A long-running civil suit against accused sexual abuser Edwin Gaynor has taken a new turn this week, as court documents reveal that a recent letter written by the former educator to attorneys represent yet another admission of guilt on Gaynor’s part. On Nov. 9, Barbara Hart—an attorney for Grant & […]
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White Plains man sentenced for abusing minor
Westchester County District Attorney Miriam E. Rocah announced that White Plains resident Frank Perez was sentenced on Oct. 19 for sexually abusing a minor between 2016 and 2019. Perez, 57, has been sentenced to five years in state prison, with eight years of post-release supervision. Upon his release from prison, […]
Gaynor deposition delayed by accuser’s death
On June 30, Associate New York State Supreme Court Justice Steven M. Jaeger ruled that legal proceedings against alleged sexual abuser Edwin Gaynor would be halted temporarily following last month’s death of Kevin Swayne, one of the plaintiffs in the matter. The decision came after lawyers for the Archdiocese of […]
Grand jury documents in play in Gaynor case
A New York State judge overseeing the civil trial against a former Immaculate Heart of Mary teacher will force the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York to hand over documents pertaining to a 2002 grand jury investigation about the church’s role in the sexual abuse of minors, court documents reveal. […]
