Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland
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PublishedJanuary 8, 2023
Timeline of alleged abuse
Thirteen lawsuits have been filed against the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland so far this year, all alleging the church failed to stop priests and other employees from sexually abusing children. The complaints lay out a timeline of abuse, much of which the church has acknowledged, that spans decades.
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PublishedJanuary 8, 2023
Decades-old abuse claims against Portland diocese, once blocked, pour in after state law change
More than a dozen people once barred by statutes of limitations are suing the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland.
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PublishedJanuary 4, 2023
Portland Diocese challenging 2021 Maine law lifting statute of limitations on childhood abuse claims
Attorneys for the diocese and the 13 plaintiffs suing the church will argue the case before Superior Court Justice Thomas McKeon later this month.
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PublishedDecember 12, 2022
New lawsuit claims Augusta-area priest ‘groomed’ 13-year-old hoping to enter priesthood
Three new lawsuits against the Catholic Diocese of Portland were filed Monday, brought on by a change to state law that lifted the statute of limitation on sexual abuse claims.
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PublishedDecember 7, 2022
School Notebook: Dec. 7
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PublishedDecember 1, 2022
Scarborough woman suing Portland’s Catholic Diocese for failing to stop known abuser in 1960s
The Rev. Lawrence Sabatino, who died in 1990, was one of 20 priests the diocese publicly identified in 2005 for abusing children. Ann Allen's suit was made possible by a change in state law that removed the statute of limitations for sexual abuse cases.
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PublishedOctober 26, 2022
Catholic Diocese of Buffalo settles AG suit by agreeing to strengthen clergy oversight
Criticism of the diocese led to the 2019 resignation of Bishop Richard Malone, who had been leader of the Catholic Church in Maine before transferring to Buffalo.
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PublishedOctober 21, 2022
Midcoast parishes and several others around Maine host Christmas fairs
St. Charles Borromeo Church in Brunswick, St. Mary Church in Bath and St. John's Community Center in Brunswick will all be holding holiday events in November; many others in the greater Midcoast area.
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PublishedOctober 14, 2022
In Bath, over 340 rosaries have been placed in window sills … and taken
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PublishedOctober 2, 2022
Fate of a rural Maine chapel worries neighbors
It was built years ago as an interfaith chapel by Ellis Pond residents and later given to the Portland Diocese. Residents would like it back, but silence from the diocese has them worried.
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