Australia… PM delivers official national apology to victims of child sexual abuse – video 23 Oct 201828 Feb 2019 https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=6&v=uvoZuVqxtrg Standing with opposition leader Bill Shorten and the chairwoman of the national apology reference group, Cheryl Edwardes, Australian prime minister Scott Morrison delivers a national apology to victims…
Catholic Church… Federal prosecutors open probe into clergy sex abuse in Pennsylvania 22 Oct 201818 Oct 2019 Two people familiar with the probe say federal prosecutors have served subpoenas on dioceses across the state that seek a trove of sensitive files and testimony from church leaders. Source:…
Legislation… ‘It’s a disaster’: Senate leader laments end of sex abuse victims bill, open to talks 22 Oct 201818 Oct 2019 Yet again, efforts to reform Pennsylvania's child sex crimes laws appear to have failed in the Legislature. The Senate's top leader on Wednesday lamented the failure, but left room open…
Catholic Church… How a Catholic sex abuse report in Pennsylvania echoed around the U.S. 22 Oct 201818 Oct 2019 The U.S. Department of Justice is launching an investigation into child sex abuse within Pennsylvania's Roman Catholic churches, the latest fallout of widespread allegations made public by a grand jury…
Blog… An Insider’s Account about How a Report of Child Sex Abuse Is Handled 17 Oct 20183 May 2019 -- by Michael Paddock -- In November 2016, I made a life-altering decision. After 47 years of association with Jehovah’s Witnesses, many of those spent as an elder in the…
Blog… Joe Anderson’s Letter 16 Oct 201811 Feb 2026 -- 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…
Blog… 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.…
Culture Change… Un-Orthodox Behavior 1 Oct 201818 Oct 2019 Catholicism isn't the only religion with sexual abuse scandals. Three S.F. women are working to expose cases within the Orthodox Church. "These are our files," says Cappy Larson, opening a…
Jehovah's Witnesses… Montana Jehovah’s Witness sex abuse case underscores church’s worldwide reckoning 30 Sep 201816 Oct 2018 https://missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/montana-jehovah-s-witness-sex-abuse-case-underscores-church-s/article_fddc41e5-536b-5843-af30-200cc14892d8.html
Investigations… Jehovah’s Witnesses must pay $35M to sex abuse survivor 29 Sep 201816 Oct 2018 Jehovah’s Witnesses Must Pay $35 to Sex Abuse Survivorhttps://nypost.com/2018/09/29/jehovahs-witnesses-must-pay-35m-to-sex-abuse-survivor/
LDS (Mormon)… Mormon Church in UT State Supreme Court CHALLENGING Reporting about Sex Abuse Victims 26 Sep 201816 Oct 2018 This is from April 2013. First Amendment used to defend not reporting abuse to authorities.
Culture Change… Study finds widespread history of sexual abuse among formerly Orthodox – Jewish Telegraphic Agency 18 Jul 201818 Oct 2019 Two Orthodox researchers see a link between abuse and the decision to abandon the strictly observant Jewish life. (JTA) — While Jews are no more likely to be sexually abused…
News… Illinois wipes out statute of limitations for child sex abuse 1 Jul 201818 Oct 2019 SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has signed legislation that will remove the statutes of limitation for sexual abuse crimes. Rauner signed the measure Friday. Sponsor state Sen. Michael…
LDS (Mormon)… Woman Claims Mormon Church’s Cover-Up Culture Protected Her Sexual Predator Dad 29 Jun 201816 Oct 2018 The Mormon church has a “culture” that protects sexual predators, Johnson said during the press conference. https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/mormon-church-cover-up-culture-sexual-predator_us_5b363f35e4b08c3a8f69aff1
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