Catholic Church

NY Attorney General subpoenas every Catholic diocese in the state

 ABC News – New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood has issued subpoenas to every catholic diocese in the state as part of an investigation into how the church reviewed and possibly covered up allegations of sexual abuse of minors. Local district attorneys would potentially prosecute any alleged crimes. The Archdiocese of New York and the Diocese of Rockville Centre were…

Former Catholic Priest Indicted on Sex Abuse Charges in Jasper County

JASPER COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) – A former Catholic priest in Savannah, GA has been indicted by a South Carolina grand jury for alleged sexual abuse cases from 40 years ago. Authorities said Wayland Brown, 74, abused two children while he was a parish priest at St. James Catholic School in Savannah in the late 1970s and 80s. Fourteenth Circuit Solicitor…