Sentences with phrase «of sex abuse cases»

Our Toronto lawyers have handled all manner of sex abuse cases, including church abuse cases, claims and abuse / assault lawsuits against priests and clergy, as well as cases against institutions and individuals.

«I never had one of these sex abuse cases.

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In 2012, she joined the office of the Montgomery County district attorney, where she focused on sex crimes and elder abuse cases.

USA Gymnastics hired the former federal prosecutor last fall to review its practices and policies following criticism of its handling of sex abuse complaints, including a case involving the longtime team physician that has resulted in federal charges.

One major reason that the military should not turn cases of military - to - military sex abuse, is that we have a right to be judged by our peers... who understand what the mil life does to the human mind.

Allegations of s — exual abuse by clergy have been made in many countries (see Roman Catholic sex abuse cases by country).

If you look at the high - profile history of the Roman Catholic sex abuse cases, for example, I would guess that some smaller portion involves the priests who actually engaged in the abuse, while some larger portion is the cover - up.

This type of allegation is common in spurious sex - abuse cases, in part because it solves a common problem: If the victim was never alone with the predator, when and where did the assault take place?

A 1997 letter from the Vatican's representative to bishops in Ireland warns them to follow church law in investigating cases of suspected child sex abuse by priests and expresses «serious reservations» about requiring that such cases be reported to the police.

The two - page letter, written by Apostolic Nuncio Luciano Storero, was sent to bishops in Ireland in response to a document they had sent to the Vatican that recommends mandatory reporting of cases of suspected child sex abuse by priests.

Similarly, several leaders of Sovereign Grace Ministries were named in a class - action lawsuit alleging they failed to report multiple cases of child sex abuse within the ministry, urging the children who had been abused to «reconcile» with their abusers and counseling the abusers on how to avoid investigation and arrest.

Yes, there are, sad to say, some cases of priestly sex abuse that have been proved to be true in a court of law or have been admitted by perpetrators.

Catholic News Service: Pope names Boston priest to be Vatican's abuse investigator Pope Benedict XVI has named a canon lawyer from the Archdiocese of Boston to be the new promoter of justice in the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, a position that includes monitoring and investigating cases of priests accused of sex abuse.

And on June 21, 2002, the New York Times, in «Silently Shifting Teachers in Sex Abuse Cases,» noted a study of 225 complaints against teachers from 1990 — 94 and found that in only one percent of the cases did superintendents follow up to ensure that molesting teachers didn't continue teaching, while at least 16 percent of the teachers were able to get new teaching Cases,» noted a study of 225 complaints against teachers from 1990 — 94 and found that in only one percent of the cases did superintendents follow up to ensure that molesting teachers didn't continue teaching, while at least 16 percent of the teachers were able to get new teaching cases did superintendents follow up to ensure that molesting teachers didn't continue teaching, while at least 16 percent of the teachers were able to get new teaching jobs.

That allowed the NCR's guns to be turned on to an even larger target: «The cover - up is the product of secrecy, privilege and a lack of accountability that are major elements of the clerical culture in which the sex abuse scandal flourished... It was made worse because officials either ignored or downplayed the claims of victims and went to great lengths in many cases to protect the abusers.»

Such people may be substance abusers, but usually in the case of church leaders the problem is an addiction to work, sex, romance, self - abuse, power or money.

What The New York Times calls the «blame Woodstock» explanation for the rise of clerical sex abuse cases in the Seventies, despite the paper's evident scepticism, can not be entirely discounted, since as the researchers of the John Jay College (hereafter JJC) pointed out in their latest report, «the sexual abuse of minors is a pervasive problem in society and in organisations that involve close relationships between youth and adults... No exact measure exists for the number of youths who have contact with priests in the Catholic Church in a year... [but] despite the media focus on child sexual abuse by Catholic priests, it is clear that these abuse acts are a small percentage of all child sexual abuse incidents in the United States.»

PHILADELPHIA (CNN)- Jury selection begins Tuesday in the Philadelphia Catholic Archdiocese trial, a case experts have called one of the most sweeping sex abuse scandals in America.

(CNN)- A Philadelphia jury was unable to reach a verdict Wednesday on four of five charges in a landmark priest sex abuse case, according to a source familiar with the proceeding.

Any case of priestly sex abuse and episcopal cover - up is especially shameful - priests are meant to reflect God the Father.

CNN: No verdict in Philadelphia priest sex abuse trial, source says A Philadelphia jury was unable to reach a verdict Wednesday on four of five charges in a landmark priest sex abuse case, according to a source familiar with the proceeding.

While there have been no formal studies to determine how many child molesters have coached youth teams, a computer - database search of recent newspaper stories reveals more than 30 cases just in the last 18 months of coaches in the U.S. who have been arrested or convicted of sexually abusing children engaged in nine sports from baseball to wrestling — and this despite the fact that child sex - abuse victims, for reasons ranging from shame and embarrassment to love or fear of their molesters, rarely report the crime.

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Boston attorney Mitchell Garabedian, who made his name battling the Catholic Church in sex scandal cases, is bringing his high profile to Buffalo in search of sex abuse clients there.

