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Archdiocese Ordered To Give Details Of Westchester Coach Accused Of Molesting Student Archdiocese Ordered To Give Details Of Westchester Coach Accused Of Molesting Student
Archdiocese Ordered To Give Details Of Westchester Coach Accused Of Molesting Student A judge has ordered the Archdiocese of New York and three Catholic schools to turn over a host of documents and information regarding a former educator and coach who allegedly molested students over the course of decades. Edwin Gaynor, of Ossining, is accused of fondling minors during gym classes in the 1960s when he worked at Immaculate Heart of Mary School in Scarsdale, as well as other students in Westchester, according to a lawsuit filed in Westchester County civil court two years ago. It is alleged that the Archdiocese of New York knew of the abuse and rather than handle the situation,…

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COVID-19: Child Victims Act Extended Through January COVID-19: Child Victims Act Extended Through January
Covid-19: Child Victims Act Extended Through January New York is extending the window for abuse victims to file claims under the Child Victims Act due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. During his daily COVID-19 briefing on Friday, May 8 in the Murray Student Center at Marist College, Cuomo announced the state is extending the window to file abuse claims by five months due to the virus. Anyone looking to file a claim under the Child Victims Act will now have through Jan. 14 to do so. Cuomo said that “the COVID pandemic has limited survivors’ ability to file claims and effectively arguing their case, delaying their long-overdue jus…

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Former Priest In Northern Westchester Charged With Inappropriate Behavior With 10-Year-Old Girl Former Priest In Northern Westchester Charged With Inappropriate Behavior With 10-Year-Old Girl
Former Priest In Northern Westchester Charged With Inappropriate Behavior With 10-Year-Old Girl A Westchester County priest has been charged with allegedly engaging in inappropriate behavior with a minor. Thomas Kreiser has surrendered himself to police and was arraigned in Bronxville Village Court this week for allegedly sexually abusing a 10-year-old child. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr., announced that on Sept. 20, Kreiser allegedly engaged in touching his victim on an intimate part of her body while in a school building in Bronxville in the middle of the day. Scarpino noted that the 10-year-old was fully clothed at the time of the incident. At the time…

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North Jersey Catholic Priest Named In Massive Child Sex Abuse Report North Jersey Catholic Priest Named In Massive Child Sex Abuse Report
North Jersey Catholic Priest Named In Massive Child Sex Abuse Report A priest with North Jersey ties was among 300 from six Roman Catholic dioceses in Pennsylvania who sexually abused more than 1,000 children, according to a grand jury report released Tuesday. "We, the members of this grand jury, need you to hear this. We know some of you have heard some of it before. There have been other reports about child sex abuse within the Catholic Church," the document says. "But never on this scale. For many of us, those earlier stories happened someplace else, someplace away. Now we know the truth: it happened everywhere." The more than 1,300-p…

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by Cecilia Levine