Colorado sexual abuse survivors may finally get a long-awaited change in law which provide for civil justice. Under a new bill that the Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault (CCASA) helped draft, survivors of child sexual abuse could sue individuals or institutions – for triple damages – if their abuse resulted from a cover-up, no matter how long ago the abuse…
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SEX ABUSE ATTORNEY
Fr. John J. O’Connor – Archdiocese of San Francisco
Father John J. O’Connor Archdiocese of San Francisco Ordained: 1960 Died: 2013 Assignment History: 1960-1961: St. Stephen’s (San Francisco, CA) 1961-1963: Catholic University (Washington, D.C.) 1963-1964: Sacred Heart (San Francisco, CA) 1963-1971: Social Services/Catholic Charities (San Francisco, CA) 1964-1971: St. Isabella (San Rafael, CA) 1967-1971: St. Patrick’s Seminary (Menlo Park, CA) 1971-1977: St. Kevin’s (San Francisco, CA) 1974-1979: Social Services/Catholic…
The Statute of Limitations For Sexual Abuse Reform Movement Marches On!
It’s official. Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards has signed House Bill 492, removing the statute of limitations for sexual abuse claims. It’s now the law of the land in Louisiana. This means that those who were sexually victimized as children in that state – at any time, by anyone, can take an important step to help the wounded heal and help…
What Does Sexual Abuse Awareness Month Really Mean To You?
Nowadays, every day and month has been declared something. National Dog Day, National Teachers Day, Black History Month, the list goes on. April has been declared Sexual Assault Awareness Month. But what does that mean exactly? And what does that mean to you? Maybe you know someone that was abused. Maybe you were abused? Maybe you just think it means…