The Roman Catholic diocese of Bridgeport, Conn., is expected to release thousands of documents connected to sexual abuse lawsuits. The diocese was ordered by a Waterbury Superior Court judge to release the papers Tuesday. The files include more than 12,000 pages from 23 lawsuits against six priests settled by the diocese in 2001. The U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear the diocese's appeal of a Connecticut Supreme Court decision ordering release of the documents. Depositions, affidavits and motions are included in the records, which have been under seal. They could shed light on how newly retired New York Cardinal Edward Egan handled the abuse ...
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A Connecticut judge has ordered the release of thousands of documents connected to sexual abuse lawsuits involving Bridgeport's Roman Catholic Diocese. A Waterbury Superior Court judge ruled Tuesday that the diocese should release the sealed documents by Dec. 1. The files consist of more than 12,000 pages from lawsuits against six priests settled by the diocese in 2001. The U.S. Supreme Court last week refused to hear the diocese's appeal of a Connecticut Supreme Court decision ordering release of the documents. The records include depositions, affidavits and motions that could shed light on how retired New York Cardinal Edward Egan handled the allegations when ...
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WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) - A bankrupt U.S. Roman Catholic diocese has agreed to provide long-sought documents to alleged sex abuse victims in exchange for a postponement in the start of trials, an attorney for the plaintiffs said on Friday. The Diocese of Wilmington, Delaware, filed for bankruptcy last month in a move that put on hold civil trials that had been set to begin the next day. The plaintiffs now have agreed to extend the stay of trials to co-defendants such as parishes and priests named along with the diocese, attorney James Stang said. The agreement "reflects pluses for all survivors," he said. "We ...
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Sadly, the hate merchants (some of whom are pictured at left) - led by NOM and the Roman Catholic Church - prevailed in Maine and we again see a slim majority taking away validly enacted civil rights of a minority group. One has to wonder when the birthers and Christianists will seek an initiative to take away the citizenship of non-white immigrants. What is most disgusting to me is that allowing gay marriage took nothing from these haters, but takes much away from same sex couples. * The message of Proposition 8 and now Maine is that no minority is safe from the tyranny ...
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The Supreme Court turned away another appeal to stop the release of documents generated for sexual abuse lawsuits against priests in a Roman Catholic diocese in Connecticut. The court on Monday refused to hear an appeal from the Diocese of Bridgeport, which has been fighting for years to prevent the release of the documents. Last month, the justices refused to grant a delay at least while they considered the diocese's full appeal. The order Monday was issued without comment. The New York Times, The Boston Globe, The Washington Post and the Hartford Courant have asked to see the documents. The Connecticut Supreme Court has ...
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The Stella Maris Seafarers Center of San Diego (SMSCSD) is an Ecumenical Center, non-profit organization, owned and operated by the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego ...
Forbes - When the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego filed for bankruptcy six months ago, it hoped to find shelter from potentially embarrassing and costly lawsuits from people claiming they were sex
