sexual abuse

ALBANY — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester filed for bankruptcy protection on Thursday in the face of mounting clergy abuse lawsuits filed again...

SALAMANCA — An 11-year-old Salamanca male was charged with sex abuse this week. New York State Police charged the unidentified preteen at 1:17 p.m. Th...

BELMONT — A Wellsville man, who has spent time in prison for making methamphetamine and fatally striking a girl with his car, is headed back to prison...

BUFFALO — Buffalo Bishop Richard Malone released a 2,600-word statement Friday regarding the Catholic Diocese of Buffalo’s clergy sexual abuse crisis....

BUFFALO — Buffalo Bishop Richard Malone released a 2,600-word statement Friday regarding the Catholic Diocese of Buffalo’s clergy sexual abuse crisis....

ST. BONAVENTURE — St. Bonaventure University and Archbishop Walsh Academy officials said Thursday they’re in the dark just like the public when it com...

ST. BONAVENTURE — Two now-deceased friars, who both served in administrative positions in the Olean area’s two most prominent Catholic educational ins...

FRIENDSHIP — A Friendship teenager has been charged with sexual abuse. New York State Police charged the 17-year-old male at 11:59 a.m. Tuesday with s...

The Catholic Church should do everything in its power to help send priests to jail for molesting children — these priests should never again see the l...

WELLSVILLE — A Wellsville man has been charged with felony sexual assault against a child. Jeffrey J. Howell Jr., 27, of Wellsville, was charged Tuesd...

With anxieties riding high across the U.S., it’s no surprise localized stories about national topics sparked huge interest in 2018. The rise of metham...

BUFFALO (AP) — A private school in Buffalo has released a report finding inappropriate conduct by more than a dozen former faculty members, including ...

ROCHESTER (AP) — An ex-convict accused of kidnapping a 14-year-old Rochester girl earlier this week and taking her to New York City has been arrested ...

BUFFALO — The Catholic Diocese of Buffalo has added two people with St. Bonaventure University connections to its board for reviewing sexual abuse all...

BUFFALO — A federal investigation into clergy sexual abuse in the Catholic Diocese of Buffalo is underway. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Buffalo has s...

WELLSVILLE — A Wellsville man has been arrested on charges of sexual abuse and assault. Lacy L. Small, 61, of Wellsville, was charged Tuesday with fir...

BUFFALO — A former FBI agent and St. Bonaventure University graduate will lead the Catholic Diocese of Buffalo’s new office for reviewing clergy sexua...

ALBANY (AP) — New York and New Jersey launched new investigations into the Roman Catholic Church's handling of clergy sex abuse allegations Thursday a...