Other question topics included how Cuomo's love of cars and motorcycles affects his actions on mass transit, the ongoing investigations of Mayor de Blasio's fundraising efforts in the 2014 senate elections and whether Cuomo has been questioned in those investigations, current legislative efforts at retroactively extending the statute of limitations in child sex abuse cases, the developing troubles of Suffolk County District Attorney Tom Spota and whether Cuomo will act to remove Spota, the likelihood of «ethics reform» passing in this legislative session, the timing of an inspector general's report on the 2015 Dannemora prison escape and Cuomo's planned trip to Italy.

The Catholic Conference has supported the elimination of the criminal statute of limitation on child sex abuse cases and extending the civil time frame, though it's not clear whether it would agree to Cuomo's plan to give victims 50 years from the attacks.

Michigan State University has reached a $ 500 million settlement with hundreds of women and girls who say they were sexually assaulted by sports doctor Larry Nassar in the worst sex - abuse case in sports history.

Assemblyman Jim Tedisco's bill that would require college athletic officials to report cases of suspected child sex abuse has gained two sponsors in the Republican - led Senate.

U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer has added a provision to his Adam Walsh Reauthorization Act of 2016 that would extend the statute of limitations in federal civil cases for victims of sexual abuse, sex trafficking and other crimes related to child pornography.

Advocates called the move a major victory in their efforts to overturn one of the most restrictive statute of limitations on child sex abuse cases in the nation.

Kathryn Robb, a sex abuse survivor - turned - attorney and advocate for victims, has a meeting in Albany today Senate Deputy Majority Leader John DeFrancisco to discuss a bill that would eliminate the statute of limitations for pursuing criminal charges or filing lawsuits in child sex abuse cases.

In fact, its promotion of Sloss» qualities shows how badly it failed to understand what the sex - abuse case is all about.

Senate Independent Democratic Conference Leader Jeffrey Klein said the law requiring victims of sex abuse to seek legal recourse before their 23rd birthday should be eliminated not just for civil cases, but for criminal cases as well.

The Church supports a bill that would do away with the criminal statute of limitations entirely on child sex abuse cases and extend the timeframe in which a survivor can bring a civil case.

The inclusion of the Child Victims Act, which would make it easier for survivors of child sex abuse to bring cases as adults, is a huge victory for advocates who have lobbied hard for it.

Survivors of child sex abuse recently have made themselves heard across New York in recent weeks, as they push for passage of the state's Child Victims Act (CVA), legislation that would increase both the criminal and civil statute of limitations on sex abuse cases.

According to those briefed on the Assembly bill, which as of Tuesday had yet to be formally introduced, the five - year statute of limitation on felony criminal child sex abuse cases would start at age 23, up from 18.

With three weeks to go in the legislative session, advocates are still pushing for passage of a Child Victims Act that would do away with the statute of limitations on child sex abuse cases, create a one - year window so survivors who can't bring cases under current law could do so, and treat public and private institutions the same.

The Manhattan district attorney's office says a review of how prosecutors handled a 2015 sex abuse case against Harvey Weinstein will show the investigation was handled properly.

Two Western New Yorkers who were victims of sexual abuse as minors are in Albany Wednesday to share their painful stories while advocates push to change New York State's statues of limitations in child sex abuse cases.

Robb, now a lawyer and victim advocate, has a meeting in Albany on Monday with Senate Deputy Majority Leader John DeFrancisco (R - Syracuse) to discuss a bill that would eliminate the statute of limitations for pursuing criminal charges or filing lawsuits in child sex abuse cases.

The Child Victims Act would ease current statutes of limitations for criminal and civil sex abuse cases.

Pirro's grand jury called for the Legislature to eliminate the statute of limitations on child sex abuse cases, which bars victims from pursuing criminal charges or civil litigation after their 23rd birthday.

In the wake of the firestorm going on at Penn State, Assemblymen Jim Tedisco and George Amedore are calling for the closing of what they say is a «dangerous loophole» in state law that doesn't require coaches and other college athletic officials to report possible sex - abuse cases.

Assemblyman Michael Cusick (D - S.I.) has a bill that would eliminate the statute of limitations for the prosecution of child sex abuse cases.

«The kinds of cases that are represented in these phones are homicide, attempted murder, sex abuse of children, sex trafficking, assault, robbery, identity theft and all manner of other crimes,» Vance said.

During a visit to a Catholic high school near upstate Kingston on Monday, Dolan was greeted by about 10 protesters calling on him to back legislation — known as The Child Victims Act — that would remove the statute of limitations on cases of child sex abuse and allow a one - year look - back window for victims to revive old civil cases.

Earlier this week, protesters greeted the cardinal at an upstate Catholic high school over his opposition to the failed Child Victims Act — which would have removed statute of limitations on child sex abuse cases.

While his statement did not mention Dolan by name, it came one day after the cardinal met with him to argue against a lookback provision being included in the Child Victims Act, which would extend the statute of limitations on criminal and civil child sex abuse cases.

Oz also took the time to urge his viewers to call state Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan to call for passage this year of a bill that would extend the timeframe that child sex abuse survivors can bring civil and criminal cases.