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Retired priest faces 18 additional sex charges
Published January 12, 2012 | The Windsor Star

Scouts Canada apologizes to sex abuse victims
Published December 09, 2011 | CBC News

Victims of disgraced Windsor priest launch new $3M lawsuits against Catholic church
Published December 09, 2011 | The Windsor Star

Victims of disgraced priest William Hodgson Marshall file $3M lawsuits against Catholic Church
Published December 08, 2011 | The Windsor Star

Catholic officials failed to report sex abuse, Ontario suits allege
Published December 08, 2011 | Globe and Mail

Ex-principal accused of sex abuse — Alleged victim suing school board and Basilian Fathers
Published December 01, 2011 | The Sault Star

Borne convicted
Published November 29, 2011 | The Daily Observer

Clergy abuse support group reaches N.L.
Published November 12, 2011 | The Telegram

Scouts Canada sex settlements kept secret
Published October 24, 2011 | CBC News

Scouts Canada denies keeping secret files on suspected abusers
Published October 22, 2011 | The Victoria Times Colonist

Scouts Canada urged to open its secret files on alleged sex abusers
Published October 20, 2011 | The Globe and Mail

Scouts Canada kept 'confidential list' of pedophiles
Published October 20, 2011 | CBC News

Group to help victims of sexual abuse
Published October 12, 2011 | Telegraph-Journal

City priest faces sex assault charge
Published September 24, 2011 | TheSpec.com

Victim of Rev. Marshall's abuse sues for more than $2M
Published August 09, 2011 | The Windsor Star

22 Priests, Hundreds of Victims
Published July 21, 2011 | The Windsor Star

Victim relieved as court denies appeal
Published July 02, 2011 | The Sudbury Star

Priest sentenced to 2 years in prison
Published June 10, 2011 | The Windsor Star

One victim’s lament
Published June 08, 2011 | thestar.com

Priest pleads guilty to sexually assaulting 17 victims
Published June 08, 2011 | The Windsor Star

Toronto priest pleads guilty to molesting children
Published June 08, 2011 | The Toronto Star

Former priest pleads guilty to 17 sex charges
Published June 08, 2011 | CBC News

Sex Abuse Rules Not Enough
Published May 17, 2011 | Blackburn News

Charles Sylvestre's victim wins $610K judgment
Published April 27, 2011 | The Windsor Star

Avoid trials, says abuse survivor
Published April 26, 2011 | The Chatham Daily News

Priest abuse victim wanted to be heard
Published April 21, 2011 | The London Free Press

Church forgiven in abuse coverup
Published April 21, 2011 | The London Free Press

What the bishop knew
Published March 24, 2011 | The London Free Press

Victim chases justice
Published March 16, 2011 | The London Free Press

Diocese settles 10 sex abuse claims
Published February 05, 2011 | Chatham Daily News

Diocese of London pays sex abuse victims
Published February 05, 2011 | The Windsor Star

Sex abuse lawsuits settled
Published February 04, 2011 | London Free Press

Diocese settles with some abuse victims
Published January 20, 2011 | THE VANGUARD

N.S. abuse victims get $1.5M church deal
Published January 20, 2011 | CBC News

N.B. church sex assault report delivered
Published November 01, 2010 | CBC News

Priest convicted of sexual assaulting seven altar boys kills himself
Published October 14, 2010 | Ottawa Citizen

Sudbury police issue warrant for former St. Charles College teacher, principal - UPDATED
Published October 14, 2010 | The Sudbury Star

Grecco victim launches $3-million lawsuit
Published October 05, 2010 | The St. Catharines Standard

Sex abuse victim sues St. Catharines diocese
Published October 05, 2010 | Toronto Star

Man sues former priest, ex-bishop in abuse case
Published October 04, 2010 | Globe and Mail

Sylvestre victim lawsuit settled prior to first witness
Published October 01, 2010 | The Chatham Daily News

Deal ends Sylvestre sex abuse civil trial
Published September 30, 2010 | The London Free Press

Sex-assault priest out on parole
Published September 15, 2010 | Ottawa Sun

Basilians say money was to help alleged victim heal
Published August 09, 2010 | thestar.com

