After years of a hard fought battle, survivors of sexual abuse in New York have finally won. For the first time, those who were sexually abused long ago will finally have a voice. On Monday, New York legislature passed the Child Victims Act that will allow survivors to seek civil justice until age 55, from what was previously cut off at age 23. More importantly, the Child Victims Act will create a one year window in which victims of sexual abuse can file lawsuits no matter how long ago they were abused. Attorney Jeff Herman said, “This bill is a historic victory for all of the brave survivors in New York who have been suffering in silence. They have finally been given a voice and the opportunity to seek out the justice they so rightfully deserve.” The Child Victims Act has been proposed in the legislature for many years only to be shut down amid intense pressure and opposition from the Catholic Church. There are countless pedophiles who will now be exposed and prosecuted properly. The Archdiocese of New York has paid over $60 million in the past two years to settle cases outside of court. Survivors have alleged that officials from the Archdiocese such as Cardinal Theodore McCarrick have been known predators since long ago, yet until now nothing could be done as they were out of statute. Officials who have been shielded by the church for so many years will finally be held accountable along with the institutions that have hid these predators for so long.
Publicly accused priest from the Archdiocese of New York according to Bishop-accountability.org:
Albino John C. Baisi Linda Bazalar Juan Bokulich Dominic (Br Leopold Boschetto Laurence Boxelaar George Boyle Francis V. Brady John Joseph Brady Timothy Byrne Harry J. Calabrese Daniel A. Carr Cornelius Carson David L. Clark Joseph M. Coen Charles P. Coppinger John W. D’Argenio Herbert Drake Roy A. Duenas Jaime (James) Eremito Anthony Joseph Fennessy Keith Fusco Albin D. Gaffney Thomas J. Gallant Alfred F. Gallant John P. Galligan Damian Gentile Gennaro Giuliano Anthony J. Gordon Lawrence Gorman Richard Greene William T. Harrington John Harris Wallace A. Harrison Robert Hennessy Paul Kevin Hyland Raymond A. Inzeo Lawrence C. Jeffers Robert A. Jenik John Joseph Jesselli Kenneth A. Kavanagh Charles M. Kelly Timothy Kennington Jack Kiarie Peter Kihm Peter J. Kreiser Thomas L. Kuhl Morgan J. LaBelle Ralph W. Lennon John W. Liguori (Ligouri) James A. Lott Robert V. Lynch Bernard Maffei Joseph Malone Donald T. Manzione Arthur Martin Patrick H. Mary Andrew Sister Mazza Albert J. McCarrick (Cardinal) Theodore McCormick Richard J. McDonagh Charles McGovern Robert B. Meehan John T. Mills Henry Netter Edmund W. Nowak Randolph O’Brien Eugene J O’Brien John Francis O’Connell Kenneth F. O’Connor John Justin O’Herlihy Michael D. O’Keefe John Parrakow Edmond A. Pintado Herrera Jorge Patricio Pipala Edward Pliauplis Christopher Post Robert Quigley Dominic Quigley Patrick W. Quinn Lawrence J. Rios Louis J. (Luis) Ritter Bruce Rodriguez Esteban Rodriguez Ruben Rooney Sean Leo Scheneman Alan Stinner Francis Tamburrino James Theisen (Thiesen) Joseph L. Timone Donald G. Titone Robert A. Whelan (Whalen) Donald J. White William T. Williams William E. Wolf Casper G.
Below is a list of accused priests from the Diocese of Syracuse and the Diocese of Buffalo.
-According to Lists Release by the Catholic Church
Syracuse:
Robert Birchmeyer
Paul Brigandi
John Broderick
Daniel Casey
Felix Colosimo
Donald Crosby
Edmund Durr
Charles Eckermann
Francis Furfaro
Thomas Guyder
John Harrold
James Hayes
Donald Hebert
Leo Heizman
David Jutton
Edward Kieley
Thomas Keating
Robert Kloster
C. Vincent Lane Jr.
Steven Litz Jr.
William Lorenz
Edward Madore
George Mattice Jr.
Chester Misercola
Robert Ours
Joseph Pace
David Pichette
Albert Proud
James A. Quinn
James F. Quinn
Walter Sinnott
H. Charles Sewall
Paul Slavetskas
John Wagner
Jerome Weber
Thomas Zedar
John Zeder
Buffalo:
John R. Aurelio (2009)
Donald W. Becker
David M. Bialkowski
Robert J. Biesinger (2012)
James H. Cotter (1991)
Donald F. Fafinksi
Douglas F. Faraci
Fred G. Fi
Michael R. Freeman (2010)
Joseph P. Friel (1995)
Mark M. Friel
Thomas G. Gresock
John P. Hajduk
Michael J. Harrington (1989)
Brian M. Hatrick
James P. Hayes (1988)
Louis J. Hendricks (1990)
J. Grant Higgins (2016)
Francis T. Hogan (2010)
Fred D. Ingalls
Florian A. Jasinski (1983)
Gerald C. Jasinski
Richard P. Judd (1988)
Timothy J. Kelley
Thomas L. Kemp
Richard J. Keppeler (2011)
John D. Lewandowski (1982)
Bernard M. Mach (2004)
Loville N. Martlock (2014)
Thomas J. McCarthy
Basil A. Ormsby (1997)
Norbert F. Orsolits
Martin L. Pavlock
Roy K. Ronald (2013)
Joseph E. Schieder (1996)
Gerard A. Smyczynski (1999)
James A. Spielman
Chester S. Stachewicz
Edward J. Walker (2002)
William G. Ward (2008)
William F. J. White(2016)
Robert W. Wood
