Category: Catholic Diocese

Illinois Attorney General Report on Catholic Clergy Abuse

Decades of Catholic leadership decisions and policies have allowed known child sex abusers to hide, often in plain sight. . .  It is my hope that this report will shine light both on those who violated their positions of power and trust to abuse innocent children, and on the men in church leadership who covered…
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Diocese of Rochester Agrees to Bankruptcy Settlement

Yesterday, the Official Creditors Committee in the Chapter 11 Bankruptcy of the Diocese of Rochester, New York announced that it has an agreement with the Diocese of Rochester for damages to sexual abuse victims. According to the agreement, the Diocese must pay $55 million into a trust account that will be distributed to 475 sexual…
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Third Woman Files Lawsuit for Sexual Abuse at Marianist Family Retreat Center in Cape May

Contact:  Attorney Patrick Noaker, cell (612) 839-1080 (Cape May, N.J. – October 26, 2021). Today, a woman identified as Jane Doe GM filed a lawsuit in Cape May County Superior Court for damages related to being sexually abused when she was between 9 and 12 years-old, from 1974 – 1976, by Marianist Brother Albert “Al”…
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Former Marist High School Student Files Sexual Abuse Case Involving Marist Brother Who Suspiciously Changed His Name

Contact:          Patrick Noaker, Cell (612) 839-1080 email: patrick@noakerlaw.com What:              Sexual abuse lawsuit filed in Hudson County Superior Court involving sexual abuse at Marist High School in Bayonne, NJ by Brother Damian Victor a/k/a Br. Damian Galligan.  John Doe HF is available for interview on the condition that he remain anonymous as John Doe HF. Details:  According…
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Press Release on Fr. Edmund Netter’s Alleged Sexual Abuse

For a PDF version of the Noaker Law Firm’s press release regarding the filing of 3 lawsuits alleging sexual abuse of young girls by Fr. Edmund Netter, please click the link below.

Lex Filipowski Filed Complaint

The above PDF file is a written, verified complaint from the attorneys representing Lexington Filipowski against the Archdiocese of New York.

3-28-2019 Press Conference

March 28, 2019 Press Conference Exposing Bishop Theodore McCarrick’s interstate transfer of pedophile priest Fr. Romano Ferraro to the Diocese of Metuchen, New Jersey. Conference in front of St. John Vianney parish in Colonia, New Jersey. Speakers are SNAP NJ Director Mark Crawform and abuse Attorney Patrick Noaker. More News: Sexually abusive priest sent to…
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10-30-2018 Press Release – Abuse Victim Blasts Cardinal Dolan

Abuse victim Blasts NYC’s Cardinal at Tuesday Press Conference Contact: Patrick Noaker, Sexual Abuse Attorney cell (612) 839-1080,, patrick@noakerlaw.com Abuse victim Blasts NYC’s Cardinal Cardinal Dolan Refuses to Help 1/3 of NYC area victims He’s acting “callously and arbitrarily,” victim charges What:             A child sex abuse survivor and his attorney will hand-deliver a letter to New…
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This is a Video describing the Diocese of Winona’s continuing cover-up of abusive priest Fr. Richard Hatch by dismissing evidence of abuse as innuendo, speculation and conjecture.  

Fr. Bernard A.L. Carges

This video is about an abusive priest, Fr. Bernard A.L. Carges, who served in the Diocese of Rochester in New York from 1966-2003.

Fr. David N. Gramkee

This video is about an abusive priest, Fr. David N. Gramkee, who served in the Diocese of Rochester in New York from 1967-2002.

Fr. George Stuart Hogan

This video is about an abusive priest, Fr. George Stuart Hogan, who served in the Diocese of Rochester in New York from 1924-1965.