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During the past week, the media has been awash in reports about disgraced former entertainer being released from prison after his conviction for sexual assault was tossed out by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. At the heart of the decision was Cosby’s Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination and the interplay between that constitutional guarantee, criminal cases, and civil lawsuits. This has raised concerns and confusion among people considering civil lawsuits in cases in which the perpetrator of an injury-causing act may…

Beginning in the summer of 2020, speculation continued to grow that child abuse was worsening amid the COVID-19 pandemic. This include concerns in regard to what was happening across the country in regard to daycare abuse. As the nation and the world enters into the second full year of the pandemic, there is growing anecdotal evidence that child abuse generally is on the increase and that daycare abuse remains a notable problem. This includes both physical as well as sexual…

Rev. Charles Woodrich of the Archdiocese of Denver has been outed as a serial sexual abuser. Better known in Denver as Father Woody, Woodrich was a revered priest in the Catholic community and an iconic figure in the broader Denver community. Over the course of several decades, Woodrich bettered the lives of the less fortunate, beginning in a powerful partnership with the Grande Dame of the city and publisher of the Denver Post, Helen Bonfils. Father Woody became known by…

Number of Sexual Abuse Lawsuits Against Catholic Clergy Continues to Rise The Roman Catholic Church has spent decades trying to deal with the sad fact that, for years, many of its priests and laity have been accused of sexual abuse of children and other vulnerable members of its faith community. The extent of this abuse is best understood by reviewing an often-overlooked report from Pennsylvania. In July of 2018 the State of Pennsylvania’s Attorney General’s Office released an 800+-page report…

Many organizations such as the Roman Catholic Church and the Boy Scouts of America have filed for “Chapter 11” Bankruptcy to limit their potential financial losses in sexual abuse lawsuits. In today’s post our sexual abuse victim’s lawyer explains how a Chapter 11 filing could affect your rights if you are considering such a lawsuit.