Child Victims Act

Five more paperboys have come forward to say they were sexually abused by a supervisor when they worked for the Democrat and Chronicle in the 1980s.

ROCHESTER, NY (WXXI) - A former Brighton resident is suing the Democrat and Chronicle and its parent company, Gannett, claiming he was sexually abused by…

Blessed Sacrament in Johnson City is one church where abuse allegedly occurred.

The Syracuse Roman Catholic Diocese paid out nearly $11 million on 79 claims of child sexual abuse during its Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program.

A Manhattan law firm has released the names of former Boy Scout leaders across New York who allegedly abused children.

It’s been about a week since the Rochester Roman Catholic Diocese ended its compensation program for people who had been abused by clergy as children. This lawyer is still trying to make sense of it.

The Roman Catholic Dioceses in the Southern Tier and Finger Lakes have been running compensation programs for people with credible abuse claims. One diocese just announced they're dismantling their program due to changes in state law. The other is releasing a report on the progress of their program.

The one-year look-back period in New York's Child Victims Act does a lot, but its effect might be different on the Catholic Church than other institutions.

Survivors of childhood sexual abuse are hailing the passage of the Child Victims Act at the New York State Capitol, which will give victims their day in court.

The Syracuse Roman Catholic Diocese has released the names of clergy they say have credible accusations of sexual abuse of minors against them.