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Category: State of Montana

Legislation…

Montana sees flurry of child sex abuse lawsuits as deadline approaches

29 Apr 202017 May 2020
The one-year window Montana lawmakers opened to give child sex abuse survivors a chance to bring old claims is closing soon, and a flurry of lawsuits is hitting the courts.…
Clergy…

Court overturns $35 million sex abuse verdict against Jehovah’s Witnesses

10 Jan 202027 Jan 2020
In the ruling, justices cited a state law that says religious leaders do not have to report confidential child abuse allegations to authorities. BILLINGS, Mont. — The Montana Supreme Court…
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…
News…

Montana victims alleging sex abuse in the Boy Scouts join national wave of suits

8 Nov 201918 Nov 2019
Amid a flurry of lawsuits filed across the nation against the Boy Scouts of America alleging sexual abuse of young Scouts, a national group of attorneys is gearing up to…
Clergy…

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

26 May 201918 Oct 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…
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/

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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