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March 31, 2023

Mount Cashel victims soon to receive settlements

Mount Cashel victims soon to receive settlements

Dozens of survivors of abuse at the Mount Cashel Orphanage in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s will receive compensation from the Archdiocese of St. John’s beginning in the fall.

Published in Canada
March 7, 2023

McCarrick admits knowing victim as a child, denies sexual assaults

Former cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick arrives at Dedham District Court in Dedham, Mass., Sept. 3, 2021, after being charged with molesting a 16-year-old boy during a 1974 wedding reception. McCarrick, who is trying to escape criminal charges by claiming dementia, told a reporter Feb. 28, 2023, he recalled the name of the man he allegedly sexually abused as a child but denied the sexual assaults.

Disgraced former cardinal Theodore McCarrick, whose attorneys have argued he should not stand trial due to "progressive and irreparable cognitive deficits," recalled the name of the man he allegedly sexually abused as a child, although he denied the sexual assaults.

Published in International
May 1, 2018

Cardinal Pell ordered to stand trial on abuse charges

Australian Cardinal George Pell departs the Melbourne Magistrates' Court March 5 in Melbourne.
MELBOURNE, Australia – After a monthlong pre-trial hearing, an Australian judge ordered Cardinal George Pell to stand trial on multiple charges of sexual abuse of minors, charges the cardinal consistently has denied.
Published in International
March 16, 2018

Alleged abuse victims testify against Cardinal Pell at Australian court hearing

Australian Cardinal George Pell departs the Melbourne Magistrates' Court March 5 in Melbourne. Cardinal Pell appeared in court for the magistrate to hear evidence and decide whether there is a strong enough case to go to trial on sexual abuse charges, which the cardinal has denied.
MELBOURNE, Australia – Alleged victims of abuse of Cardinal George Pell gave testimonies this week during a hearing in an Australian court which will determine if he will face a trial.
Published in International