New York Lawsuit Claims Priests Kept Their Jobs Despite Abuse Claims

Two Catholic priests accused of sexually assaulting minors were allowed to remain active at their churches, despite the archdiocese being made aware of their alleged behavior, according to a new lawsuit. Church officials either concealed or misrepresented the sexually abusive histories of Father Donald Timone and Monsignor John Paddack, according to the suit against the … Read more

New Accuser Goes Public with Allegations against Manhattan Priest Charged by Seven Others

An alleged sexual abuse victim went public Tuesday with charges against a veteran Catholic priest, becoming the eighth accuser to identify the cleric, who remains active in a Manhattan parish. “I never thought I would have to come to this moment,” said accuser Joseph Caramanno, 34, at a Manhattan news conference. “I thought that everything … Read more