Sexual abuse
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PublishedMarch 12, 2023
Siobhán Brett: For how much longer can the Portland diocese play dumb?
We know too much for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland to stonewall allegations of abuse. If 20 complaints can’t change that, will anything?
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PublishedMarch 7, 2023
Maine Voices: A Catholic in the pews responds to the diocesan legal strategy
As victims continue to struggle with the pain of past abuse, I urge Bishop Deeley to acknowledge them in his own voice, not that of an attorney.
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PublishedFebruary 17, 2023
U.S. prosecutors ask for 25 more years in prison for R. Kelly
In their sentencing recommendation, prosecutors described Kelly's behavior as “sadistic,” calling him “a serial sexual predator” with no remorse and who "poses a serious danger to society."
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PublishedFebruary 6, 2023
Massachusetts diocese publishes nameless clergy abuse report
Boston Attorney Mitchell Garabedian, who has worked on many priest abuse cases for decades, called the report a 'self-serving document' by a diocese that 'has allowed the wholesale sexual abuse of children for decades.'
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PublishedJanuary 30, 2023
Marilyn Manson accused of sexual assault of a minor in new lawsuit
Several suits against Marilyn Manson claiming abuse have recently been settled or dismissed.
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PublishedJanuary 22, 2023
Our View: Portland diocese displays a brazen lack of empathy
Attempts to block legal recourse for people in pain and anguish amount to retraumatizing secondary abuse.
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PublishedJanuary 22, 2023
The Maine Millennial: Who tells the church what it must do in order to be forgiven?
I hope survivors sue the collar off the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland and others.
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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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PublishedDecember 21, 2022
More sex abuse lawsuits filed against Catholic Diocese of Portland
The suits allege that a monsignor and a nun, who each worked at a church in Bangor, abused young boys decades ago.
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PublishedDecember 3, 2022
Commentary: Maine child sexual abuse survivors must be supported – whenever they come forward
We want fellow survivors to hear this: You are not defined by your abuse. You deserve to be heard and believed.
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