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Fr. Robert J. Schober – Diocese of Buffalo
Fr. Robert J. Schober Diocese of Buffalo Ordained: 1977 Retired: 2020 Administrative Leave: 2021 Reinstated: 2022 Assignment History 1980s: Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Elma, NY) 1990s: Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church (Portville, NY) 2014-2021: Kenmore Mercy Hospital (Buffalo, NY) Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations Against Father Robert J. Schober: In August 2021, a lawsuit filed in New York…
Aux. Bishop Edward Grosz – Diocese of Buffalo
Aux. Bishop Edward Grosz Diocese of Buffalo Summary of Abuse Allegations against Auxiliary Bishop Edward Grosz: In July 2021, retired Buffalo Auxiliary Bishop Edward Grosz was named in a lawsuit filed by a man who says that Grosz sexually abused him in approximately 1990 when the man was just 15 years old. According to the lawsuit, the abuse occurred at…
Msgr. Leo McCarthy – Diocese of Buffalo
Msgr. Leo McCarthy Diocese of Buffalo Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations against Msgr. Leo McCarthy: In July 2021, a lawsuit was filed in New York State court alleging that a woman was sexually abused by Monsignor Leo McCarthy of the Diocese of Buffalo in the early 1980s. According to the lawsuit, the woman, now 51, alleges that she was abused…
Diocese of Buffalo – Bankruptcy Records
Release of Records in Diocese of Buffalo Bankruptcy The Diocese of Buffalo filed for Bankruptcy in February of 2020. There’s a question as to whether or not records in the Diocese of Buffalo Bankruptcy case will be released. There are more than 25,000 pages of internal Buffalo Diocese documents relating to clergy abuse, diocesan finances, and personnel files that…
Federal Court Sets Buffalo Diocese Bankruptcy Filing Date For Abuse Claims
On Friday, September 11, Judge Carl L. Bucki of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Western District of New York signed an Order granting survivors of sexual abuse in the Diocese of Buffalo until August 14, 2021, to file claims for compensation. The August 14 date coincides with the expiration of the extended window created by the Child Victims Act,…