
Chicago Priest Removed From Ministry After Allegations of Child Sexual Abuse
The archdiocesan Independent Review Board (IRB) will complete its investigation after law enforcement investigates the allegations, the Cardinal Cupich said.
The archdiocesan Independent Review Board (IRB) will complete its investigation after law enforcement investigates the allegations, the Cardinal Cupich said.
The Archdiocese will join more than two dozen other U.S. dioceses that have filed for bankruptcy in recent years.
The Holy See’s investigation began in 2022 and is being led by the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith. The dicastery’s investigation is still ongoing.
Effective Oct. 1, new law will allow a victim of child sex abuse to sue private entities for up to $1.5 million if he or she can show the organization failed to properly respond to sexual abuse that occurred under its watch.
Both men had their faculties removed and are prohibited from identifying themselves as priests. They are forbidden from wearing clerical clothing and using clerical titles.
The victim said that after Father Wattigny molested him, the priest told him that he would 'go to hell' if he told anyone about the abuse, the statement said.
The age of the alleged victim has not been released.
The report noted that its intent is to raise awareness of child sex abuse and provide information to the public and healing to the victims.
After hearing victim impact statements, O’Brien decided that Berthiaume deserved more than 366 days in prison.
A Dec. 28 press release from the attorney general’s office said that the complainant in the case brought the allegations in 2019.
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