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Inmate stalked ex-priest Geoghan
Los Angeles TimesBOSTON - The prison inmate who fatally strangled a central figure in the worldwide clerical abuse scandal said he stalked pedophile priest John J. Geoghan for more than a month and considered him "a prize," a district attorney said yesterday. "It...Tags: Sexual Assault, Children, Laws, Criminal Laws, Amnesty International
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Catholic priests address scandal
Associated PressBOSTON - As Roman Catholics gathered yesterday for the beginning of Holy Week, the most solemn observance of the Christian calendar, priests across the country addressed sexual abuse scandals that have shaken the church and tainted some of its top...Tags: Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Sexual Assault, Children, Sexual Misconduct, Easter
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New Catholic priests 'sign of hope'
Associated PressBOSTON - Cardinals Bernard Law in Boston and Theodore McCarrick in Washington spoke at the ordinations of new priests yesterday, calling the men's presence a sign of hope as the church deals with a national sex abuse scandal. During his address to five...Tags: Bernard F Law, Sexual Assault, Trials, Abusive Behavior, Church and State Relations
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Maryland center claims success treating priests
Sun StaffTucked away on a 43-acre suburban campus in Silver Spring, the St. Luke Institute boasts garden courtyards, tennis and handball courts and, by its own account, extraordinary success over the past two decades in treating the dark and complex problem of...Tags: Brain, Juvenile Delinquency, Medical Research, Hospitals and Clinics, Vatican City
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Boston Archdiocese to settle sex abuse cases
Associated PressBOSTON - In one of the biggest such settlements on record, the Archdiocese of Boston has agreed to pay up to $30 million to 86 people who accused now-defrocked priest John J. Geoghan of child molestation, the plaintiffs' lawyer said yesterday. "Accepting...Tags: Bernard F Law, Sexual Assault, Christianity, Lawyers, Justice System
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Bishops Defend Revised Policy
Courant Staff WriterThe leaders of the U.S. Roman Catholic Church sought to wriggle from the suffocating grip of their sex-abuse scandal Monday as many lent support to a newly revised policy on how to treat abusive priests. Gathered for their annual conference, bishops from...Tags: Sexual Assault, Christianity, Vatican City, Sex, Sex Crimes
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Egan Breaks Silence
Courant Staff WriterNew York Cardinal Edward M. Egan, breaking his long-standing silence on sex abuse by members of the clergy, Tuesday released a statement labeling pedophilia an "abomination" and encouraging "anyone who has an allegation to bring it immediately and...Tags: Business Enterprises, Children, Roman Catholic Sex Abuse Scandal, Manhattan (New York City), Trials
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