OGDENSBURG (NY)
Watertown Times
June 30, 2020
The Diocese of Ogdensburg has been named in 20 additional child sexual abuse complaints under the New York Child Victims Act.
The law firms of Jeff Anderson & Associates and LaFave Wein & Frament announced the lawsuits Tuesday.
“I cannot comment on specific allegations or pending litigation. The Diocese of Ogdensburg takes all allegations of abuse seriously, and these new allegations will be investigated,” Darcy Fargo, director of communications for the Diocese, said in an email. “We hope and pray that victims of abuse are able to find healing and reconciliation, and that justice is served in these cases.”
A total of seven clergymen have been publicly identified for the first time, the law firm claims.
They include:
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