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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany says covered up sexual abuse by priests for decades said a former bishop.
Hubbard apologized in 2013 for shortcomings by him and the diocese in responding to the sexual abuse crisis. [9] In a July 2021 interview with the Albany Times Union, Hubbard admitted that the diocese used to send priests accused of sexually abusing minor away for treatment without notifying the police. He expressed regret over this practice ...
An 84-year-old retired bishop of Albany, who has been accused of sexual abuse and has unsuccessfully sought to be removed from the priesthood, said Tuesday he recently married a woman in a civil ...
At the time, the diocese faced hundreds of legal claims from persons alleging that they had been victims of child sexual abuse. [13] Later in 2023, Scharfenberger submitted his mandatory resignation letter to the Vatican upon the occasion of his 75th birthday. [14] As of August 1, 2024, he continues to serve as bishop of the diocese of Albany. [15]
Howard Hubbard, a retired Catholic bishop who acknowledged covering up allegations of sexual abuse in his upstate New York diocese and recently married a woman in a civil ceremony, has died after ...
In 2004, the Diocese of Albany reported that 19 priests had committed acts of sexual abuse over the previous 53 years. It also said that it was investigating allegations of sexual abuse involving ten current and former priests. [43] In February 2004, two men accused Bishop Hubbard of having sex with men in the 1970s. [43]
Although 19% of the accused priests had alcohol or substance abuse problems, only 9% used drugs or alcohol during the alleged instances of abuse. [78] Over the period from 1890 to 2002, the majority of priests accused of sexual abuse were ordained in the mid-20th century, with 68% of all alleged abusers ordained between 1950 and 1979.
Sep. 17—Boys from Joplin and Carthage and a boy and a girl from Neosho are among 11 alleged victims of past sexual abuse by Catholic Church officials cited in a lawsuit filed last week against ...