An attorney who targets accused pedophile priests says lawsuits filed under New York’s Child Victims Act could ravage the finances of some Catholic religious orders. According to Michael Pfau, a Seattle-based lawyer who has represented scores of clergy abuse survivors,…
Ex-Las Vegas headliner faints at 20-year sentence in porn case
A former Las Vegas illusion show headliner from Germany appeared to faint Thursday while being sentenced to 20 years in prison and fined more than $500,000 in a federal child pornography case. Jan Rouven Fuechtener, 40, stiffened and fell backward…
NY Law Firms Taking More Child Sex Abuse Cases in Wake of New Law’s Enactment
Law firms in New York state have already started working on several cases soon to be brought by victims of child sexual abuse after a bill was signed into law earlier this month that extended the period of time during…
With Ink Not Yet Dry on the New York Child Victims Act, There Is Already Reason to Be Concerned About the Victims in this Process
This is all about honoring and empowering the victims of child sex abuse who had faced locked courthouse doors due to New York’s unfairly short statutes of limitations (SOLs). In other states, many victims have sued individually and found a…
I-Team: How a Future Sex Offender Found a Home in 2 NY Boy Scout Troops
Decades before he became a registered sex offender, 60-year-old John Stella was an Assistant Scoutmaster dogged by allegations of abuse in an upstate Boy Scout troop. Decades before John Stella became a registered sex offender, he was an Assistant Scoutmaster…
Child Victims Act passes NY State Senate
The legislation, known as the Child Victims Act, passed the Democrat-controlled Senate and Assembly on Monday. Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo intends to sign the bill into law. The act would extend the statute of limitations going forward and create a…