New York s Catholic church leaders control billions outside the reach of abuse survivors
Bankruptcy filings and assets shifted to foundations have coincided with passage of Child Victims Act
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The Catholic bishops of New York sold a lucrative insurance business they controlled and stored the proceeds in a foundation they also administer, keeping billions out of the reach of survivors of childhood sexual abuse. Pictured: Cardinal Timothy Dolan in this Sept. 30, 2019 file photo, speaking during a news conference in New York. Dolan established a victim compensation fund in 2016, as a successful battle to lift the statute of limitations on the filing of child sexual abuse lawsuits gathered steam. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)Mark LennihanShow MoreShow Less
Former Teacher, Ashville BOCES, Frewsburg School District All Named in Child Victims Lawsuit
NOTE: This story was edited to indicate the lawsuit is pending, based on the court’s decision to allow the victim to remain anonymous to the public.
MAYVILLE – A former Ashville BOCES faculty member has been named in a pending child victims lawsuit for allegations of sexual abuse.
According to a petition filed in
Chautauqua County Supreme Court on Friday, the victim claims they were a student at
Frewsburg Central School District, but were taking a class at the
Erie 2 Chautauqua-Cattaragus BOCES in Ashville when the abuse occurred. The instructor named in the case is
A Vanishing Priest, a Wall of Secrecy and a 25-Year-Old Abuse Case
Religious orders have their own hierarchies, so they have their own ways of handling abuse allegations.
Timothy Schlenz has used a New York State law to file a case against a Dominican priest. Close to one-third of Child Victims Act cases against priests involve religious orders.Credit.Matt Eich for The New York Times
By Jenn Morson
Jan. 30, 2021
Thirty-odd years ago, 8-year-old Timothy Schlenz spent every Saturday being tutored on the sacraments at a Manhattan church. It was there, he said, that he was regularly abused.
Every weekend, his family would drive into the city from New Jersey so that Timothy, who is now 39, could study at St. Catherine of Siena Parish, on the Upper East Side. The priest who tutored him, the Rev. Carleton P. Jones, slowly groomed the boy and eventually molested him, telling him it was a way to check for cancer, according to Mr. Schlenz.
Courtesy Marisa Sutera Strange
I am an elite masters runner, specializing in the mile, 5K, and cross country. I’m 57 years old
now, and running has been my salvation for decades. My high school coach abused me more than 40 years ago, and I’m still coming to terms with what happened.
While I was in high school, my favorite event was the 400-meter hurdles. The event was new for girls and a good fit for me, because it used all of my athletic abilities. I found it challenging and fun, and it allowed me to excel.
In 1980, a new assistant track coach appeared, who was also a teacher at the high school, and he seemed to take an interest in me right from the beginning. Running was my whole world at that time, and I was barely more than a child, naive to the world around me. Looking back, I can see how he preyed upon my innocence.
Leaked transcript raises concerns of payouts for clergy sex abuse victims
âThey never wanted the child victims act
Leaked transcript raises concerns of payouts for clergy sex abuse victims
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BUFFLAO, NY (WKBW) â One day before a new bishop will be installed as the leader of the Catholic Diocese of Buffalo, a leaked transcript reveals the diocese may have been trying to bypass the Child Victims Act.
Some are now accusing the church of putting money before victims.
Eileen Buckley
Kevin Koscielniak, survivor, founder Buffalo Survivors Group, in a Zoom interview.
âJust another way for the church to keep things silent,â declared Kevin Koscielniak, survivor, founder Buffalo Survivors Group.