Church Sex Abuse
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Quebec Cardinal Gérald Lacroix denies sex allegations levelled in class-action suitThe archdiocese says Cardinal Gérald Lacroix denies the allegations and believes them to be unfounded, but will withdraw from his duties until the situation is clarified.CrimeJan 26
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Quebec Cardinal Gérald Lacroix faces sexual assault allegationsCardinal Gérald Lacroix's name is among 15 added to a list of alleged perpetrators filed as part of the suit brought by the law firm Arsenault Dufresne Wee.CanadaJan 25
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330,000 children in France were victims of church sex abuse: reportThe independent commission called on the Catholic Church to help compensate the victims, notably in cases that are too old to prosecute via the courts.WorldSep 21, 2023
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Judge signs off on Montreal archdiocese sex abuse class-action settlementThe agreement includes a minimum $14.8 million in compensation for victims of sexual abuse committed by diocesan priests and lay employees of the archdiocese since 1940.Jul 19, 2023
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Settlement reached in sex abuse class action against Montreal archdioceseThe class action was brought in April 2019 by a victim of Brian Boucher, a priest who had been jailed for sexually abusing boys under his supervision.CanadaApr 13, 2023
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Vancouver archdiocese, school sue alleged sex abusersThe Archdiocese of Vancouver and a private Catholic school have denied wrongdoing over claims of sexual abuse from former students and filed lawsuits against the alleged abusers.EducationMar 28, 2023
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Judge rejects $28M class-action settlement in Catholic church sex abuse caseThe judge rejected the settlement citing 'excessive' legal fees. The agreement would have awarded the Montreal law firm representing the plaintiffs, more than $8 million in fees.CrimeJul 14, 2022
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Audit of several Quebec dioceses’ records identifies 87 abusers in the church: reportThose 87 members of church personnel included people who worked for a diocese or parish but not for institutions such as church-run colleges or boarding schools.CrimeJun 8, 2022
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Famed Jesuit priest abused boy 1,000 times around world, lawsuit allegesA lawsuit alleges that a a globe-trotting priest abused a boy “more than 1,000 times, in multiple states and countries,” during sojourns to spiritual retreats throughout the U.S.WorldDec 31, 2019
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Over 900 accused U.S. clergy left off church’s sex abuse listsAn AP analysis found more than 900 clergy members accused of child sexual abuse were missing from lists released by the dioceses and religious orders.WorldDec 28, 2019
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