SYRACUSE (NY)
Post-Standard
June 17, 2020
By Marnie Eisenstadt
Nearly 40 new lawsuits have been filed against the Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse, alleging child sex abuse by priests and a teacher.
The suits filed today alleged allegations of abuse that happened at the hands of priests in parishes across Central New York, spanning more than 50 years.
The lawsuits were filed under the New York State Child Victims Act, and join 40 suits already filed against the diocese under the act.
Four priests named in today’s filings are being sued by multiple people, according to lawyers from Jeff Anderson & Associates and LaFave, Wein & Frament, which together filed 32 suits. Lawyers from Marsh Law also filed six new cases.
The claims include …
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