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Two lawsuits were recently filed in Livingston County, New York, Supreme Court on behalf of two men who allege that they were sexually abused by Fr. Joseph Edward Larabee, a priest of the Diocese of Rochester, New York, at St. Mary’s Church, Dansville, New York, and...

According to a recent media report, Pope Francis has ordered Cardinal Timothy Dolan to commence an investigation of a sexual abuse claim against Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio of Brooklyn, New York, when Bishop DiMarzio was a priest of the Archdiocese of Newark, New Jersey,...

The New York Archdiocese has released the names of clergy accused of abuse and other acts. Please read the news article here for more information.

Sr. Maureen Paul Turlish by James Dearie Sr. Maureen Paul Turlish of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, a longtime advocate for victims of sexual abuse, died July 18 in Cincinnati. She was 79. Turlish was a founding member of the National Survivor Advocates Coalition...

Yes, this ex-Irish Christian Brother, ex-priest, survivor of clergy sexual abuse, and advocate for thousands of sexual abuse victims for over a decade, saw the movie, 50 Shades of Grey, but not for reasons one might suspect.  I saw the movie because a...

From 1979-1981, I was stationed as an Irish Christian Brother at Rice High School in Central Harlem, New York City.  In my second year there, I was the junior varsity basketball coach.  It was during this time that I came in contact with Rev. Robert Harrison, a...