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SCAARS, Inc is approved as a Non-Profit 503(c)(3) Organization by the IRS. Donations are tax-deductible. Welcome to SCAARS.

Welcome to SCAARS, Inc (a Florida Non-Profit Corp.)

SCAARS is a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation which seeks to improve the laws pertaining to civil abuses, including child abuse, mandatory reporting, the applicable statutes of limitations, as well as court outcomes in the judicial process. SCAARS is expanding its scope. It will now be concerned with monitoring and promoting changes…Continue reading “Welcome to SCAARS, Inc (a Florida Non-Profit Corp.)”

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…
Canada…

Ex-Jehovah’s Witness faces new child sexual abuse charges in Mont-Laurier, Que. | CBC News

14 Feb 201928 Feb 2019
A former Jehovah's Witness from Mont-Laurier, Que., is facing new charges of sexually assaulting two girls in his congregation in the 1980s — 23 years after he was acquitted of…
Culture Change…

NY Child Victims Act: What new law means for sex abusers, victims

5 Feb 201928 Feb 2019
Legislators said the Child Victims Act will pass as the Catholic Church eases its long-held opposition to the bill. Decade-long battle Survivors of child sexual assault will earn a victory…
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…
International…

Utrecht University to investigate sex abuse claims against Jehovah’s Witnesses – DutchNews.nl

14 Jan 201928 Feb 2019
Utrecht University is launching an independent inquiry into sexual abuse by the Jehovah’s Witnesses, in the latest in a series of investigations focused on the church. The university said it…
France…

Cardinal on trial in France’s biggest church sex abuse trial

14 Jan 201928 Feb 2019
A Catholic cardinal and five other people went on trial Monday accused of covering up for a pedophile priest who abused Boy Scouts — France's most important church sex abuse…
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…
International…

Vatican hid pedophilia of “Legionaires for Christ” founder for 63 years

3 Jan 201928 Feb 2019
El prefecto de la Congregación para los Institutos de Vida Consagrada, el cardenal João Braz de Aviz, reconoce ahora que el Vaticano tenía desde 1943 documentos sobre la pederastia del…
Canada…

Jehovah’s Witnesses defend their treatment of sexual assault cases (original in French)

28 Nov 201828 Feb 2019
Victims Speak Out

Sexual abuse among Jehovah’s Witnesses (orig. in German)

27 Nov 201828 Feb 2019
Original article appears in German; translated through Google Translate: Victims of sexual abuse within the Jehovah's Witness religious community have turned to the Report Mainz editorial board. They report that…

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  • French clerical abuse report puts spotlight on Roman Catholic confession | The Seattle Times (From New York Times) 7 Nov 2021
  • Advocates urge Senate to approve window for sex abuse cases – Pennsylvania Capital-Star 20 Sep 2021
  • Tom Lehman on Twitter: “Speaking at CHILDUSAdvocacy event, PA Attorney General Josh Shapiro says there’s no reason why HB951 Hasn’t Passed Yet. 20 Sep 2021
  • Court hits Jehovah’s Witnesses with €96,000 fine for discrimination | The Bulletin 17 Mar 2021
  • 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

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