The Bishops of all the Catholic Dioceses in Pennsylvania released a statement on September 22 announcing support for a compensation fund for payments to be made to people who were victims of sexual abuse by a priest belonging to Dioceses in Pennsylvania. At the same time, the legislature in Pennsylvania may be considering legislation that would eliminate the statute of…
Your Voice Matters. Your Story Matters.
PENNSYLVANIA GRAND JURY
Sexually Abused by a Priest of Diocese of Scranton? Talk to a lawyer today
Our law firm is offering free confidential evaluation of clergy sexual abuse claims involving priests of the Diocese of Scranton. We have been handling clergy abuse cases for many years. Contact us today at 954-641-2100 or send an e-mail to [email protected] to find out if you are eligible for compensation. The Diocese of Scranton has been home to some of the…
Sexually Abused By a Priest of Diocese of Erie? Talk to a Lawyer Today
Our law firm is offering free confidential evaluation of clergy sexual abuse claims involving priests of the Diocese of Erie. We have been handling clergy abuse cases for many years. Contact us today at 954-641-2100 or send an e-mail to [email protected] to find out if you are eligible for compensation. The Diocese of Erie has been home to some of the…
Priest Thomas Benestad of Boca Raton Parish Had History of Abuse Per Grand Jury Report
Monsignor Thomas Benestad assisted at Ascension Catholic Church in Boca Raton between 2007 and 2011. Parishioners are now learning for the first time from a Grand Jury Report that Benestad was accused of child sexual abuse dating back to his tenure as a priest of the Diocese of Allentown in the 1980’s. This alleged abuse is documented in the recent…
Pennsylvania Grand Jury Report on Clergy Abuse Has Ties to Southwest Florida
A two-year grand jury probe into decades of sexual misconduct by over 300 abusive Catholic priests in six Catholic Dioceses in Pennsylvania has produced some startling and disturbing findings. The lengthy reports details over 1100 child victims and a culture of secrecy in which the reputation of the church was valued by Bishops and Diocese officials above the safety of…
What Happens Now That Grand Jury Report on Clergy Sex Abuse in Pennsylvania Is Out?
A two-year grand jury probe into decades of sexual misconduct by over three hundred abusive Catholic priests in six Catholic Dioceses in Pennsylvania has produced some startling and disturbing findings. The lengthy reports details over 1100 child victims and a culture of secrecy in which the reputation of the church was valued by Bishops and Diocese officials above the safety…
Grand Jury Report on Over 300 Abusive Priests in Pennsylvania to Be Made Public
Six Catholic Dioceses in Pennsylvania are the subject of a two-year grand jury probe into decades of sexual misconduct by over 300 Catholic priests. The 900-page report is expected to contain details of widespread abuse by priest over many decades and efforts by church leaders to conceal and protect the abusive priests. The probe involved dozens of witnesses and more than half…