The Diocese of Providence was hit with a federal lawsuit Thursday, just one day after a new state law designed to deliver accountability for clergy sex abuse survivors went into effect.

Ann Hagan Webb, a psychologist, advocate and survivor, compiled a list of resources for individuals who are impacted. .

Under a new state law giving childhood sexual abuse survivors their first chance in decades to obtain justice against their perpetrators, attorneys from Grant & Eisenhofer and their partner counsel ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I., June 03, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Grant & Eisenhofer’s clergy abuse team is on the ground at the Rhode Island State House to witness the Rhode Island Senate enact a historic new law ...

Superior Court Judge Richard A. Licht will preside over the 40+ lawsuits that have come in since a two-year "revival window" ...

A new Rhode Island law creates a two-year window for victims to file civil lawsuits for past clergy sex abuse. Lawsuits are expected against the Diocese of Providence, other institutions, and several ...

Claude Leboeuf, a clergy abuse survivor and advocate, sits for a portrait at his home in Providence, R.I., Thursday, March 5, 2026, after a report by the Rhode Island attorney general detailed decades ...

PROVIDENCE – A compromise has been reached in the years-long battle by the victims of clergy sex abuse in Rhode Island for the right to sue the Catholic Church for failing to protect them – and it is ...

In a landmark victory for survivors, Rhode Island has opened a two-year revival window, opens new tab that allows victims of childhood sexual abuse to file civil lawsuits that were previously barred ...

Rhode Island lawmakers are considering a bill to allow lawsuits against the Diocese of Providence for past clergy sex abuse claims. The bill would allow civil lawsuits for damages and provide victims ...

Rhode Island lawmakers pass legislation allowing lawsuits against the Catholic Church for past child sex abuse claims. The bill creates a two-year window for victims, some now in their 60s and 70s, to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The Diocese of Providence was hit with a federal lawsuit Thursday, just one day after a new state law ...