myers News-Press, Sexual battery lawsuits filed against Fort Myers Hand & Stone Spa, 8/1/2020
• Sarasota Herald Tribune, Sarasota County Man Sues Priest, Alleging Sex Abuse, 7/8/2020
• Sun Sentinel, Jeffrey Epstein’s Alleged Madam is Behind Bars. Will There Be More Arrests?, 7/3/2020
• WINK News, Englewood doctor faces battery, sexual assault charges, 5/6/2020
• New York Times, Pennsylvania Diocese, Facing More Abuse Claims, Files for Bankruptcy, 2/19/2020
• Sharon Herald, Church Suspends Payments to Victims in Wake of Virus, 3/26/2020
• Buzzfeed, More Than 180 Women Have Reported Sexual Assault at Massage Envy, 11/26/2017
• Daily Business Review, Fort Lauderdale Sexual Abuse Lawyers Win Nearly $71 Million Verdict for Yacht Rape Victim, 1/30/2018
• Herald-Tribune, Diocese of Venice Faces Second Lawsuit Alleging Now Retired Priest Sexually Assaulted Female Parishioners, 10/29/2019
• Colorado Sun, Victims Want More from Colorado’s Catholic Church Investigation – Like Who Covered Up Their Sex Abuse, 10/25/2019
• Colorado Public Radio, Special Report on Colorado Catholic Clergy Sex Abuse Details 70 Years of Allegations, Cover-Ups and Shoddy Record, 10/23/2019
• New York Magazine, She Was Assaulted During a Massage, and the Spa Blamed Her For It, 10/23/2019
• Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Greensburg Monsignor Twice Accused of Abuse, Dies, 10/14/2019
• Forbes Magazine, Jeffrey Epstein’s Dark Facade Finally Cracks, 7/12/2019
• Sarasota Herald Tribune, Lawsuit Filed Against Diocese of Venice for Sexual Contact During Confession by Father Nicholas McLoughlin, 10/7/2019
• BillyPenn, A former Philly Priest (Robert Brennan) With a 30-Year History of Sexual Abuse Was Arrested For Lying to the FBI, 9/5/2019
• Citizens Voice, Another Man Accuses Rev. Michael Pulicare of Abuse, 8/30/2019
• South Florida Sun Sentinel, Jeffrey Epstein signed his will two days before his suicide, 8/21/2019
• South Florida Sun Sentinel, Jeffrey Epstein is Dead, But it Could Take Years to Unravel His Vast Estate, 8/10/2019
• Palm Beach Post, Jeffrey Epstein: ‘He Could buy Anything, Including His Own Death’, 8/10/2019
• North Jersey Record, 50 New Jersey Clergy Abuse Victims File Compensation Claims, But Some Say it Won’t Uncover the Truth, 8/5/2019
• Palm Beach Post, Jeffrey Epstein case: The “open secret” at Royal Palm High, 7/26/2019
• Washington Post, The pressure on a prosecutor: How Epstein’s wealth and power steered Acosta toward lenient deal, 7/12/2019
• Washington Post, Acosta said Prosecutors Wanted to Guarantee Jeffrey Epstein Would Go to Jail. The Reality is More Complicated, 7/11/2019
• New York Times, Examining Acosta’s Claims on the Jeffrey Epstein Prosecution, 7/10/2019
• The Tribune Democrat, The Cost of Abuse – Attorneys Find no Shortage of Clients Amid Clergy Abuse Reports, 5/15/2019
• Washington Post, New York, Baltimore Archdioceses List Priests ‘credibly accused’ of Sex Abuse. But What Counts as Credible?, 4/26/2019
• Marquette Wire, Left Behind: Gone Without Answers, 4/9/2019
• The New Yorker, A Lawsuit by a Campaign Worker is the Latest Challenge to Trump’s Nondisclosure Agreement, 2/25/2019
• WFTV (ABC/Orlando), Attorney Says More Clergy Abuse Victims are Coming Forward, 8/31/2018
• Palm Beach Post, Royal Palm Beach Massage Therapist Arrested for Sexual Misconduct, 8/30/2018
• NBC (Fort Myers), Millions of Tax Dollars Spent to Settle Sexual Harassment Cases in Florida, 5/1/2018
• WPBF (ABC in West Palm Beach), Allegations of sexual misconduct surface at local Massage Envy, 5/2018
• WFLA (NBC/Tampa), Tampa Woman Files Lawsuit Against Essentials Massage Claiming She Was Fondled, 12/21/2017
• Women’s Health Magazine: Women’s Health Investigates Sexual Assault by Doctors, 3/2/2017
• Palm Beach Post: Attorney: Accusers silence finally broken by Trump’s denial of sexual assault, 10/13/2016
• My Palm Beach Post: Exclusive: St. Andrew’s kept quiet over student’s molestation report, 8/24/2016
• Orlando Sentinel: Orlando-area Massage Envy clients complain of abuse, sexual misconduct, 8/9/2016
