HARRISBURG (PA)
Local 21 News
July 22, 2019
By Amanda Hoskins
More lawsuits against Catholic dioceses in Pennsylvania are surmounting.
This time, victims are seeking damage for the dioceses committing fraud and conspiracy.
A new lawsuit being filed against the Harrisburg Diocese could continue to open the flood gates.
It comes after the attorney of a man who claims he is a victim of sexual abuse made significant gains in a similar case against the Altoona-Johnstown Diocese.
While it lost in the court of common pleas, a June superior court decision reversed the ruling.
In the 2017 case, attorney Richard Serbin argued the church committed fraud, fraudulent concealment and civil conspiracy.
He argued the diocese had the obligation to tell the victim, his client, about the nature of the allegations and the cover-ups surrounding her perpetrator in the diocese. They argued she only learned about it through the grand jury report.
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