Attorney Ben Crump and Slater Slater Schulman LLP to File Hundreds of Lawsuits on Behalf of Baltimore Archdiocese Sexual Abuse Survivors
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BALTIMORE, May 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore will be named in a series of civil actions collectively alleging that hundreds of individuals were sexually abused by clergy, seminarians, deacons, and employees of the church. Renowned civil rights and personal injury attorney Ben Crump of Ben Crump Law and nationally renowned sexual abuse and mass torts attorney Adam P. Slater of Slater Slater Schulman LLP said they anticipate filing hundreds of lawsuits beginning Oct. 1, 2023, upon commencement of a "lookback window" under Maryland's Child Victims Act.
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- Renowned civil rights and personal injury attorney Ben Crump of Ben Crump Law and nationally renowned sexual abuse and mass torts attorney Adam P. Slater of Slater Slater Schulman LLP said they anticipate filing hundreds of lawsuits beginning Oct. 1, 2023, upon commencement of a "lookback window" under Maryland's Child Victims Act.
- The Maryland Child Victim's Act allows these survivors of childhood sexual abuse to hold the institution that perpetrated this abuse accountable."
- Any other survivors of sexual abuse in Maryland by the Archdiocese of Baltimore are encouraged to come forward by calling 855-724-1140.
- Survivors of sexual abuse need to understand that the sexual abuse was not their fault.