October 21, 2009
Victims' Attorney Has Harsh Criticism for Chapter 11 Filing By Diocese
Statement by Bartholomew J. Dalton of Dalton & Associates, P.A., Wilmington, an attorney for more than 50 victims of sexual abuse who filed lawsuits under Delaware's Child Victims Act. The only reason the Diocese of Wilmington declared bankruptcy is to halt hundreds of child sex abuse trials across the state. It is a calculated and reprehensible legal tactic that deprives sex abuse victims their day in court and keeps hidden damning evidence that will show how diocese officials were complicit in allowing dozens of men to molest hundreds of children across the state. Simply put, this filing has nothing to do with money and everything to do with secrecy.Click Here For The Full Story......