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…
Legislation… Gov. Cuomo: Child Victims Act to be included in executive budget 12 Jan 201928 Feb 2019 ALBANY, N.Y. (WTEN) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced on Friday that the Child Victims Act will be included in the 2019 Executive Budget. Gov. Cuomo vows to enact…
Culture Change… Childhood abuse increases risk of adult suicide, finds research 9 Jan 201928 Feb 2019 Largest study of its kind shows ‘devastating’ impact of sexual, physical and emotional abuse People who experienced sexual, physical or emotional abuse as children are two to three times more…
Jehovah's Witnesses… California court upholds $4 million sex abuse judgment against Jehovah’s Witnesses Watchtower organization 7 Jan 201928 Feb 2019 RIVERSIDE, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – A California appeals court has affirmed a more than $4 million judgment against the nation's leading body of Jehovah's Witnesses in favor of a woman…
Investigations… The Pennsylvania report on clergy sex abuse spawned a wave of probes nationwide. Now what? 27 Nov 201828 Feb 2019 State attorneys general have useful tools at their disposal, but the wheels are likely to turn slowly Source: The Pennsylvania report on clergy sex abuse spawned a wave of probes…
Jehovah's Witnesses… ‘Punished’ for being sexually abused in York County: Jehovah’s Witnesses’ culture of cover-up 15 Nov 201828 Feb 2019 Sarah Brooks was always a faithful Jehovah's Witness, until she was sexually abused by members of her church. She was 15. Church elders punished her and her abusers. York Daily…
Investigations… Clergy Abuse 8 Nov 201828 Feb 2019 In light of the news surrounding the sexual abuse of children by members of clergy or religious organizations across the country, the Department of Justice is gathering information from the…
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…
Investigations… Spread the Word: Sample Social Media Content for #AllSurvivorsDay 28 Oct 201828 Feb 2019 All Survivors Day is an international opportunity to raise awareness of sexual abuse, stand in support and recognition of survivors, and to come together to change the culture that surrounds…
Catholic Church… New Report Lists 263 Bay Area Priests Accused Of Sexual Abuse 24 Oct 201828 Feb 2019 A law firm suing California bishops for the records of priests accused of sexual abuse released its own report Tuesday listing more than 200 clergy in the San Francisco Bay Area it…
Clergy… U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia Launches Hotline for Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse by Clergy 24 Oct 201828 Feb 2019 https://www.justice.gov/sites/all/modules/features/doj_sharing/images/doj-seal-fb.jpg WASHINGTON – The Superior Court Division’s Sex Offense and Domestic Violence Section and the Victim Witness Assistance Unit of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia are…
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:…
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