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Second Aide Accuses Cuomo Of Sexual Harassment
A second former aide to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is accusing him of sexual harassment. Charlotte Bennett, age 25, who was an executive assistant and health policy adviser in the Cuomo administration until she left her post this past November, said the governor asked her during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic if she had ever had sex with older men, and whether she was monogamous. Bennett made her statements in a series of interviews with The New York Times. The new allegations come after former Cuomo aide Lindsey Boylan, In a lengthy blog post released on Wednesda…
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Second Westchester Priest In Week Accused Of Sexually Assaulting A Child
For the second time this week, a priest in Westchester has been removed from his ministry and is facing accusations of sexual abuse decades ago. Church-goers in Hawthorne received a letter from Cardinal Timothy Dolan alerting them that allegations have been made against Monsignor Edward Barry of the Holy Rosary Church. Dolan said that the allegations have been reported to the District Attorney’s Office and will have outside independent investigators “look into and assess the allegation,” before it is put before a Review Board. “The archdiocese has been informed of an allegation that Monsig…
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Westchester Priest Placed On Leave After Sex Abuse Allegation
A pastor at a Catholic church in Westchester has been temporarily removed from the ministry after being accused of sexually abusing a child decades ago. Monsignor James White has been placed on administrative leave at St. Vito-Most Holy Trinity Church in Mamaroneck, Cardinal Timothy Dolan announced. White will be “temporarily restricted,” from the ministry, Dolan wrote in a letter to members of the church. “Monsignor White has been placed on administrative leave and his ministry has been temporarily restricted,” he said. “This leave is not a punishment, and no judgment has been made about t…
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Report Details How NY Archdiocese Has Handled Child Sexual Abuse Claims
The New York Archdiocese released the results of a yearlong investigation into its clergy sex abuse scandal. Cardinal Timothy Dolan tapped retired federal judge and prosecutor, Barbara Jones, last year, allowing her access to church files and unmitigated access to members of the clergy. Jones said that there are no longer any active priests that are linked to any sexual abuse claims, and the diocese now has stricter protocols in place in case someone makes an allegation. “I have found that the Archdiocese has complied with the Charter in all material respects,” she said. “It has faithfull…
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Former Judge Hired By Archdiocese Of New York To Review Church Sex Abuse Policies
A former federal judge has been appointed by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York to review its procedures and protocols for handling allegations of sexual abuse following a summer of scandals. Cardinal Timothy Dolan announced on Thursday that Barbara Jones will serve as the church’s Special Counsel and Independent Reviewer. She has been tasked with undertaking “an exhaustive study of (the church’s) policies, procedures and protocols on how they deal with any accusation that comes about an alleged abuse of a young person by a priest, deacon or bishop.” “A federal judge, a former prose…