Broken Trust: A Church's Betrayal of Innocence

This landmark Maryland case exposed systemic child sexual abuse within the Archdiocese of Baltimore. Our client, now a 42-year-old father, endured repeated abuse by a priest during the 1990s while serving as an altar boy. The case gained national attention for uncovering secret church documents showing deliberate concealment of predator priests.

The Abuse

Father Thomas Moore groomed Daniel through the church's altar boy program, using religious authority to facilitate abuse during "private tutoring sessions." The Archdiocese had received multiple prior complaints about Moore from other families but simply transferred him between parishes.

Key Evidence:

Secret 1987 diocese memo labeling Moore "high risk"
Testimony from three additional survivors
Psychological evaluations showing complex PTSD
Church financial records showing hush payments

Challenges Faced:

Overcoming expired statute of limitations using Maryland's new lookback window
Countering the Archdiocese's aggressive PR campaign
Protecting client during intense media scrutiny