Lea Skene

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Maryland Supreme Court hears arguments on child sex abuse lawsuits

The Supreme Court of Maryland heard arguments on Tuesday about the constitutionality of a 2023 law that ended the state’s statute of limitations for child sexual abuse lawsuits following a report that exposed widespread wrongdoing within the Archdiocese of Baltimore.

Baltimore Archbishop William Lori leads a funeral Mass March 28, 2017, in Baltimore. The Baltimore Archdiocese filed for Chapter 11 reorganization Sept. 29, days before a new state law goes into effect removing the statute of limitations on child sex abuse claims and allowing victims to sue their abusers decades after the fact. (AP photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Baltimore Archdiocese files for bankruptcy before law on abuse lawsuits takes effect

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Revised report on Maryland church sex abuse leaves 5 church leaders' names still redacted

Maryland’s attorney general released some previously redacted names in its staggering report on child sex abuse in the Archdiocese of Baltimore on Sept. 26, but the names of five Catholic Church leaders remained redacted amid ongoing appeals, prompting criticism of the church by victims’ advocates.

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More than 600 children abused in Baltimore archdiocese, new report finds

More than 150 Catholic priests and others associated with the Archdiocese of Baltimore sexually abused more than 600 children over the past 80 years, according to a state report released April 5 that accused church officials of decades of cover-ups.

 

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