In a case in which Leto Copeley is co-counsel, the North Carolina Court of Appeals has ruled unanimously that the First Amendment does not shield a church from claims for failure to properly supervise its clergy. Therefore, the firm’s lawsuit against the Catholic Diocese of Raleigh can proceed to the next phase, which is discovery. The
Sexual Abuse & Harassment
Nursing homes may not be doing enough to prevent sexual abuse of residents
There is a lot of sexual activity happening in nursing homes. Much of it is between consenting adults. And if that is the case, some residents’ adult family members end up pretty disappointed when they hear that the nursing home staff is NOT going to stop mom or dad from having sex with the resident down
Risk of sexual assault is added to the price of tuition for women college students
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately one in five undergraduate women have been the victims of sexual assault. Many victims do not report sexual assaults, so the actual numbers are likely higher. Survivors and organizations that support them, such as End Rape on Campus, have pointed out that often a university’s response to a
Is everything said to a priest a “confession?”
This past week the Supreme Court of Louisiana ruled that a trial judge should require a priest to testify so that the judge can determine whether what a girl told the priest was a “confession.” The girl is now a teenager who alleges that a different priest sexually abused her. She says she told a
Hearing held in Charlotte Diocese priest sex abuse cases
A hearing was held last Friday in Charlotte in the priest sex abuse cases of John Doe and Vincent Cook v. Charlotte Diocese, and John Doe 1K and John Doe 2K v. Charlotte Diocese. The Diocese has filed a motion for summary judgment, and if the judge grants the motion both cases will end at