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The report details “pervasive sexual abuse” among the priesthood and “complicit silence” from the Archdiocese of Baltimore. The investigation identified 158 priests — many of whom were previously known — who are accused of “sexual abuse” and “physical torture” of more than 600 people in the last 80 years.

ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY – February 7, 2023 – Catholic Charities of Long Island (.catholicharities.cc) has named Michael Smith as its new Chief Executive Officer.

That includes allegations against Father Harold Cox, of Ronkonkoma, Father Romano Ferraro, of Kings Park and Commack, and John McGann, the late Bishop of the Diocese of Rockville Centre. "I think this is a huge relief, not just for me but for all survivors," says Schratwieser.

The Diocese of Rockville Centre on Long Island proposed a $200 million fund for settlements to be paid to hundreds of clergy sex abuse survivors. Over 600 survivors sued the diocese under the 2019 Child Victims Act.

Diocese of Rockville Centre ACCUSED PRIESTS. In recent years, hundreds of thousands of survivors alleged sex abuse against priests and clergy people in the Roman Catholic Church, bringing awareness to their suffering and the systemic issues within these institutions.

A committee of more 600 survivors who have accused the Diocese of abuse has proposed a $450 million settlement. Lawyers representing a group of 620 survivors that have accused the Diocese of Rockville Centre over claims of abuse presented a settlement calling for $450 million in restitution.

The Roman Catholic Church on Long Island is comprised of 133 parishes (plus one campus parish) in 115 towns as well as the Diocesan corporation, headquartered in the Pastoral Center – 50 Park Avenue, Rockville Centre, New York.

That includes allegations against Father Harold Cox, of Ronkonkoma, Father Romano Ferraro, of Kings Park and Commack, and John McGann, the late Bishop of the Diocese of Rockville Centre. "I think this is a huge relief, not just for me but for all survivors," says Schratwieser.