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…
Catholic Church… A bill in the Utah State Legislature removes ‘priest-penitent’ privilege when it comes to child abuse 7 Jan 202027 Jan 2020 SALT LAKE CITY -- A bill made public ahead of the 2020 legislative session would remove the "priest-penitent" privilege when it comes to reporting abuse cases. House Bill 90, sponsored…
Catholic Church… The Catholic Church and Boy Scouts are lobbying against child abuse statutes. This is their playbook 2 Oct 201918 Oct 2019 Pennsylvania state Rep. Tom Murt slid into a pew at his childhood church, seeking a break from politics and the stress of work. Instead, Murt got an earful. In his sermon, the…
Catholic Church… NY Diocese Files for Bankruptcy in Light of Misconduct Suits 19 Sep 201918 Oct 2019 Rochester is the state's first to seek court protection. It may not be the last (BUFFALO, N.Y.) — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester was the first in New York…
Catholic Church… Pa. court finds merit in lawsuit filed by victim of clergy sex abuse despite expired statute of limitations [case involving fraud; coverup] 12 Jun 201918 Oct 2019 The decision handed by the Pennsylvania Superior Court could open the way for lawsuits against Catholic dioceses even in cases where the statute of limitations has expired. The unanimous opinion…
Catholic Church… Catholic bishops approve new sex-abuse reporting hotline 12 Jun 201918 Oct 2019 Source: Catholic bishops approve new sex-abuse reporting hotline Excerpts: BALTIMORE (AP) — U.S. Catholic bishops voted Wednesday to create a new national sex-abuse hotline run by an independent entity, a…
Catholic Church… Dallas Police Raid Catholic Diocese Looking for Abuse Records – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth 15 May 201918 Oct 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…
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.…
Catholic Church… Pa. House committees advance more grand jury recommendations on Catholic clergy abuse | Pennsylvania Capital-Star 15 Apr 201918 Oct 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…
Catholic Church… Attorney General Nessel to Catholic Church: Stop self-policing 21 Feb 201928 Feb 2019 Nessel asked the Diocese of Lansing and its counterparts to pause internal reviews as her office investigates clergy abuse. That may take up to two years LANSING – Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has…
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…
Catholic Church… New attorneys general to continue investigating clergy abuse 18 Jan 201928 Feb 2019 Newly inaugurated state attorneys general are promising to continue investigations of clergy abuse in the Roman Catholic church as thousands of victims are reaching out to state hotlines and online…
Catholic Church… Cardinal Timothy Dolan Proves Once Again the Church Will Never Reform Itself without the Law and Civil Society Behind It 18 Jan 201928 Feb 2019 New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced that the Child Victims Act, for which we have been fighting for 15 years, will pass this year with his full support. With…
Catholic Church… Virginia attorney general opens investigation of possible child sex abuse and coverup in the Catholic Church 28 Oct 201828 Oct 2018 The announcement follows a similar one in D.C. and in more than a dozen other states. Virginia is the 13th U.S. state this year — plus the District — to…
