by Michele Betti, Attorney | Jul 25, 2015 | Clergy Abuse
By MICHELE M. BETTI | b&a opinions | https://bettiandassociates.com Brother Bernard Hartman, 75, a member of the Roman Catholic Marianist religious order, is the subject of credible allegations of child sexual abuse from when he taught at Pittsburgh’s North...
by Michele Betti, Attorney | Mar 10, 2015 | Clergy Abuse
By MICHELE M. BETTI | b&a opinions | https://bettiandassociates.com Attempting to shield assets, Archbishop of Milwaukee Timothy Dolan and the Vatican created a cemetery trust before the Archdiocese declared bankruptcy, and then tried to argue the First Amendment...
by Michele Betti, Attorney | Feb 26, 2015 | Betti & Associates Case Opinions - News, Child Sexual Abuse New York
By MICHELE M. BETTI | b&a opinions | https://bettiandassociates.com New York State law limits residency strictly for higher-risk sex offenders who are also subject to a sentence of probation or parole. Local communities need local control to set restrictions to...
by Michele Betti, Attorney | Oct 14, 2014 | Clergy Abuse
By MICHELE M. BETTI | b&a opinions | https://bettiandassociates.com In my recent visit to Ireland to meet with victims of clergy sexual abuse, I found five years after the Irish government released its 2600-page report on clergy sexual abuse, Catholic faithful say...
by Michele Betti, Attorney | Oct 10, 2014 | Clergy Abuse
By MICHELE M. BETTI | b&a opinions | https://bettiandassociates.com In July 2014, Pope Francis told Catholics that the Church must and would make reparations for what it did to clergy sexual abuse victims. But that statement is either falling on deaf ears or was...
by Michele Betti, Attorney | Oct 9, 2014 | Betti & Associates Case Opinions - News
JANUARY 9, 2012: TIPS……. By MICHELE M. BETTI | b&a opinions | https://bettiandassociates.com As a child growing up, I could play outside, join organizations, walk to school, play sports and enjoy. Have fun! My mother’s generation experienced the same atmosphere...