Were you sexually abused as a child by a priest, deacon or any other member of the Catholic Church? You are not alone. We are here to help abuse victims. Stand up against your abuser and help prevent this from happening to someone else. Please fill out our confidential online contact form or call Toll Free 1-866-777-2557 and a Florida Sex Abuse Lawyer will get back to you within 24 hours to discuss your possible case. This is a free consultation. There is no cost to investigate and there are no legal fees unless you receive financial compensation at the end of the case. Making the call is sometimes the hardest step, but it is often a necessary step on the road to healing. Clergy Abuse Lawyer Florida
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Florida has recently become the 13th State to launch an aggressive investigation into child sex abuse that has run rampant within the Catholic Church. While it is very difficult for practicing Catholics to wrap their heads around, there has been a sex abuse epidemic for many years worldwide. Although the majority of clergy have not committed abuse, a few bad apples can ruin the whole bunch. The reputational damage to the Church is hard to quantify, very difficult to measure.
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However, if you look at other states you can find some metrics to measure the damage. Many churches have had to file bankruptcy and sell off real estate holdings in order to satisfy the settlements and judgements. Nobody is shedding a tear here, but it does go without saying that the Church does do a lot of good in some communities. Unfortunately, the bad acts of a few must be paid for. Additionally, we must make sure that this does not happen more in the future. Hopefully huge settlements will act as a deterrent or at a minimum, force the church to do more thorough vetting and background checks of its clergy. In this day and age there is no excuse not to.
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Did you know that as many as forty-nine of the 4,433 priests who have worked in the Miami Diocese in the past half a century have been charged with sexual misconduct, including abuse of minors?
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