News

In bankruptcy court, abuse victims demand meeting with Wilmington bishop November 05, 2009

A federal bankruptcy-court judge has ruled against a request from a lawyer for sex-abuse victims to require Bishop W. Francis Malooly to attend a meeting with the creditors of the Wilmington, Delaware diocese. The victims' attorney also argued that his clients will suffer psychological damage if they do not have an opportunity to testify in court about their experiences. The victims have protested the decision of the Wilmington diocese to seek bankruptcy protection, thereby stalling all trials in sex-abuse lawsuits.

Source(s): these links will take you to other sites, in a new window.

• Judge denies order in Roman Catholic diocese case (AP)
• US abuse victims demand right to testify vs church (Reuters)

Phil Lawler - Director, CatholicCulture.org If you found this helpful, please support our work. Make a pledge or one-time donation now!

It's Your Turn to Sound Off!

» To ensure well-meaning comments, only donors are allowed to Sound Off.
  If you're a donor, log in; otherwise please support our work, and Sound Off!

Sound Off! Comments

There are no comments yet for this item. Be the first to Sound Off!