PLATTSBURGH — The day M.G. turned 23, he lost the chance to sue his childhood abuser. Now, nearly three decades later, the Child Victims Act has returned his voice. In his lawsuit against what was once St. John’s Church and…
A former paperboy’s story of sexual abuse
Bates recounted a series of forced sexual acts he said he endured in 1983, when he was 11 and 12 years old, and a paperboy for the Democrat and Chronicle. Now, he is suing the newspaper and its parent company,…
Former Brighton Democrat and Chronicle paper carrier suing Gannett for alleged abuse
New York City potentially facing 17 more sex abuse lawsuits and millions in legal exposure
The city government is potentially facing 17 new child sexual abuse lawsuits and tens of millions of dollars in legal exposure, a Manhattan law firm revealed in a recent letter to the city comptroller. In the Oct. 11 letter, lawyer…
Clergy abuse survivors meet face to face with leaders of Rochester Catholic diocese
Rochester, N.Y. — Rochester, N.Y. (WHAM) – For about five hours, sex abuse survivors and attorneys lobbed questions at Bishop Salvatore Matano as well as the CFO of the Catholic Diocese of Rochester. It was the first meeting of the…
Facebook Encryption Eyed in Fight Against Online Child Sex Abuse
An explosion in reports of child sexual abuse imagery on the internet is prompting the authorities to step up pressure on technology companies over their use of encryption — and Facebook, which flags by far the largest amount of the…