Blog Posts in 2010
Posted on Jun 24, 2010 By Chad Franks
Belgian Catholic Church Offices Raided in Abuse Inquiry By STEPHEN CASTLE and NICHOLAS KULISH Published: June 24, 2010 New York Times, BRUSSELS — Belgian authorities heightened pressure on the Roman ...
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Posted on Jun 14, 2010 By Chad Franks
FindLaw.com June 10, 2010 By Marci Hamilton, Esq. hamilton02@aol.com Last week, the New York Child Victims Act (available at http://open.nysenate.gov/legislation/bill/S5893A ) was defeated in the ...
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Posted on Jun 3, 2010 By Franks LLC
DA: Insufficient evidence found to charge cardinal By GILLIAN FLACCUS (AP) – 16 hours ago LOS ANGELES — An eight-year investigation into how the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles handled ...
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Posted on Jun 2, 2010 By Chad Franks
For 5th Year, Child Sex Abuse Bill Dies in Legislature By PAUL VITELLO Published: June 2, 2010 New York Times For four years, advocates for sexually abused children had fought a battle in the New York ...
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Posted on Jun 2, 2010 By Franks LLC
A Secrecy Fetish District Attorney Kamala Harris is going too far in protecting Catholic pedophiles. By Matt Smith Wednesday, Jun 2 2010 Was Kamala Harris merely sloppy when she failed to disclose a ...
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Posted on Jun 1, 2010 By Chad Franks
New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan is one of nine Catholic prelates who have been assigned to investigate Irish priests' handling of sexual-abuse cases, the Vatican said yesterday. The panel will seek ...
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Posted on May 18, 2010 By Chad Franks
St. John's Abbey is accused of breaking a promise to the family of two boys allegedly abused by monk that he would not work with kids again. By JEFF STRICKLER , Star Tribune Last update: May 18, 2010 ...
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Posted on May 14, 2010 By Chad Franks
Editorial Justice for Child Abuse Victims Published: May 14, 2010 by The New York Times We urge the New York State Legislature to rise above intense lobbying by the New York State Catholic Conference ...
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Posted on Apr 30, 2010 By Chad Franks
Vatican’s lawyer says federal lawsuit against pope has no merit By Catholic News Service Posted: 4/30/2010 MILWAUKEE (CNS) -- The Vatican's U.S. lawyer said a federal lawsuit accusing Pope Benedict ...
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Posted on Mar 19, 2010 By Chad Franks
Catholic Sex Abuse Scandal Nears Pope Expected Papal Letter of Apology Unlikely to Satisfy Victims; Pope Reportedly Linked to Coverup by Allen Pizzey (CBS) A papal letter of apology is the latest ...
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Posted on Feb 19, 2010 By Chad Franks
- AP (adapted from the Philadelphia Inquirer) Sex-abuse claims rise in Germany BERLIN - The number of students who say they were sexually abused by Jesuit priests at schools across Germany has jumped ...
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Posted on Feb 19, 2010 By Chad Franks
West New York man pleads guilty; went to Illinois for sex-and-photos spree with 13-year-old boy The New Jersey Journal Friday, February 19, 2010 TRENTON - A West New York man pleaded guilty yesterday ...
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Posted on Jan 15, 2010 By Chad Franks
Area prosecutors are watching sexting case in U.S. Appeals Court By MATTHEW KEMENY, The Patriot-News January 15, 2010, 7:22PM Just about all law enforcers agree teen sexting — sending explicit photos ...
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