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Welcome to SCAARS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIZ3m0D2Qss&feature=youtu.be SCAARS is a non-profit corporation which seeks to improve the laws pertaining to child abuse, mandatory reporting, the applicable statutes of limitations, as well as court outcomes in the judicial process. SCAARS is the result of determined individuals who have dedicated their time to reforming policies which place children…Continue reading “Welcome to SCAARS”

Joe Anderson’s Letter

16 Oct 20183 May 2019

-- By Roger Bentley (Letter: Joe Anderson) -- After Joe Anderson resigned as an elder in the Manchester, Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses (JW’s), he wrote a resignation letter, dated June…

Child Protection in America

13 Oct 20183 May 2019

-- By Barbara Anderson -- Sad to say that for centuries in the U.S.A. animals were better protected from abuse than children. The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty…

Should Confessions to Clergy Be Exempted from Mandatory Reporting of Child Sex Abuse?

8 Oct 20183 May 2019

-- by Michael Walter Finkbeiner -- The history of confession, along with the penance and absolution it achieves in the mind of the believer, is rooted in the Judeo-Christian tradition.…

New report reveals shocking details of how sexual abuse took place in churches

30 May 20191 Jun 2019

Shocking details of how sexual abuse took place in churches and how children were shamed and silenced have been detailed in a new report Source: "The Tablet" (International Catholic News…

Jehovah’s Witnesses appeal $30 million jury awarded damages in sex abuse case | Crime & Courts | missoulian.com

26 May 20191 Jun 2019

The Jehovah's Witnesses church has appealed the $30 million punitive damages award handed down by a jury to a Thompson Falls woman who claimed church officials covered up prior abuses…

Investigations…

Ohio State team doctor abused 177 men, and school officials knew

17 May 20192 Jun 2019

An independent investigation has found that Ohio State team doctor Richard Strauss sexually abused at least 177 men from 1979 to 1997. Ohio State University released the findings of an…

Culture Change…

‘Tell No One’: Poland Is Pushed to Confront Abuse of Children by Priests – The New York Times

17 May 20192 Jun 2019

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Catholic Church…

Dallas Police Raid Catholic Diocese Looking for Abuse Records – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

15 May 20192 Jun 2019

The Dallas Police Department executed search warrants at three Catholic Diocese of Dallas properties Wednesday morning, looking for records of sexual abuse related to five priests. [Read more at link…

Clergy Privilege…

Pope Francis issues groundbreaking law requiring priests, nuns to report sex abuse, cover-up

9 May 201910 May 2019

The law mandates that the world's 415,000 Catholic priests and 660,000 religious sisters inform church authorities when they have "well-founded motives to believe" abuse has occurred. Source: Pope Francis issues…

Catholic Church…

Archdiocese Of New York Names 120 Clergy ‘Credibly Accused’ Of Child Sex Abuse

27 Apr 201928 Apr 2019

The disclosure from one of the largest archdioceses in the U.S. follows similar revelations that further exposed the depth of a decades-long abuse crisis in Catholic communities across the nation.…

Investigations…

More than 12,000 Boy Scout members were victims of sexual abuse, expert says

23 Apr 201927 Apr 2019

The scope of sexual abuse reports within the Boy Scouts of America was exposed in court testimony about another situation of child sex abuse. An expert who has been working…

International…

Tell no one: The scandal shaking a religion | BusinessPost.ie

21 Apr 201927 Apr 2019

The Jehovah’s Witnesses have come under scrutiny for their handling of child sex abuse allegations within the church both in Ireland and abroad Source: The Business Post (Ireland), April 21,…

Catholic Church…

Pa. House committees advance more grand jury recommendations on Catholic clergy abuse | Pennsylvania Capital-Star

15 Apr 201927 Apr 2019

The votes came less than a week after the full chamber gave the OK to a civil window for older sex abuse victims. Source: Pa. House committees advance more grand…

Culture Change…

Benedict XVI: The Church and the Scandal of sexual abuse

11 Apr 201927 Apr 2019

This is the long article that the Pope emeritus, Benedict XVI, wrote in the form of notes on sexual abuse in the Catholic Church. It is a thorough and merciless…

Investigations…

Legislature eliminates statute of limitations for child sex crimes, the ‘most important’ reform in decades to support survivors

10 Apr 201927 Apr 2019

Supporters say this is the "most important move" the Legislature has made to support sexual-assault survivors in decades. Source - Seattle Times, WA: Legislature eliminates statute of limitations for child…

The Brussels Times – More than 70 Jehovah’s Witness sexual abuse victims speak up after Belgian documentary

4 Apr 201927 Apr 2019

More than 70 victims of sexual abuse within the Jehovah's Witnesses have come forward with their stories since the public network aired a documentory about it last week, reports the…

International…

Pope Issues Law, With Penalties, for Vatican City to Address Sexual Abuse

29 Mar 201927 Apr 2019