In two alleged child sex abuse cases, John Doe 1K and John Doe 2K v. Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlotte, NC, and John Doe and The Estate of Vincent Cook v. Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlotte, NC, the Diocese had argued to the Court that the claims of three plaintiffs should be dismissed, and not
Sexual Abuse & Harassment
Charlotte Diocese asks judge to dismiss sex abuse claims of three clients of CJG; decision expected next week
The Charlotte Diocese of the Roman Catholic Church has filed motions to dismiss the claims of three alleged victims of sex abuse at the hands of former priests. The Diocese has asked the Superior Court to toss the claims of two alleged victims of Father Joseph Kelleher, who currently awaits criminal charges in Albemarle, NC,
Alleged sexual abuse of a Catholic School student leads to $5,000,000.00 lawsuit
A lawsuit was filed in Coconut Grove, FL alleging a first-grade student was a victim of regular sexual abuse at the hands of a fellow student. According to the lawsuit, a first-grade boy was abused by his “bathroom buddy” for three months last year. The Archdiocese of Miami and St. Hugh Catholic School are both named in
Judge denies motion of Charlotte Diocese to dismiss sex abuse complaint
On February 10, 2012, Superior Court Judge Lane Williamson denied the motion of the Charlotte Catholic Diocese to dismiss the Complaint filed by attorneys Leto Copeley of Copeley Johnson & Groninger PLLC and Seth Langsen on behalf of a plaintiff who alleges he was abused between the ages of 14 and 16 by Father Richard
Suit filed against Charlotte chiropractor
Leto Copeley, along with co-counsel Seth H. Langson of Charlotte, filed a lawsuit on behalf of a female patient against a chiropractor and his clinic. The lawsuit alleges that the chiropractor touched the woman in a sexually inappropriate manner, after he asked her to come to his office after hours for a special treatment session. In the complaint