Clergy Sexual Abuse
The personal injury law firm of Tremont & Sheldon was one of the first law firms in the nation to file lawsuits for sexual abuse against clergy members. We have helped to bring this sensitive topic to the forefront and have argued in the legislature for a longer statute of limitations, now giving victims until the age of 48 to bring claims in court.
To date Tremont & Sheldon has represented over one hundred victims of childhood sexual abuse against area dioceses and religious institutions. In March of 2001, Tremont & Sheldon reached a confidential global settlement with the Diocese of Bridgeport and its predecessor bishop, Cardinal Edward Egan on behalf of twenty-four individuals, most of whom had lawsuits pending for over eight years. Then in October of 2003 Tremont & Sheldon reached a 21 million dollar global settlement with the Diocese of Bridgeport on behalf of forty additional victims. In October 2005 Tremont & Sheldon reached a 22 million dollar global settlement with the Archdiocese of Hartford on the behalf of forty-three individuals which Tremont & Sheldon represented fifteen victims. Tremont & Sheldon has settled additional childhood clergy abuse claims apart from these mediations. Presently, we are actively representing additional sex abuse victims against area Dioceses and other institutions including school systems.
“This is a story of the betrayal and deception of children and their families by an individual in the ultimate position of trust. To understand the enormity, one must appreciate the fact that for the victims, their abuser was the closest thing to God. Our goals from the beginning have been and will continue to be justice for the victims and a change in the behavior of the Church.”
Please see The Church File for more detailed information with regard to clergy sexual abuse.
Please contact the sexual assault victim attorneys at Tremont & Sheldon to confidentially and sensitively evaluate your case.
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