Posted on January 12, 2009     |     California, clergy sexual abuse, Firm News, Orange County, Pedophile, Sexual Molestation
A Letter from Attorney John Manly
John recently received a letter from a past client/abuse survivor letting him know that the OC Board of Supervisors planned to allow known sexual abuser and cover-up artist Lawrence Baird to give the invocation for an upcoming meeting. In the letter, John points out that this isn’t the first time the OC Board of Sups… read more
read morePosted on June 18, 2008     |     Child Molestation, Firm News, Orange County, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Molestation
New Sex Abuse Lawsuit Filed Against Former Basketball Coach, Mater Dei, Diocese of Orange
Our attorneys (on behalf of our client, an alleged victim of childhood sexual molestation) filed a second sex abuse lawsuit against a former Mater Dei High School basketball coach, the school and the Diocese of Orange. The suit alleges that Jeffrey Andrade, ex-coach at the school and a self-admitted molester(During a sworn deposition in 2007,… read more
read morePosted on July 16, 2007     |     Attorney, California, clergy sexual abuse, Firm News, Los Angeles, Pedophile, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Molestation
Mixed Emotions Expressed Regarding Settlement
Monica Almeida/The New York Times Cardinal Mahony apologized to the victims of clergy sexual abuse today, saying that he hoped the Church’s recent settlement for a record-breaking $660 million would bring a “final resolution” to the survivors. For abuse survivor Anthony Almeida (one of the 508 victims represented in the case), this settlement, and Mahony’s… read more
read morePosted on July 15, 2007     |     Attorney, California, Church, clergy sexual abuse, Firm News, Los Angeles, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Molestation
Sex Abuse Victim Looks to Brighter Future
Monica Almeida/The New York Times Cardinal Mahony apologized to victims of sexual abuse by Catholic priests in the LA Archdiocese When Anthony Almeida, one of 500 sexual abuse victims in a recent lawsuit against the Catholic Church, was a young boy, he was continually molested and then raped by a trusted local priest. Almeida, a… read more
read morePosted on September 27, 2002     |     Attorney, California, clergy sexual abuse, Firm News, Los Angeles, Sex Offender, Sexual Molestation
Father Michael Baker and Father Carlos Rodriguez Criminally Charged With Numerous Counts of Child Molestation
If Fathers Baker and Rodriguez are found guilty and convicted on all alleged counts of molestation against them, they could each face prison sentences of more than twenty years. Although the defense team for Father Baker is trying to minimize the allegations, we remain optimistic and hopeful that the arrests of these perpetrators will encourage… read more
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