ALBANY (NY)
Times Union
September 12, 2019
By Larry Rulison and Steve Hughes
Action could have implications for victims of alleged sexual abuse
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester filed for bankruptcy protection on Thursday in the face of mounting clergy abuse lawsuits filed against the diocese in the wake of the passage of the state’s Child Victims Act.
The Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing could potentially provide a road map to the four other upstate dioceses, including the Diocese of Albany, on how to protect themselves from the sudden onslaught of abuse claims unleashed by the new law, signed by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo in February.
The Rochester diocese, like Albany’s, has been served with dozens of lawsuits alleging child sexual abuse by priests and other parish leaders reaching back decades.
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