Priest, 80, charged with sex abuse
Published July 13, 2010 | The Ottawa Citizen

Church Office Failed to Act on Abuse Scandal
Published July 01, 2010 | The New York Times

Victims of former priest Donald Grecco have their say
Published June 03, 2010 | The Star

Windsor Basilian priest arraigned on sex charge
Published May 21, 2010 | The Windsor Star

Church scandal's next wave: Abused girls
Published April 24, 2010 | The Toronto Star

Former justice to negotiate abuse settlements
Published April 21, 2010 | Telegraph-Journal

Sex abuse scandal tests Catholic's faith
Published April 17, 2010 | The Windsor Star

Pope has done nothing wrong, says Toronto archbishop
Published March 30, 2010 | The Star

Vatican knew of abuse in Ontario
Published March 28, 2010 | The Star

Seven Victims of Abuse sue former School Principal James Elson Tulloch
Published March 03, 2010 | Cottage Country Now

Retired Priest Faces Sex Assault Charges
Published March 02, 2010 | London Free Press

Sisters suing Catholic Church
Published January 29, 2010 | The Chronicle Herald, Nova Scotia

Scandals tar good bishops and priests
Published January 25, 2010 | Canadian Catholic News

Retired priest sentenced to eight years on sex charges
Published January 23, 2010 | Telegraph-Journal

Former N.B. priest gets 8 years for sex offences
Published January 22, 2010 | CBC News

Lawyer says priests covered up sex abuse
Published January 19, 2010 | Toronto Sun

Priest, diocese face charges
Published January 19, 2010 | The Sudbury Star

Five ex-altar boys suing Catholic church over abuse
Published January 19, 2010 | The Globe and Mail

Cornwall moves on after child abuse scandal
Published December 16, 2009 | CBC News

Former priest found guilty of molesting girls
Published November 10, 2009 | The Sudbury Star

Priest, 68, jailed five years
Published November 10, 2009 | The Sudbury Star

They were more than God
Published November 02, 2009 | The Chronicle Herald

Bishop's arrest was the last straw
Published November 02, 2009 | The Chronicle Herald

Ex-priest arraigned on sex charges
Published October 28, 2009 | The Windsor Star

Ex-Windsor priest John Duarte arrested for alleged child sex abuse in Haiti
Published October 21, 2009 | The Windsor Star

N.S. man sues Catholic diocese over alleged abuse
Published October 08, 2009 | CTV.ca

NS man sues church over alleged abuse
Published October 08, 2009 | CBC.ca

Ex-altar boy launches suit
Published October 07, 2009 | The Chronicle Herald

Charges could affect claims
Published October 02, 2009 | The Chronicle Herald

Shame on you London diocese for adding to my sorrow
Published September 11, 2009 | London Free Press

Sylvestre victim Cecilia McLauchlin reaches deal with Roman Catholic Diocese of London
Published September 11, 2009 | The Windsor Star

Borne case cuts deepest in diocese
Published July 08, 2009 | The Ottawa Citizen

Sexual Abuse Victim Wins $1.75-million settlement
Published June 24, 2009 | The Lawyer's Weekly

Church blames victim's lawyer for lawsuit
Published June 12, 2009 | Sun Media

Struggling with scars of abuse
Published June 11, 2009 | Sun Media

Ottawa man sues Catholic priest fro sexual abuse
Published June 11, 2009 | Ottawa Citizen

Abuse Victim Launches Lawsuit
Published June 10, 2009 | From the 580 CFRA News Talk Radio website:

Abuse victim wins massive settlement from Canadian Catholic diocese
Published May 08, 2009 | National Post

$2M abuse case settlement
Published May 08, 2009 | The Star.com

Woman repeatedly abused by Catholic priest gets record settlement
Published May 08, 2009 | CBC News

Woman received $1.75M for sexual abuse by priest
Published May 08, 2009 | The Canadian Press

Sylvestre victim gets $1.75M
Published May 08, 2009 | The Windsor Star

Earning Contempt
Published April 17, 2009 | Ottawa Citizen

More join lawsuit against church
Published February 03, 2009 | The Vanguard

Two men suing N.S. Church for alleged abuse by priest
Published January 22, 2009 | Globe and Mail

