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Insurance company sues Diocese of Brooklyn over sex abuse cases alleging it knew of prolific abuser

Diocese of Brooklyn lawsuit Title: Insurance company sues Diocese of Brooklyn over sex abuse cases alleging it knew of prolific abuser Author: Sean Lahman Publisher: Democrat & Chronicle Date: 30DEC2020 An insurance company representing the Diocese of Brooklyn says it should not be responsible for paying settlements to victims who say they were sexually abused

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Catholic Church’s insurance company in financial trouble over abuse payouts

Catholic Church Insurance Australia Title: Catholic Church’s insurance company in financial trouble over abuse payouts Author: Chris Vedelago Publisher: The Age Date: 22DEC2020 The Catholic Church’s private insurer spent more than $58 million paying out the victims of sexual abuse last year and the company is being forced to raise fresh capital and liquidate investments

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Church’s appeal loss paves way for abuse survivors to sue

Warragul priest Daniel Hourigan Title: Church’s appeal loss paves way for abuse survivors to sue Authors: Adam Cooper and Tom Cowie Publisher: The Age Date: 18DEC2020 The Catholic Church has failed in its appeal over a compensation payout to a sexual abuse survivor, and now faces the prospect of being sued by hundreds of other

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Pope Francis abolishes pontifical
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Monster in our midst: How pedophile New Orleans clergyman stayed near prey

George Brignac New Orleans Title: Monster in our midst: How pedophile New Orleans clergyman stayed near prey Authors: Ramon Antonio Vargas and David Hammer Publisher: NOLA.com Date: 16DEC2020 It was 1953, and George Brignac was fresh out of high school when he joined the regional chapter of the Christian Brothers. He spent seven years with

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Inter-American Human Rights Commission to look into clerical sexual abuse

Inter-American Human Rights Title: Inter-American Human Rights Commission to look into clerical sexual abuse Author: Ines San Martin Publisher: Crux Date: 08DEC2020 ROSARIO, Argentina – For the first time in its history, the Inter-American Human Rights Commission promised to defend victims of clerical sexual abuse, with cases being reported in at least 19 countries in

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Pope Francis abolishes pontifical
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The U.K. is reckoning with a clerical sex abuse crisis. Again.

United Kingdom Clerical Abuse Title: The U.K. is reckoning with a clerical sex abuse crisis. Again. Author: Ricardo da Silva, S.J. Publisher: America Magazine Date: 03DEC2020 Editor’s note: This article contains descriptions of child sexual abuse and trauma.On the night before her confirmation, Sue Cox was sexually abused by a Catholic priest at a convent

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Report uncovers 9 new abusive Catholic priests, 46 more victims; number of abused children climbs to 212

Clergy Abuse Reckoning Colorado Title: Report uncovers 9 new abusive Catholic priests, 46 more victims; number of abused children climbs to 212 Author: Seth Klamann Publisher: The Denver Gazette Date: 01DEC2020 A report released Tuesday by the Colorado Attorney General’s Office identifies nine new Catholic priests accused of sexually abusing juveniles in the mid-to late

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