sexual abuse
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PublishedApril 9, 2024
Man settles sexual abuse lawsuit against Maine’s Catholic church as dozens more await ruling
The man had alleged he was abused in 1948, when he was an eighth-grader in Rumford, by the Rev. Lucien Joseph Mandeville. The terms of the settlement have not been released.
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PublishedMarch 11, 2024
Victims of Catholic nuns feel overlooked in the clergy sex abuse crisis
'It's time to restore the balance,' they say, in addressing sexual abuse by women in religious orders and positions.
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PublishedFebruary 29, 2024
Jeffrey Epstein grand jury records from underage girl abuse probe to be released under Florida law
Haley Robson, whom Epstein victimized as a 16-year-old high school student in Florida, said she and others like her are grateful for the closure that the release of the grand jury records would mean.
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PublishedFebruary 20, 2024
Maine man sues Bangor YMCA for allegedly failing to stop sexual abuse in 1970s
Wayne Quimby said he was 13 when his basketball coach sexually assaulted him after practice, 5 years after the coach had been charged with a sex-related crime.
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PublishedJanuary 22, 2024
Trump’s sex abuse defamation trial postponed due to juror illness
There was no indication that Trump himself isn't feeling well, and he didn't wear a mask in court as he watched Monday's brief proceeding.
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PublishedJanuary 21, 2024
Some in Maine cannot sue for decades-old child sex abuse claims
Public institutions, including schools, are immune from lawsuits for the alleged incidents, preventing many from filing civil claims, despite legal reform efforts that have eliminated the statute of limitations. One man who says he was victimized calls it 'another injustice.'
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PublishedNovember 14, 2023
Internal documents show WHO paid sexual abuse victims in Congo $250 each
The World Health Organization has paid at least 104 women who say they were sexually abused or exploited by officials working to stop Ebola.
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PublishedSeptember 18, 2023
Maine AG defends law eliminating statute of limitations on child sex abuse claims
This is the first time the Office of the Maine Attorney General has weighed in on the constitutionality of the 2021 law, which the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland is challenging on the grounds that it creates new liability and exposes defendants to 'tens of millions of dollars' in potential claims.
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PublishedAugust 14, 2023
Maine Catholic Diocese faces 6 more childhood sexual abuse claims
The newest complaints allege the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland knew about the abuse, which occurred between 1954 and 1988.
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PublishedAugust 5, 2023
Maine Voices: The Gospel according to Bishop Robert Deeley
Deeley is leading Maine’s 200,000-plus Catholics in an all-out war to block victims and survivors of childhood sexual abuse from seeking reparations no matter when the abuse occurred.
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