Old hurts, a new quest for justice - Men sue church, say they were abused by priest decades ago
Published January 22, 2009 | The Chronicle Herald

3 men sue N.S. Church over sex abuse claims
Published January 22, 2009 | The Canadian Press

Men: Priest Abused Us - Lawsuit launched against Archdiocese of Halifax, Diocese of Yarmouth
Published January 20, 2009 | The Chronicle Herald

Six men file lawsuit claiming sexual abuse by Catholic priest
Published October 28, 2008 | The Record.com

Priest named in abuse suits
Published October 28, 2008 | The Sarnia Observer

Five men join lawsuit against London diocese
Published October 28, 2008 | The London Free Press

More abuse allegations surface
Published October 28, 2008 | Chatham Daily News

Dead priest to be named in sexual abuse suit
Published October 28, 2008 | Windsor Star

Province imposes a finish line on marathon sessions
Published October 24, 2008 | The Cornwall Standard Freeholder

Men Relive Stories of Abuse at Hands of Priest
Published October 21, 2008 | Northern Life

Sault Diocese Knew of Sex Abuse
Published October 17, 2008 | The Sault Star

No Public Apologies for Men
Published October 17, 2008 | The Sudbury Star

Settlement Ends Sex ABuse Suit Against Sault Diocese
Published October 17, 2008 | The Sault Star

Abuse Victims Settle With Church
Published October 17, 2008 | The Sudbury Star

Victims Reach Deal with Church
Published October 11, 2008 | The Sudbury Star

Sylvestre Victims Decry Pace of Lawsuit
Published October 07, 2008 | The Sarnia Observer

Abuse Victims Fed Up With Church
Published October 07, 2008 | London Free Press

LaRocque issues apology
Published August 29, 2008 | Cornwall Standard Freeholder

Protest Rocks Inquiry
Published August 28, 2008 | Cornwall Standard Freeholder

Do Prado family set to be deported
Published July 03, 2008 | London Free Press

Lawyer seeks meeting with Vatican insider
Published June 14, 2008 | The Ottawa Citizen

Snyder says his investigation was thorough
Published May 16, 2008 | Cornwall Standard-Freeholder

Plaintiffs detail years of abuse by priests
Published April 28, 2008 | The Sudbury Star

Millions sought in Ontario sex abuse lawsuits
Published April 24, 2008 | Canadian Catholic News

Sex abuse victims seek millions in compensation
Published April 09, 2008 | The Pembroke Daily Observer

Jailed priest faces new abuse lawsuit
Published April 08, 2008 | United Press International

Church knew of sex abuse, victims claim - There is 'no evidence' of alleged incidents being reported: Catholic officials
Published April 07, 2008 | Ottawa Citizen

Priest, church face lawsuits - Retired Vatican official convicted in January of sexual assaults
Published April 06, 2008 | Ottawa Citizen

Morale at Cornwall Police Station Was Nosediving in Early 1990s
Published April 02, 2008 | Cornwall Standard-Freeholder

Ministry expresses 'deep regret' for sex abuse
Published February 07, 2008 | Cornwall Standard-Freeholder

Founder of Vita Way Farm named in abuse action against Catholic diocese
Published January 30, 2008 | Almaguin News

Suits allege Ontario priests sexually abused children
Published January 29, 2008 | The Canadian Press

Priests Accused of Abuse in City; Six Clergy Named in Lawsuit; One Still Living
Published January 26, 2008 | The Sudbury Star

Dead priest to be named in sexual abuse suit
Published January 25, 2008 | The Windsor Star

City cops drove probationers to Ken Seguin's place: van Diepen
Published January 23, 2008 | Cornwall Standard-Freeholder

Defrock sex abuser priest, angry victims demand - 'No rational reason why he shouldn't be fired': lawyer
Published January 17, 2008 | Ottawa Citizen

Retired Vatican official sentenced to 4 years for sexually assaulting boys
Published January 14, 2008 | CBC News

Talk to ex-premier, senior Ontario Tories, Cornwall inquiry told
Published December 01, 2007 | Ottawa Citizen

