The Archdiocese of New Orleans (AON) is nearing resolution of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings filed in 2020, largely due to hundreds of sexual abuse claims by survivors of clergy and church personnel. As part of this, a significant settlement plan was negotiated. The proposed payout trust is initially estimated at roughly $179 million and […]
Read more...A devastating new chapter in New Orleans’ clergy abuse scandal has come to light: Mark Francis Ford, a former priest who later held public office, was recently arrested in Indiana and charged with first-degree rape, second-degree kidnapping, sexual battery, and indecent behavior with a juvenile (source: Fox8Live). The alleged victim—a person with disabilities—claims abuse beginning […]
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