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Fr. Dale J. Fushek

Vicar General 2000-2004. Named Monsignor in 2/2002. Civil suit settled in 2002. Accused of sexual harassment by a Life Teen staff member. Criminal charges filed in 11/2005 claiming abuse of five ...
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New York’s archdiocese and survivors of clergy abuse agree to $800 million legal settlement

The Archdiocese of New York and attorneys for about 1,300 parishioners who said they were sexually abused by clergy have agreed to an $800 million settlement of their legal claims, the second-largest ...
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Chicago priest reinstated after investigation into allegation of sexual abuse of minor: Archdiocese

A Chicago priest has been returned to ministry after an investigation into an allegation of sexual abuse of a minor, the Archdiocese of Chicago said. In July, the Archdiocese of Chicago sent letters ...
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New York Archdiocese agrees to $800M payout to settle nearly 1,300 sex abuse claims

The Archdiocese of New York has agreed to pay more than $800 million to settle sexual abuse claims made by 1,300 people who said they were victimized by clergy members and lay people in positions of ...
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NY Archdiocese agrees to $800 million settlement over sexual abuse claims

The New Orleans Archdiocese agreed to pay at least $230 million to hundreds of survivors of clergy sexual abuse under a settlement approved by a federal judge last December.
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Vt. Supreme Court upholds firing of former BUHS principal

The Vermont Supreme Court on Oct. 2 upheld the 2022 firing of former Brattleboro Union High School (BUHS) Principal Steve Perrin. The court rejected his arguments that the Windham Southeast School ...
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Diocese can proceed with a canonical trial in the case of Father Martineau

WORCESTER (MA) The Catholic Free Press [Worcester, MA] ...
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Priest in Ireland Admits to Over 100 Child Sex Offenses as Bishop Seeks Vatican Dismissal

An Irish priest pleads guilty to minor sex abuse, Glasgow shutters 24 churches and half its parishes, the UAE gets a new Vatican ambassador, and more in this week’s Catholic world news roundup. A ...
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This R.I. bishop oversaw dozens of priests accused of sexual abuse. Now he faces accusations of his own.

During his 25 years as the leader of the Catholic community in Rhode Island, Gelineau took action against causes and people whom he believed went against Catholic teachings. He also oversaw the 157 ...
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Former students allege decades of abuse at former Bronzeville Catholic school in new lawsuit

Seven former students of the former Holy Angels Catholic School in Bronzeville filed lawsuits alleging they were sexually ...
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Closing arguments heard at Polish bishop’s landmark trial

Closing arguments were delivered this week in the landmark trial of a Polish bishop accused of failing to notify law enforcement promptly about abuse allegations, with a verdict expected at the end of ...
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Volusia church, school failed to prevent sexual abuse of young boys, lawsuits say

Two lawsuits filed Wednesday allege a church and school in Volusia County failed to protect young boys from ongoing sexual abuse by an employee who had already been investigated by police for similar ...