Lawyer grills brother of accused child sex abuser at Cornwall inquiry
Published November 29, 2007 | CBC News

Sylvestre victim gets $415,000 settlement
Published September 19, 2007 | Windsor Star; with files from The Chatham Daily News

Sex abuse cover up theory valid, says lawyer
Published August 30, 2007 | Cornwall Standard-Freeholder

Judge scolds lawyers at inquiry
Published June 20, 2007 | Cornwall Standard-Freeholder

Church settles first abuse suits - Payments go to Charles Sylvestre's oldest victims; amount undisclosed
Published April 07, 2007 | Windsor Star

Four Ont. women reach settlement for abuse by priest
Published April 07, 2007 | Canwest News Service - Windsor Star

CBC News: The Fifth Estate - INTERVIEW: ROB TALACH
Published February 28, 2007 | Aired CBC-TV and CBC Newsworld

Coulombe Will Spend Four Years in Jail
Published February 21, 2007 | Norfolk News - CD 98.9 News Centre

Care for victims, church urged; Survivors of abuse by 'monster' priests need help
Published February 17, 2007 | Sudbury Star

Sex with teacher changed girl, Court hears
Published February 08, 2007 | Simcoe Reformer

Disgraced priest dies a prisoner
Published January 24, 2007 | London Free Press

Ruling on media ban request may hasten Cornwall abuse inquiry: lawyer
Published January 17, 2007 | CBC News

U.S. judge clears way for abuse victims to sue the Vatican
Published January 12, 2007 | Cornwall Standard Freeholder

Clergy Invited to View Abuse Movie
Published November 14, 2006 | London Free Press

Canada 'dumping ground' for sex-abuser priests from U.S.
Published November 08, 2006 | The Windsor Star

Abuse victims have suggestions for bishops - They want all clergy convicted of sexual offences defrocked
Published October 23, 2006 | Canadian Catholic News

Create abuse registry: law firm
Published October 17, 2006 | Cornwall Public Inquiry

Sexual-abuse victims push Canadian Catholic bishops at annual meeting
Published October 17, 2006 | Canadian Catholic News

MacDonald could stop inquiry from proceeding
Published September 22, 2006 | Cornwall Standard-Freeholder

London firms gird for clergy abuse cases
Published September 11, 2006 | Law Times

Lawyer says inquiry created to examine all aspects of abuses
Published August 25, 2006 | Cornwall Standard-Freeholder

Victims file lawsuit for 1970s assaults - Humphrey school suit prompts more allegations of molestation
Published August 23, 2006 | Parry Sound North Star

Victims Demand Priests Be Defrocked
London Diocese Reviewing Cases of Eight Convicted Pedophile Priests

Published August 19, 2006 | National Post

Assaulted students file lawsuit
Published August 19, 2006 | Beacon Star

Priest abuse lawsuits pouring in
Victims say it's not money they're after, they want to protect future generations

Published August 05, 2006 | Windsor Star

Former priest here Konstanty Przybylski sentenced to jail time
Published July 19, 2006 | InPortDover.com

Lawyers seek redress from Catholic church for alleged sex-abuse victims
Published June 06, 2006 | CanWest News Service; Ottawa Citizen

Speaking Out
Published May 16, 2006 | London Free Press

Canadian Catholic diocese judged public body in sex abuse inquiry
Published May 03, 2006 | Catholic News Service

Diocese Ruled Public: Catholic church to be scrutinized
Published May 02, 2006 | Cornwall Standard-Freeholder

Child sex abuse should never be minimized
Published February 24, 2006 | London Free Press - Letters to the Editor

Londoner Alleges Abuse by Priest, Sues for $3.1M Suit
Published July 21, 2005 | London Free Press

Cornwall Victims of Sexual Abuse Seek Justice
Published February 22, 2005 | Cornwall Standard Freeholder

Diocese Faces Another Lawsuit
Tom Lawrence claims he was abused by retired priest Barry Glendinning

Published December 24, 2004 | London Free Press

Sex abuse trial to examine church policy
Published September 13, 2003 | London Free Press