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May 31, 2020

St Cloud Diocese settles lawsuit filed by adult victims of childhood sex abuse by clergy

The Catholic Diocese of St. Cloud has settled a law suit for accusations of clergy sex abuse. The $22.5 million settlement by the diocese is meant to compensate the sex abuse survivors accusing priests of molesting them decades ago. The settlement is part of an agreement that the diocese will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection “in the near future.” St. Cloud Bishop Donald Kettler, put out a press release apologizing to the victims of sex abuse by the priests and said he was committed to “assist in the healing of all those who have been hurt.” In 2018, […]

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April 7, 2020

High Court Overturns sex abuse conviction of High Ranking Catholic Official Cardinal Pell

Australia’s High Court unanimously overturned the conviction of Cardinal George Pell and he has been freed from prison. Pell had been convicted of five counts of historical child sex abuse. Yesterday, Chief Justice Susan Kiefel, after a five-year legal battle, put an end to what began when a man in his 30s approached police and accused Cardinal Pell of sexually abusing him as a child in the mid-1990s. In the 90’s, Cardinal Pell was the Vatican Treasurer and the highest ranking Catholic official to ever be publicly accused of child sex offenses. Pell has continued to deny the charges and […]

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April 6, 2020

$21.7 Million verdict is upheld in Rabbi Sex abuse case

A Connecticut Rabbi accused of repeatedly sexually abusing a teenage boy in the early 2000’s was sentenced to 12 years in prison last month. The accuser, Eliyahu Mirlis, now 32, filed a civil lawsuit in federal court against Rabbi Daniel Greer, now 79 in 2016. Mirlis said Greer sexually abused him in 2002 and 2003 when he attended the Yeshiva of New Haven that Rabbi Greer founded. A federal appeals court last month upheld a $21.7 million verdict against Rabbi Greer and a three-judge panel of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York City rejected the appeal. […]

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March 11, 2020

Former Olympian swimmer settles lawsuit with USA Swimming amongst allegations of sex abuse

At just age 13, Olympic swimmer, Ariana Kukors Smith, began the nightmare of what soon would become years of sex abuse by her Olympic Coach, Sean Hutchinson. Ariana, a record breaking swimmer at the Seattle Washington KING Aquatic cub, a middle schooler, was 18 years younger than her coach when he started grooming her for a sexual relationship. Hutchinson became an Olympic coach in 2008 and Ariana made the Olympic team just 4 years later. Kukors Smith went public about the abuse as a minor just two years ago and her attorney announced this week that they had reached […]

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November 30, 2016

We brought a civil sexual abuse claim against Jeffrey Epstein and, on behalf of teen girls who allege they were sexually molested and abused by Jeffrey Epstein.

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November 30, 2016

We brought a civil sexual abuse claim against the Archdiocese of Miami, Inc. and St. Anthony School, on behalf of a children boys who alleges they were sexually molested and abused by Father Neil Doherty.

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November 30, 2016

We brought a civil sexual abuse claim against the Mary Help of Christians School and THE SALESIAN SOCIETY, INC., on behalf of a teens boys who alleges they were sexually molested and abused by their Dorm Supervisor, Father Kevin O’Brien.

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November 29, 2016

We brought a civil sexual abuse claim against the Florida Youth Soccer Association and , on behalf of a teen boy who alleges he was sexually molested and abused by his Assistant Coach, William Burton.

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November 29, 2016

We brought a civil sexual abuse claim against the Kids Sanctuary and , on behalf of a childern who alleges was sexually molested and abused by House Parent, David Anderson.

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Confidential Resolution

November 29, 2016

We brought a civil sexual abuse claim against the Archdiocese of Miami and , on behalf of a teen boy who alleges he was sexually molested and abused by his Priest, Father Olszewski.

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St Cloud Diocese settles lawsuit filed by adult victims of childhood sex abuse by clergy

High Court Overturns sex abuse conviction of High Ranking Catholic Official Cardinal Pell

$21.7 Million verdict is upheld in Rabbi Sex abuse case

Former Olympian swimmer settles lawsuit with USA Swimming amongst allegations of sex abuse

We brought a civil sexual abuse claim against Jeffrey Epstein and, on behalf of teen girls who allege they were sexually molested and abused by Jeffrey Epstein.

We brought a civil sexual abuse claim against the Archdiocese of Miami, Inc. and St. Anthony School, on behalf of a children boys who alleges they were sexually molested and abused by Father Neil Doherty.

We brought a civil sexual abuse claim against the Mary Help of Christians School and THE SALESIAN SOCIETY, INC., on behalf of a teens boys who alleges they were sexually molested and abused by their Dorm Supervisor, Father Kevin O’Brien.

We brought a civil sexual abuse claim against the Florida Youth Soccer Association and , on behalf of a teen boy who alleges he was sexually molested and abused by his Assistant Coach, William Burton.

We brought a civil sexual abuse claim against the Kids Sanctuary and , on behalf of a childern who alleges was sexually molested and abused by House Parent, David Anderson.

We brought a civil sexual abuse claim against the Archdiocese of Miami and , on behalf of a teen boy who alleges he was sexually molested and abused by his Priest, Father Olszewski.

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