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Diocese of Rochester survivors reach settlement

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Rochester, N.Y. — The Official Creditors Committee in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester bankruptcy case has reached a settlement with the diocese after more than three years of litigation. The settlement is a first of its kind in a New York Catholic bankruptcy case. Three other diocesan bankruptcies are

Judge rules that sex abuse survivors can sue individual Catholic parishes

Sexual Abuse

There’s been a major decision in favor of sex abuse survivors in the Catholic Diocese of Rochester. They can now sue individual parishes, the diocese, and other Catholic organizations for damages. A bankruptcy court judge made that decision Monday, denying an injunction filed by the diocese to prevent individual

With time running out on Child Victims Act, advocates rally to extend legal window

Sexual Abuse

Rochester, N.Y. – Forty years after she says she was sexually abused by a high school teacher, a woman told her story on camera for the first time. The woman, whose name and face we are shielding, was the first victim to accuse former East High music teacher Edwin Fleming of

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Diocese of Rochester survivors reach settlement

Sexual Abuse

Judge rules that sex abuse survivors can sue individual Catholic parishes

Sexual Abuse

With time running out on Child Victims Act, advocates rally to extend legal window

Sexual Abuse

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