Tag Archives: Priest Sexual Abuse
Ex-Philly Priest, Father Edward Avery, Pleads Guilty to Sex-Abuse Charge
- Article Reprint – By MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press PHILADELPHIA March 22, 2012 (AP) A defrocked Philadelphia priest pleaded guilty Thursday to a sex-abuse charge, just days before a landmark priest abuse trial is set to start. Edward Avery, 69, … Continue »
Priest accused of rape may not question ex-altar boy
November 01, 2011 By John P. Martin, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER A judge said Tuesday that a priest and a teacher accused in a lawsuit of raping a Northeast Philadelphia altar boy could not question the alleged victim until after their … Continue »
Philadelphia Archdiocese faces yet another priest sex abuse lawsuit
Slade H. McLaughlin, Esquire A Philadelphia man has filed an assault and battery lawsuit against the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and the city’s former archbishop for sexual abuse he allegedly sustained while a minor. The plaintiff in the case is named … Continue »
