Maryland AG news conference ahead of releasing church sex abuse report
Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown is scheduled to speak to the media ahead of releasing the report. Brown said more than 300 people contacted the attorney general's office since its investigation began in 2018.
Maryland report on Catholic Church expected to shine light on parishes and schools with multiple child abusers
Sometime in the next week or so, the Maryland Attorney General’s Office is expected to release its report on the sexual abuse of children and young adults by priests and brothers in the Archdiocese of Baltimore dating back 80 years.
Maryland survivors’ attorneys-advocates hail today’s historic passage of Child Victims Act, vow legal action to finally hold accountable abusers and their enablers
Maryland child sexual abuse attorneys-advocates from the legal team of Jenner Law; Grant & Eisenhofer; Baird Mandalas Brockstedt Federico & Cardea, just issued the following statement following today’s historic vote in the House of Delegates.
After years of attempts, Maryland will expand ability to sue institutions for child sexual abuse
The Maryland House of Delegate seemed to collectively hold its breath on Friday, as a years-long, painful journey to help survivors of child sexual abuse culminated in a vote.
Child Victims Act receives preliminary approval on Maryland House floor: ‘It has taken a long time, so let’s not wait any longer’
Following an emotional committee vote the night before, the Maryland House of Delegates gave preliminary approval Thursday to a hard-fought bill to remove the statute of limitations to file lawsuits against child sex abusers.
Child Victims Act of 2023 moves closer to governor’s desk
Legislation eliminating the statute of limitations on child sex abuse cases is closer to landing on the governor's desk.
Sexually abused as a child, the Reverend Debra Rhodes stands with survivors, has an urgent message for Maryland Lawmakers
Long before the Reverend Debra (Debbi) Rhodes studied scripture at seminary she focused on state and federal statutes as a New York City attorney and writer.
These law firms are teaming up to represent abuse survivors ahead of archdiocese report’s release
A group of area law firms have formed a coalition to represent childhood sexual abuse survivors ahead of the impending release of the Maryland attorney general’s report on clergy abuse in the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
Amid historic legal and legislative developments, leading Baltimore law firms join forces in fight for justice on behalf of Maryland survivors of childhood sexual abuse
Three leading personal injury law firms – Jenner Law, Baird Mandalas Brockstedt Federico & Cardea, and Grant & Eisenhofer – today announced a new alliance harnessing decades of successful litigation experience.
How institutions like the Catholic Church weaponize bankruptcy
The email from the Archdiocese of Baltimore came with an ask. Encouraging the community to lobby against proposed legislation that would give more survivors of child sexual abuse the ability to file lawsuits against the church.
Senate passes bill opening ‘lookback window’ for childhood abuse lawsuits
Maryland’s Senate passed a bill Thursday that will open a retroactive “lookback window” allowing childhood sexual abuse survivors to bring lawsuits even if their claims already expired under a previous statute of limitations.
Report revealing decades of sexual abuse with the Archdiocese to be unsealed
A report exposing decades of sexual abuse allegations within the Archdiocese of Baltimore is to be released Monday. A redacted version of that report had been sealed, but a judge ruled last month, that it should be released to the public.
A Maryland judge perpetuates secrecy on clergy sex abuse
Secrecy enabled clerical sexual abuse of children in the Roman Catholic Church over decades, and even now it remains the main impediment to a full accounting of the church’s worst scandal in centuries.
Baltimore Catholic church sex abuse survivors file request to make 456-page report public
Attorneys are fighting to make public a 456-page investigation on sexual abuse in the Archdiocese of Baltimore. Advocates and victims of sexual abuse by clergy continue to make their voices heard.
Survivors speak up on State Attorney General’s report on church sexual abuse
A representative of SNAP (Survivor’s Network for those Abused by Priests) speaks up on the State Attorney General’s report of Church sexual abuse, calling for action and urging fellow survivors to reach out and find support.