Attorney Jeffery Chiow represented Grace Episcopal Church, the Rev. Robert H. Malm, and the Rev. Leslie Steffensen in litigation involving Anglican Watch editor Eric Bonetti and his husband, Michael Smith. The lawsuit involved fabricated claims by Malm that various words, taken out of context from a blog published by Bonetti’s late mother, Sigrid
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Activists announce Montvale boycott in response to hate
A group of activists, including Anglican Watch editor Eric Bonetti, have launched a site calling for a boycott of Montvale NJ area businesses. Located at https://boycottmontvale.com/, the site includes a petition on change.org. Montvale is home to numerous businesses, including Sharp, Benjamin Moore, Ingersoll Rand, Wegmans, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Davey’s
Continue readingSpotlight on abuse: Episcopal priests Fletcher Harper and Alex Macdonell
In 1996, the New Jersey State Appellate Court ruled that a parishioner could sue clergy for malpractice and breach of fiduciary duty. The ruling was on a lawsuit by an adult woman against the Rev. Fletcher Harper and the Rev. Alex MacDonell. The parishioner was a member of All Saints
Continue readingSpotlight on abuse: St. Paul’s Episcopal church, College Point
In January 2021 an adult man filed a lawsuit against the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island for historical sexual abuse at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, College Point, in Flushing, New York. The suit alleges a period of five to six months of repeated and coerced sexual abuse at the church
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