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Clergy abuse survivors frustrated by New Orleans archdiocese’s protracted bankruptcy

Long-winded legal wrangling and recalcitrant Catholic church leadership thwarted hopes for timely settlement

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Louisiana pastor convicted of abusing teenage congregant

Milton Otto Martin III, who has been accused by several alleged victims of assault, convicted of indecent behavior

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New Orleans Catholic clergy abuse survivors in line to collectively be paid $305m

Attorneys for the victims struck deal with the church’s largest insurer to increase $230m settlement approved earlier

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New Orleans Catholic archdiocese gains approval to pay $230m to sexual abuse survivors

Settlement also includes major changes to how church identifies and discloses past claims of abuse by clergy

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New Orleans sexual abuse victims approve $230m Catholic church settlement

Victims to receive payments based on severity and effects of abuse perpetrated by members of clergy

The Guardian - US

New Orleans archdiocese increases sex abuse settlement offer to $230m guaranteed

Increase from initial guarantee of $180m is enough to persuade certain attorneys who were opposed to striking a deal to instead favor settling

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Late Jesuit global leader didn’t stop known child molester from becoming priest – court documents

Pedro Arrupe is a candidate for sainthood, but an abuse victim’s lawsuit turned up evidence that he didn’t prevent child molester Donald Dickerson from being ordained after learning of allegations

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New Orleans archdiocese says it reached abuse settlement as lawyers say deal falls about $100m short

Some lawyers of more than 600 abuse claimants trying to block approval of current agreement of chapter 11 case

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Survivor of notorious New Orleans child sex abuser priest speaks out for first time

Neil Duhon blames archdiocese for allowing his rapist to prey on children throughout his career

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Judge disregarded bankruptcy trustee’s recommendation and punished New Orleans clergy abuse survivors

Molestation survivors were removed from committee in settlement talks after lawyer was accused of improperly identifying school chaplain as child sexual abuser

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New Orleans couple seeks more damages after receiving only $10,000 for son’s unwanted cremation

In Theron and Sherry Pfantz’s case, judge found ‘reckless and outrageous misconduct’ by New Orleans coroner’s office

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More links surface between bankruptcy case under FBI investigation and church reorganization

Some in church case worry whether connections mean they are getting a ‘fair shake’

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Former New Orleans priest, 93, is sentenced to life in prison for raping boy decades ago

A New Orleans judge has sentenced a 93-year-old former Catholic priest to spend the rest of his life behind bars for raping a teenage boy in the 1970s

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Expert hired to help resolve New Orleans archdiocese bankruptcy faces FBI scrutiny

Mohsin Meghji’s conduct in a separate case raised ethics questions as ex-judge he was linked to faces investigation

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‘This is why victims don’t come forward’: trial delayed for New Orleans priest charged with child rape

Lawrence Hecker’s trial delay calls to mind other ill-fated attempts to prosecute allegedly abusive Catholic clergymen

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New Orleans trial delayed indefinitely as priest accused of child rape hospitalized

Judge transferred the case of Lawrence Hecker, 93, to another section of state courthouse in yet another setback

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Retired New Orleans priest accused of child rape found competent - but trial could be delayed

Lawrence Hecker, 92 and diagnosed with dementia, will be evaluated again to see if he is capable of defending himself

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Outside trustee formally sought for New Orleans church bankruptcy as costs soar

Media reports showed volunteer in charge of bankruptcy expenses admitted to a stunning lack of qualifications

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Volunteer with key role in New Orleans church bankruptcy admits to stunning lack of qualifications

Lee Eagan said he lacked prior experience, failed to familiarize himself with rules and suffered cognitive decline as case expenses soar to $40m

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Bankruptcy court stacks odds in New Orleans church’s favor over abuse claims: ‘I’ve never felt so powerless’

Chapter 11 protection is designed to give an organization time to reorganize its finances to pay its debts but victims of clerical abuse feel frustrated by a lengthy and opaque process

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Retired priest pleads not guilty to raping child in New Orleans in the late 70s

Lawrence Hecker, 92, earlier admitted to having sex with three underage boys in 1960s and 70s, but denied using violence

The Independent UK

Judge's donations cloud rulings in Catholic bankruptcy case

An Associated Press investigation finds a federal judge donated tens of thousands of dollars to New Orleans’ Roman Catholic archdiocese and consistently ruled in favor of the church amid a contentious bankruptcy involving nearly 500 clergy sex abuse victims

The Independent UK

FBI opens sweeping probe of clergy sex abuse in New Orleans

The FBI has opened a widening investigation into sex abuse in the Roman Catholic Church in New Orleans, looking specifically at whether priests took children across state lines to molest them

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