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Priest Sex Abuse

Jury awards $16M to survivor in Oakland Diocese priest abuse case

  • Apr 24
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Pope names replacement for archbishop after $230M sex abuse settlement

  • Sep 24, 2025
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Pope Leo affirms celibacy for priests, demands action on sex abuse

  • Jun 25, 2025
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Sexual abuse victims testify against Oakland Diocese bankruptcy

  • Dec 16, 2024

Diocese of Oakland's settlement plan for victims receives pushback

  • Nov 11, 2024

SF Archdiocese files for bankruptcy after sexual abuse lawsuits

  • Aug 22, 2023

SF Archdiocese likely to file bankruptcy after sexual abuse lawsuits

  • Aug 5, 2023

Oakland Diocese trying to keep names of accused abusers a secret

  • Jun 21, 2023

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Archdiocese of SF reaches $395M settlement for sex abuse survivors

  • Jun 30
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Jury awards $16M to survivor in Oakland Diocese priest abuse case

  • Apr 24
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Sexual abuse victims testify against Oakland Diocese bankruptcy

  • Dec 16, 2024
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Diocese of Oakland's settlement plan for victims receives pushback

  • Nov 11, 2024
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Archdiocese of SF files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy following hundreds of sexual abuse lawsuits

  • Aug 22, 2023
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Archdiocese of San Francisco likely to file bankruptcy following hundreds of sexual abuse lawsuits

  • Aug 5, 2023
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Oakland Diocese trying to keep names of accused abusers a secret

  • Jun 21, 2023
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Oakland Diocese files for bankruptcy after child sexual abuse lawsuits

  • May 9, 2023

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Diocese of Oakland files for bankruptcy after over 330 child sexual abuse lawsuits

The Diocese of Oakland says that most of the lawsuits alleging child sexual abuse are from the 1960s, 70s, and 80s and the filing will allow them to make a plan for settlements.

  • May 9, 2023

Diocese of Oakland may declare bankruptcy in light of child sex abuse lawsuits

According to the letter addressed to parishioners and friends, the diocese is facing approximately 330 lawsuits claiming sexual abuse suffered as a child.

  • Mar 17, 2023

Santa Rosa Catholic Diocese files for bankruptcy citing child sexual abuse cases

The Diocese of Santa Rosa filed for bankruptcy Monday, citing new lawsuits from more than 200 survivors of child sexual abuse by Catholic priests.

  • Mar 14, 2023
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Deadline looms for victims of child sex abuse by CA clergy members to step forward

AB218, the law that gave a three-year period for victims to come forward even after the end of their statute of limitations, is set to expire at the end of the year.

  • Dec 1, 2022
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LIST: 14 California clergy members linked to Catholic church sex abuse scandal for 1st time

Other survivors of clergy sexual abuse in California are being urged to come forward before the Dec. 31 deadline to take legal action and file a lawsuit.

  • Nov 29, 2022