A Philadelphia priest was accused in a lawsuit on Monday of sexual abuse of a teen-age boy, part of a growing chorus of allegations that the Archdiocese of Philadelphia was aware of pedophilia among its priests but failed to stop it or protect the victims.
filed by a 31-year-old Delaware man, claims retired Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua of the Archdiocese was aware of earlier sexual abuse by the accused priest
attorneys on Monday said more lawsuits would be filed against the Archdiocese, and one lawyer, Daniel Monahan, said he has gotten calls from some 20 potential victims whose claims he is assessing. [
photo is from 2002]
Since the priest sex scandals first erupted in the United States in Boston nearly a decade ago, Roman Catholic archdioceses have collectively paid some $2 billion in settlements to victims
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