On Friday, September 11, Judge Carl L. Bucki of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Western District of New York signed an Order granting survivors of sexual abuse in the Diocese of Buffalo until August 14, 2021, to file claims for compensation. The August 14 date coincides with the expiration of the extended window created by the Child Victims Act,…
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DIOCESE OF BUFFALO SEXUAL ABUSE
Fr. Francis Baratto – Diocese of Buffalo
Father Francis Baratto Diocese of Buffalo Ordained: 1953 Died: 1992 Assignment History: 1970s: St. Mary (Lockport, NY) 1980s: Our Lady of Lourdes (Buffalo, NY) 1988-1992: St. Andrew Church (Town of Tonawanda, NY) Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations Against Father Francis Baratto: Father Francis Baratto was ordained a priest in 1953. He served…
Diocese of Buffalo Returns Two Accused Priests Back to the Ministry
In a puzzling and potentially reckless move, two Buffalo diocesan priests who are accused, in a civil lawsuit, of molesting a child have been put back into ministry. If history is any guide, we suspect this is a decision that may well come back to haunt Bishop Edward Scharfenberger. His public relations staff claim that the accusations against the two…
Deadline Approaches on Diocese of Buffalo Claims Period for Clergy Abuse Compensation
May 2018 is the final month for victims of sexual abuse by clergy of the Diocese of Buffalo to bring a claim seeking compensation from the Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program (IRCP). The program, which follows similar programs in other dioceses in New York State, is designed to compensate people who sexually abused as a child by a member of the…
Diocese of Buffalo Program Underway to Compensate Victims of Clergy Sexual Abuse
The Diocese of Buffalo has announced an Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program (IRCP) to compensate people with claims that they were sexually abused as a child by a member of the clergy in the Diocese of Buffalo. According to published reports, more than forty two priests of the Diocese of Buffalo have been accused of child sexual abuse. Some, but…
Diocese of Buffalo Discloses List of Priests Accused of Child Sexual Abuse
At long last the Diocese of Buffalo has publicly disclosed the complete list of Diocese priests who have been accused of child sexual abuse since 1950. The disclosure comes at a time when many Dioceses in New York State are announcing compensation programs for victims of abuse by its priests. The Diocese of Buffalo recently unveiled its own program. Below…