‘We called her mastodon’: infamous New Orleans orphanage’s abusive history ran deeper than ever known Survivors of child sex abuse by male and female clergy seek justice – but are answered with silence The Guardian - US · Aug 25, 2024
Volunteer with key role in New Orleans church bankruptcy admits to stunning lack of qualifications Lee Eagan said he lacked prior experience, failed to familiarize himself with rules and suffered cognitive decline as case expenses soar to $40m The Guardian - US · Aug 7, 2024
‘The devil was in that building’: New Orleans church orphanages’ dark secrets Survivors of institutions run by Catholic diocese recall litany of sexual abuse as bankruptcy process keeps documents hidden The Guardian - US · Dec 3, 2023
Bankruptcy court stacks odds in New Orleans church’s favor over abuse claims: ‘I’ve never felt so powerless’ Chapter 11 protection is designed to give an organization time to reorganize its finances to pay its debts but victims of clerical abuse feel frustrated by a lengthy and opaque process The Guardian - US · Dec 1, 2023
‘You’re only as sick as your secrets’: New Orleans clergy abuse bankruptcy is uniquely acrimonious The church is using legal tactics to prevent testimony from survivors and spur expensive inquiries into its critics The Guardian - US · Nov 29, 2023
New Orleans archbishop: local Catholic institutions must help with cost of clergy abuse claims Gregory Aymond’s letter contradicts promises made to schools and churches when archdiocese declared bankruptcy in May 2020 The Guardian - US · Sep 9, 2023
Louisiana grand jury charges 91-year-old disgraced priest with sexual assault of teenage boy in 1975 A Louisiana grand jury has charged a now-91-year-old disgraced priest with sexually assaulting a teenage boy in 1975 The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2023