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Attorney-Client Privilege and Child Sexual Abuse Cases
Sexual violence rarely gets discussed in our daily lives, and yet its occurrence is all too familiar. Did you know that every 98 seconds, someone in the United States falls victim to some form of sexual abuse? Even more tragically, most victims of sexual violence are under 30 years old. It is our young and…
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Sex Crimes: Understanding the New York Child Victims & Statute of Limitations
Sex crimes: an estimated 12%–40% of children in the United States experience some form of child sexual abuse. There are many reasons that prevent survivors from disclosing abuse, and it often takes decades before survivors of abuse speak about it. Children are vulnerable to exploitation and deception, especially under the supervision of a teacher or…
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Reporting Priest Sex Abuse – A Test of Faith
It was in the early 1990s when I first began investigating and reporting priest sex abuse of children in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo. I never took joy from breaking these stories. It was heartbreaking, and it tested my faith. I’m Catholic. I was an Altar Boy at St. Martin’s in South Buffalo, where…
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Adult Survivors: How Past Sexual Abuse Impacts Your Life
Over 90% of child sexual abuse victims know their abusers. Sometimes child sexual abuse occurs in a single incident. In other cases, it occurs over a long period of time. In either situation, the damage can be devastating and long term. Adult survivors experience many issues going into adulthood. Whether you’re an adult survivor or…
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Why Sexual Abuse Survivors Stay Silent
There are many complex reasons why sexual abuse survivors stay silent and why some never come forward. Sadly, research shows 1 in 6 boys and 1 in 4 girls are sexually abused before the age of 18, and 63% percent of sexual assault incidents are never reported to the police. A German study of 165…
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New Rights for Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse
Holding Buffalo and Rochester Clergy Responsible New Yorkers who were sexually abused as kids have new rights to make claims against teachers, clergy and other organizations under the new Child Victims Act. Under the new law, someone who survives sexual abuse as a child can bring a claim during a one year window. The window…
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List of Priests Accused of Sexual Abuse of a Minor in Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse
Updated on March 25, 2019 List of Buffalo Priests List of Rochester Priests List of Syracuse Priests DIOCESE OF BUFFALO List of Buffalo Priests Accused of Sexual Abuse—Substantiated Claims of Sexual Abuse of a Minor The following list identifies the Diocese of Buffalo Priests accused of sexual abuse who were removed from ministry, were retired,…
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