Survivors of childhood sexual abuse are frustrated that the Catholic Diocese of Rochester’s bankruptcy case is still unresolved.
Carol Dupre was 15 when her parish priest, who was forty years older, started abusing her. She says she told her mother. But when she complained to the church, no one believed her, and nothing was done.
Carol is one of hundreds to file a claim against the Catholic Diocese of Rochester when the state enacted the Adult Survivors Act. That extended the statute of limitations for sex crimes and gave adult survivors two years to file lawsuits.
The Diocese filed for bankruptcy protection after that, and insurance companies and the diocese have been hashing out what each will pay to survivors.
Now 77, Carol says she’s only worn black for the last three years as a sign of mourning while she waits for resolution.
“I have a white dress and that I will be put on when this is over. So, I just stick to the black. I have a little jacket on right now, but I’m wearing a black dress. I don’t know. It’s silly. My friends think it’s silly, but I have I just say to them, ‘Hey, this is empowering right now,’” Carol shares.
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