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How clues in the Catholic Church abuse report helped The Banner uncover hidden clergy names
The investigation identified three of the clergy members and one church official whose names were redacted from the report.
Photo collage showing printout with some text redacted with black boxes. It has a rip in the middle of the page, revealing fuzzy photograph of priest underneath on red background.
Secret no more: 3 priests from sex abuse report identified
Reporters matched details in the Maryland attorney general's report into the Archdiocese of Baltimore to court transcripts, archdiocesan letters, church directories, news articles and other public documents.
A buildings on St. Mark Parish property, in Catonsville, Tuesday, April 11, 2023.
A dozen sexually abusive priests served at St. Mark’s. It may not be a coincidence.
Five priests are known to have abused children while serving at St. Mark. Another seven abused children before or after they served at the Catonsville parish.
A cross at a Catholic Church in Baltimore.
The Baltimore Archdiocese hid dozens of child sex abuse cases. Here are 10 that stood out.
The examples include priests who asked victims to delay reporting their abuse so they could reach retirement age; prosecutors who agreed not to pursue criminal charges against known abusers; and even a secret deal with a Baltimore County judge to resolve a case quietly.
Eric Marshall, sits at his dinner table reviewing his 529 program folder to find documentation supporting his claim of the money he is owed after almost 2 decades of saving for his kids college tuition from Clarksburg, MD, on March 11, 2023.
Parents fuming over Maryland 529 earnings ‘miscalculation’ beg state lawmakers for relief
Legislation sponsored by state Sen. Joanne Benson to overhaul Maryland 529 would dissolve its independent board and phase out the prepaid trust it manages.
Parents are upset at recent issues accessing funds in their children's Maryland 529 accounts.
Maryland parents thought the state was helping them save for college. Then some of the money vanished.
One expert in state-backed college savings plans said she has never seen anything like what’s unfolding now in Maryland.
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - MARCH 28: A general view of The Johns Hopkins University on March 28, 2020 in Baltimore, Maryland. The school is shut down due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
Muslim civil rights group applauds Johns Hopkins’ response to student complaints
Things turned around for the students after the Maryland office of the Council on American Islamic Relations got involved.
This architectural sketch shows what a building under development by Johns Hopkins University will look like. The facility will be named for Henrietta Lacks.
Johns Hopkins unveils architectural sketch for new Henrietta Lacks science building
The 34,000-square-foot building under development will have research and classroom space as well as meeting space intended for community use.
Towson High School, in Baltimore, Md., on November 18, 2022.
Charges filed against teen linked to Towson High School threats, police say
Police believe a juvenile in North Carolina was also involved in the series of threats that have rattled the community.
A general view of The Johns Hopkins University on March 28, 2020 in Baltimore, Maryland and the television show"The Real Housewives of Potomac" don't see eye to eye.
Johns Hopkins wants to distance itself from the ‘Real Housewives of Potomac.’ Here’s why.
A cast member who got into an argument on an explosive recent episode is a Hopkins faculty member.
Collage of photographs of Ronald Daniels, president of Johns Hopkins, Johns Hopkins library, Charles Village row homes, police officer, and signs and graffiti protesting the private police force.
Johns Hopkins still wants private cops despite deep opposition and falling campus crime
The university plans to hire 100 officers, citing a 'sustained surge' in violence.
Kevin Blunt, Former Hopkins hospital kitchen worker, tried to report safety and sanitation problems. Hopkins didn't fix the problems and fired him instead.
A Johns Hopkins Hospital cook complained about broken appliances, unsanitary conditions. Then he was fired.
The allegations may shed light on what hospital safety monitors discovered when they visited the medical center in August and issued a preliminary denial of accreditation.
A large group of student protesters who oppose plans to create an armed, private Johns Hopkins University police force disrupted a public meeting scheduled for Thursday evening.
Student protestors disrupt Johns Hopkins meeting on planned police force
The action comes one month after university officials announced that the institution would proceed with plans to develop and implement the force.
The Johns Hopkins Hospital in East Baltimore
Johns Hopkins Hospital’s accreditation is at risk because it ‘poses a threat to patients,’ accreditor says
Surveyors flagged problems in the medical center’s food preparation facilities, primarily the kitchen in one of the hospital’s original buildings, and pointed out various pieces of furniture in need of repair.
Breaking News alert
Notre Dame of Maryland University will go coed, enroll men starting in 2023
A task force formed by the private, Catholic school's board found the Baltimore institution must cast a wider net and attract new types of applicants to stay afloat.
Morgan State University is moving forward with plans to create the nation’s fourth medical school to be affiliated with an HBCU.
Morgan State to open a medical school — first at a historically Black university in decades
The proposed Maryland College of Osteopathic Medicine at Morgan aims to increase the number of Black doctors entering the profession and, in turn, increase Black Baltimore residents’ access to physicians that look like them.
Natalie Portman and Moses Ingram.
Filming halted for Baltimore TV series ‘Lady in the Lake’ after violence threatened against the cast, crew, police say
Drug dealers urged the 'Lady in the Lake' cast and crew to clear the set near Lexington Market and threatened to shoot someone if they did not comply, a spokesperson for the Baltimore Police Department said.
Illustration of Henrietta Lacks and members of her family.
Henrietta Lacks’ stolen cells changed medicine forever. Can her family’s lawsuit deliver justice?
If the Lacks family's legal strategy is successful, they would get more than cash. A victory would be a historic denunciation of medical racism.
Screen grab from Aisha Khan's campaign website on July 15.
Additional plagiarism accusations swirl around a Baltimore County State House candidate
The state House of Delegates candidate accused last week of plagiarizing a Baltimore City politician’s platform appears to have lifted some of her Baltimore Sun voter guide responses from the platform of a third candidate in a neighboring district.
(Top) Delegate Dalya Attar's website outlining her position on top issues. (Bottom) Aisha Khan's website that copies directly from her competitor.
Website for Baltimore County candidate contains word-for-word copy of Baltimore City delegate’s
A section of the website for Maryland House of Delegates candidate Aisha Khan appears to be lifted word-for-word from the website of state Delegate Dalya Attar.
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