State Church Abuse Lawsuits Title: Slew of church abuse lawsuits hinges on state court decision Author: Mark Scolforo Publisher: Associated Press Date: 14AUG2020 HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s Roman Catholic dioceses have been hit with about 150 lawsuits from people who say they were sexually abused as children by priests and hope a state court
Pennsylvania Priest Abuse Victims Title: Pennsylvania Priest Sex Abuse Victims Who Sued in New Jersey Facing Jurisdictional Fight Author: Charles Toutant Publisher: New Jersey Law Journal via law.com Date: 24JUN2020 The suits generally claim that priests from Pennsylvania parishes sexually abused the plaintiffs at locations in New Jersey. But the Pennsylvania defendants are contesting jurisdiction
Transferring Priests Molest Children Title: ‘The church we so believed in abandoned us,’ mom of assault victim says at sentencing of Allentown Diocese priest Author: Laurie Mason Schroeder and Daniel Patrick Sheehan Publisher: The Morning Call Date: 24FEB2020 After the father of a 17-year-old Allentown Central Catholic High School student who was groped by an