http://www.sexualabuseclaimsblog.com/ Published by Arnold | Pizzo | McKiggan en-us 2012-02-03T13:15:45-04:00 http://www.sexualabuseclaimsblog.com/2012/02/sports_and_scouts_at_risk_of_l.html Vicarious Liability for Sexual Abuse Claims: What does the Future Hold for Sports Organizations, Scouts and Not-For-Profit Organizations? Recently CBC’s Fifth Estate aired a report exposing Boy Scouts Canada’s system for recording the names of pedophiles within the organization, euphemistically... John McKiggan 2012-02-03T13:15:45-04:00 http://www.sexualabuseclaimsblog.com/2012/01/crazy_decision_of_the_month_gr.html In what has to be one of the most stunning examples in history of government incompetence, the Greek government has decided to expand a list of categories that entitles persons with disability to receive financial support. I can hear you... Child Abuse John McKiggan 2012-01-18T10:32:59-04:00 http://www.sexualabuseclaimsblog.com/2012/01/court_to_rule_on_reliability_o.html Sexual abuse victims often struggle for years with memories of the traumatic abuse they suffered as children. In some cases, the experiences are so traumatic that they block out (or repress) the memories. This week the Minnesota Supreme Court is... Repressed Memory John McKiggan 2012-01-16T16:15:33-04:00 http://www.sexualabuseclaimsblog.com/2012/01/former_bishop_lahey_to_be_sent_1.html Raymond Lahey, the former Bishop of Antigonish, will hear today how much time he is to serve for his admitted possession of child pornography. In May last year Lahey surprised the court by pleading guilty and asking to go to... Priest Sexual Abuse John McKiggan 2012-01-04T10:58:23-04:00 http://www.sexualabuseclaimsblog.com/2011/11/are_sexual_abuse_injuries_indi.html Invisible Injuries One of the greatest challenges in representing survivors of childhood abuse is the fact that, for the most part, the injuries are invisible. That is to say, they are primarily psychological. You cannot point to an x-ray, CT... Sexual Abuse John McKiggan 2011-11-21T17:13:28-04:00 http://www.sexualabuseclaimsblog.com/2011/11/did_penn_state_steal_the_catho.html Football fans and Penn State alumni around the world have been shocked by the criminal charges against Jerry Sandusky a former defensive coach for Penn State’s perennial powerhouse football team. Just Horsing Around? The criminal charges allege that Sandusky sexually... Child Abuse John McKiggan 2011-11-15T10:11:26-04:00 http://www.sexualabuseclaimsblog.com/2011/11/in_remembrance.html John McKiggan 2011-11-11T00:39:46-04:00 http://www.sexualabuseclaimsblog.com/2011/11/is_archbishop_penney_guilty_of.html Former Saint John's Archbishop Alphonse Penney was aware of sexual abuse allegations against former Roman Catholic Priest James Hickey as early as 1980. This according to evidence filed by the diocese’s insurers who are seeking to deny responsibility for paying... Clergy Abuse John McKiggan 2011-11-09T11:55:26-04:00 http://www.sexualabuseclaimsblog.com/2011/11/boy_scouts_canada_kept_secret.html Boy Scouts Canada kept a secret list of scout leaders and volunteers who had been convicted of, or accused of sexual abuse according to an investigative report by CBC’s Fifth Estate. Secret List of Abusers According to media reports the... Boy Scouts John McKiggan 2011-11-07T11:26:42-04:00 http://www.sexualabuseclaimsblog.com/2011/11/former_catholic_priesat_picot.html Charles Picot, a former Catholic priest employed by the Diocese of Bathurst in New Brunswick was acquitted of indecent assault against a former altar boy in March 2010. Picot had previously been convicted of other sexual assault charges involving other... Father Charles Picot John McKiggan 2011-11-03T14:00:28-04:00