Sentences with phrase «for alleged sexual abuse»

Not exact matches

Finnegan's suit alleges that the archdiocese «actively concealed their knowledge of Kline's previous offenses, lied to parishioners and created a sham sexual abuse victim assistance program for the archdiocese.»

This year's grand jury report is the second one on priests» sexual abuse in Philadelphia, and the first time that a Catholic church leader has been charged criminally for an alleged cover - up.

The measure, first introduced years ago by Margaret Markey, a New York State Assembly Democrat, would extend the statute of limitations for civil suits against alleged sexual abusers of children and against institutions that fail to act against such abuse under their roofs.

The report from the attorneys» group was released a negotiations stalled this week between the state Senate and Gov. Andrew Cuomo over enactment of a law that would create a one - year period for alleged victims of sexual assault to file a lawsuit against their abusers or any organization that may have enabled the abuse.

Legendary Metropolitan Opera conductor James Levine molested an Illinois teenager from the time he was 15 years old, sexual abuse that lasted for years and led the alleged victim to the brink of suicide, according to a police report obtained by The NY Post.

It's a very different story in the greater - Phoenix area, where school administrators involved in three highly publicized cases of alleged sexual abuse by teachers are being investigated by Arizona education officials for possible mishandling of the incidents.

by Merritt Clifton David K. Wills, 62, charged in multiple Texas counties in 2015 for alleged felonious continuous sexual abuse of a child and continuous trafficking of a child, first came to my notice as an investigative subject in September 1989, through conduct which, unknown to him, I personally witnessed.

Although the former police officer accused in this case was criminally charged for the alleged abuse, an individual who suffered sexual abuse may be entitled to recover financial damages by filing a civil lawsuit.

Ten Twitter trolls learnt this the hard way when they revealed the identity of the woman who accused footballer Ched Evans of rape — despite the fact that alleged victims of sexual abuse are given anonymity for life — and earned themselves police cautions.

Consider, for example, the implications for estates of deceased individuals alleged to have committed sexual abuse.

The case creates a «very high threshold» for regulated health professionals seeking to challenge a proposed interim suspension or interim conditions, in the face of a complaint alleging serious misconduct, such as sexual abuse, says Lad Kucis, partner and co-chairman of the health law group with Gardiner Roberts LLP in Toronto.

Sexual Assault Victim Collects Judgement S. (GW) v. R. (WW) 2010 BCSC 1741 is a case alleging a fraudulent conveyance of assets from the plaintiff's stepfather, to his son, The stepfather had sexually abused the plaintiff for several years when she was very young.

«[30] Ensuring that documents prepared for College proceedings are always inadmissible in civil proceedings is especially important in cases, like this one, of alleged sexual abuse.

Emma Phillips talks to the Toronto Star about Canada's role in providing support for victims of alleged sexual exploitation and abuse by peacekeepers.

It's «very rare» to see victims of alleged sexual assault found liable for defamation, said Elizabeth Grace, a lawyer who specializes in sexual abuse, but was not involved -LSB-...]

The judge referred to the governing legal test for determining if an employer is vicariously liable for employee sexual misconduct, and concluded that because the alleged abuse was said to have occurred while the teacher was simply carrying out his ordinary duties as a teacher, without taking advantage of any specialized opportunities afforded to him by virtue of his employment, no vicarious liability would have attached to the school board even if the alleged sexual misconduct had been proven.

His testimony in that case was being offered to show that the defendant was «unlikely to have engaged in the alleged acts of child sexual abuse based upon [Dr. Gardner's] «indicators for pedophilia»».