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Category: Mandatory Reporting

Australia…

Queensland passes law to jail priests for not reporting confessions of child sexual abuse – ABC News

8 Sep 20209 Sep 2020
Priests in Queensland will now be compelled to break the seal of confession to report child sexual abuse or face three years in jail. Key points: The law was passed…
Clergy…

Bisbee man confesses he’s molesting his daughter. Church tells bishop not to report abuse to authorities

22 Apr 202017 May 2020
State lawmaker vows to again introduce legislation to eliminate the so-called confessional exception when it comes to admissions of ongoing abuse. Source. AZCentral.com [USA Today Network]: Bisbee man confesses he's…
Clergy…

MT court reverses $35M Jehovah’s Witness case

8 Jan 202027 Jan 2020
The Jehovah's Witnesses of Thompson Falls, as well as its national headquarters, the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society, failed to protect one of its members from child sexual abuse, a…
Investigations…

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

17 May 201918 Oct 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…
International…

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

29 Mar 201918 Oct 2019
Australia…

Priests could be arrested if they do not report sexual abuse

7 Mar 20197 Mar 2019
The groundbreaking development would see Victorian priests potentially serve time behind bars if they ignore cases of sexual abuse revealed in confidence. Read more at link below . . .…
Catholic Church…

DC attorney general proposes bill to make clergy mandatory reporters

5 Feb 201928 Feb 2019
The bill would extend to a range of positions and professions across church, state, and private insitutions, but provides explicit exemptions for the confessional, and priests would not be required…
Blog…

Legislative Pressure and Culture Change among Jehovah’s Witnesses

16 Nov 20183 May 2019
 -- by Harvinder Singh, University of Birmingham, UK -- The Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania, or as they are more commonly known as Jehovah’s Witnesses have been criticised…
Blog…

Why I am a SCAARS Supporter (M.P.)

7 Nov 20183 May 2019
 -- by Michael Paddock --  For many years, I ministered as an elder in a congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses (JWs). Looking back, I can say one thing for certain –…
Blog…

Why I am a SCAARS Supporter (B.P.)

29 Oct 20183 May 2019
 -- by B.P. in Illinois --  My father was a man of great integrity who abhorred religious hypocrisy. In his youth, he boldly marched in front of churches in Brooklyn,…
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…

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.…

Recent Posts

  • Queensland passes law to jail priests for not reporting confessions of child sexual abuse – ABC News 8 Sep 2020
  • New York extends civil ‘look back’ for child sexual assault victims 8 May 2020
  • Montana sees flurry of child sex abuse lawsuits as deadline approaches 29 Apr 2020
  • Bisbee man confesses he’s molesting his daughter. Church tells bishop not to report abuse to authorities 22 Apr 2020
  • Recommendations for mental health healing for adult survivors of child sex abuse 27 Feb 2020
  • ChildUSA.org identifies five religious organizations whose practices contribute to a culture of secrecy regarding child sex abuse 26 Feb 2020
  • Victoria Australia eliminates clergy reporting exceptions 24 Feb 2020
  • Grand jury investigators are ‘dead serious’ about revealing sexual-abuse cover-ups among Jehovah’s Witnesses 14 Feb 2020
  • Court overturns $35 million sex abuse verdict against Jehovah’s Witnesses 10 Jan 2020
  • MT court reverses $35M Jehovah’s Witness case 8 Jan 2020
  • A bill in the Utah State Legislature removes ‘priest-penitent’ privilege when it comes to child abuse 7 Jan 2020
  • Montana victims alleging sex abuse in the Boy Scouts join national wave of suits 8 Nov 2019
  • ‘I Want to Be Heard’: Adult Sex-Abuse Victims Demand New Rights [NYT] 25 Oct 2019
  • The limits of religious freedom: America must come to grips with when faith groups limit personal liberty 19 Oct 2019
  • Long-ignored sex abuse claims leave Pennsylvania lawmakers grappling with fairness for alleged victims, institutions 9 Oct 2019
  • The grooming of children for sexual abuse in religious settings: Unique characteristics and select case studies 4 Oct 2019
  • The Catholic Church and Boy Scouts are lobbying against child abuse statutes. This is their playbook 2 Oct 2019
  • NY Diocese Files for Bankruptcy in Light of Misconduct Suits 19 Sep 2019
  • Groundbreaking Lawsuits Claim Jehovah’s Witnesses Covered Up Years of Child Sexual Abuse – Newsweek 13 Aug 2019
  • Silent No More: Allegations of sexual abuse, cover-ups inside Jehovah’s Witnesses Organization 12 Aug 2019
  • Jehovah’s Witnesses: 90 victims of sexual abuse come forward 9 Aug 2019
  • Nearly 800 accuse Boy Scouts of failing to protect them from sex abuse as new lawsuit is filed 5 Aug 2019

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