Catholic church investigation

Prosecutors may not disclose the names of more than a dozen clergy and laypeople accused of hiding or failing to report child sexual abuse within the Archdiocese of Baltimore, the Maryland Supreme Court ruled on Monday.

The settlement with The Hartford Insurance Group is contingent on a plan of reorganization receiving court approval.

The Archdiocese of Baltimore recently agreed not to use a blanket legal defense to avoid paying survivors of sexual abuse whose claims aren’t covered by insurance.

The Archdiocese of Baltimore filed for bankruptcy right before a new state law, the Child Victims Act of 2023, took effect.

William Mannion, 63, of Sparrows Point, is charged in Baltimore County Circuit Court with child abuse and sex offenses. He maintains his innocence.

Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown in 2023 released the 456-page report that details decades of allegations of sexual abuse and cover-ups.

Maryland Catholics, whether they had disagreements with the Catholic Church or not, remember Pope Francis as a humble priest who lifted up the needs and suffering of common people above all else.

Attorneys for sexual abuse survivors ask a judge to rule on the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s claim that its insurers should cover the cost of payments to any of the sex abuse claims filed in its bankruptcy case.

Baltimore County District Judge Krystin Richardson on Tuesday made the ruling at a bail review hearing for William “Bill” Mannion Jr., 62, of Sparrows Point.

Baltimore Circuit Judge Robert K. Taylor Jr. in 2023 ruled that the names of 43 of 46 people redacted in the 456-page report could be released.