A Roman Catholic diocese identified 71 priests and other members of the church who had been accused of child sex abuse on Wednesday. They said they are holding accountable the bishops who led the church for the past 70 years, announcing their names will be stripped from all church properties.…
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Jacksonville Man Convicted of Sexual Abuse on Cruise Ship
A Jacksonville man was convicted Wednesday of aggravated sexual abuse by force on an 18-year-old woman aboard the Carnival cruise ship Elation. The 23-year-old was convicted after 90 minutes of deliberation. According to the original criminal complaint, the man was in a hot tub with a number of people, including…
What can you do as the victim of a crime that the Government elects NOT to prosecute? Whittel & Melton, Florida Negligence Trial Lawyers
Two former University of Miami football players avoided jail time after accusations that they raped an intoxicated female student in a dorm room on the Coral Gables campus. Now the victim has filed suit against the University of Miami in Miami-Dade Circuit Court alleging the school failed to protect a…
Clergy Sex Abuse Survivors Awarded $210 Million from Catholic Minneapolis Archdiocese
The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis has reached a $210 million settlement to be shared amongst 450 survivors of clergy sexual abuse as part of its bankruptcy reorganization, according to reports. The archdiocese filed for bankruptcy in 2015, two years after the Minnesota Legislature opened a three-year window that…
CNN Investigation Shows 103 Uber Drivers Accused of Sexual Assault or Abuse, Lyft also Facing Allegations
A CNN investigation has found that at least 103 Uber drivers in the U.S. have been accused of sexually assaulting or secually abusing their passengers. The allegations date back to the past four years. The results of the investigation have shown that the questionable drivers were either arrested, are wanted…
Catholic Church Attorney Alleges Sex Abuse Cover Up Happening Right Now in Minnesota
A canon lawyer has recently spoken out about a widespread cover-up of clergy sex misconduct in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis. She is claiming that archbishops and their top staff are lying to the public and of ignoring the US bishops’ pledge to have no tolerance of priests…