The disposition of 150 sexual abuse lawsuits against the Catholic Church in Pennsylvania depends on how the state court rules.
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Pennsylvanians get more time to file sex abuse lawsuits
The state where a grand jury’s groundbreaking report set off a new wave of reckoning over sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Church passed legislation Thursday giving victims more time to sue and police more time to file charges.
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Court sides with PA priests in abuse report, shields names
It was not immediately clear what will happen regarding clergy whose names have not been disclosed but are also not among the 11 in the Supreme Court decision.
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Senate GOP leader in Pennsylvania cautions against retroactive abuse claims
Pennsylvania Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati of Pennsylvania said he opposes legislation to retroactively loosen time limits on lawsuits by victims of sexual abuse.
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Damning report on sex abuse in Pennsylvania dioceses may soon be released
Some details about what’s in the report have been made public, including that it will identify more than 300 “predator priests.”