• WPBF News: Judge rules guilty verdict in case involving West Boca Massage Envy, 5/10/2016
• Tampa Bay Times: Mother of Sexual Abuse Victim Sues Tampa Bay School, Former Principal, 4/13/2016
• SunSentinel: ‘Life Coach’ accused of having sex with mentally disabled woman he cared for, police say, 3/31/2016
• CBS Miami: ‘Life Coach’ Charged with Sexual Battery, 3/31/2016
• WPEC News 12 – Woman Details Shocking Sexual Battery Claims Against Massage Envy Franchise, 5/4/2015
• Tampa Bay Times – Judge Sentences Ex-Tampa Day School Principal To 10 Years For Sexual Assault, 4/30/ 2015
• NBC6 Miami – Woman Claims She Was Sexually Abused By Massage Envy Therapist In Boca Raton, 4/29/2015
• WPBF – Boca Raton Woman Claims Massage Therapist Sexually Assaulted Her, 4/28/2015
• WPEC – Former Delray Beach Doctor Faces Sexual Battery Charges, 3/18/2015
• WSVN – Palm Beach Doctor Arrested For Sexual Assault On Patient, 3/18/ 2015
• Palm Beach Post – Delray Police: Doctor Manuel Abreu Sexually Battered Patient, 3/18/2015
• Sun-Sentinel – Delray Police: Doctor Accused of Molesting Patients, 3/18/2015
• WPBF – Delray Beach Doctor Accused of Inappropriately Touching Patients, 3/18/2015
• WSVN – Doctor Hit with Sexual Assault Lawsuits Files for Bankruptcy, 2/17/2015
• NBC6 – Officer Sues Miami-Dade Corrections After Alleged Assault, 10/22/2014
• USA Today – Fla. Diocese Sued for $5M in Sex Abuse Case, 9/24/2014
• News-Press – Dioceses of Venice Deals with Another Sex Abuse Suit, 9/23/2014
• WZVN – Diocese of Venice Hit with $5M Lawsuit, 9/23/2014
• WINK News – Diocese of Venice Faces $5 Million Law Suit , 9/23/2014
• ABC Local 10 – Man claims sexual abuse by South FLA. Boy Scout leader, 9/10/2014
• WGCU (Fort Myers), Diocese of Venice Settles Sex Abuse Case in Fort Myers at St. Xavier Church (Father Jean Ronald Joseph), 8/19/2014
• Orlando Sentinel, Orlando Catholic Diocese Sued Again For Sexual Abuse by Father William Authenrieth, 8/13/2014
• NBC6 Miami – Boy Scout Leaders Accused of Sexual Abuse: Miami Lawsuit, 9/10/2014
• Pittsburg Tribune – Marianist Order Focus Of Abuse Probe With Heavy Ties To North Catholic, 9/7/2014
• News-Press – Victim Tell Story of Sex Abuse by Priest, 8/24/2014
• WGCU National Public Radio – Diocese of Venice Settles Sex Abuse Case in Fort, 8/19/2014
• WINK CBS – New Documents Reveal Disturbing Details, 8/19/2014
• News-Press – Diocese Settles Lawsuit Over Sex Abuse Claim, 8/19/2014
• News 13 Orlando – Claim Against Orlando Diocese Alleges Sex Abuse By Priest in 1970’s, 8/13/2014
• WFTV – Lawsuit Filed Against Diocese of Orlando For Alleged Sex Abuse By Priest, 8/13/2014
• Orlando Sentinel – Orlando Catholic Diocese Sued Again Over Sexual Abuse, 8/13/2014
• Palm Beach Post, Patient Sues Delray Doctor, Claims He Groped Her, 8/6/2014
• 7 News WSVN, South Florida Doctor Sued, 7/29/2014
• WFLX Fox 29, Delray Doctor Being Sued for Sexual Assault, 6/4/2014
• WBBJ Eyewitness News – Mother of sexual assault victim sue Bemis Church, 5/21/2014
• Jackson Sun – Sexual abuse law suit filed against Bemis Church, 5/21/2014
• The New York Times – Woman Assaulted By Priest Settles Suit Against Newark Archdiocese – 4/8/2010
• NJ.Com – Newark Archdiocese Settles Sexual Assault Lawsuit Filed By Florida Woman – 4/8/2010
• Lakota County Times – $650,000 Settlement in Lawsuit Based on 1868 Pact – 1/12/2010
• Rapid City Journal – Lawsuit Filed By Oglala Woman Against Federal Government Settlement for $650,000 – 1/7/2010
• Broward/Palm Beach New Times – Attorney for Epstein Victims: No Contact With Rothstein; Call Epstein Suit Against Rothstein “Disgraceful” – 12/10/2009
• Rapid City Journal  Judge Rules Treaty Obligations Include Reimbursement for Pain and Suffering 4/28/2009
• Denver Post – Church To Pay $4 Million in Pueblo Case Of Sexual Abuse – 10/31/2008
• KKTV – Pueblo Diocese Pays Out $4 Million – 10/30/2008
• The Jerusalem Post – NY Yeshiva Sued Over ‘Sexual Abuse’ – 2/4/2008
• The Florida Times Union – Dioceses Settle Abuse Claims For $1.5 Million – 9/27/2005