Federal judge orders third opportunity for Baltimore Archdiocese victims to detail abuse

Key takeaways

Judge Michelle Harner orders a third survivor hearing in the bankruptcy case

Archdiocese of Baltimore filed Chapter 11 in Sept. 2023

Maryland Child Victims Act ended statute of limitations for abuse lawsuits

About 1,000 survivors have filed claims in the bankruptcy proceeding

A federal judge in Maryland has ordered a third opportunity for victims of child sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore’s ongoing bankruptcy case to tell their stories of abuse, rejecting pushback from one of the archdiocese’s insurance companies.

Monday’s order by Judge Michelle Harner sets a two-hour status conference on Oct. 6 in Baltimore “to increase engagement and understanding” of the Chapter 11 bankruptcy case for survivors, following counsel for the Official Commi