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

SCAARS is a non-profit 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 to…Continue reading “Welcome to SCAARS, Inc (a Florida Non-Profit Corp.)”

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Jehovah’s Witness child sex abuse survivor urges examination of NZ church

10 Nov 201828 Feb 2019

Former UK Jehovah's Witness who was abused as a child says examination of the church is needed here. Source: Jehovah's Witness child sex abuse survivor urges examination of NZ church

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…

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 –…

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,…

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…

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…

Scott Morrison’s national apology to Australian survivors and victims of child sexual abuse – full speech

23 Oct 201828 Feb 2019

Full text of the apology speech for institutional child sexual abuse as delivered in parliament on Monday Source: Scott Morrison's national apology to Australian survivors and victims of child sexual…

PM delivers official national apology to victims of child sexual abuse – video

23 Oct 201828 Feb 2019

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=6&v=uvoZuVqxtrg Standing with opposition leader Bill Shorten and the chairwoman of the national apology reference group, Cheryl Edwardes, Australian prime minister Scott Morrison delivers a national apology to victims…

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:…

‘It’s a disaster’: Senate leader laments end of sex abuse victims bill, open to talks

22 Oct 201818 Oct 2019

Yet again, efforts to reform Pennsylvania's child sex crimes laws appear to have failed in the Legislature. The Senate's top leader on Wednesday lamented the failure, but left room open…

Catholic Church…

How a Catholic sex abuse report in Pennsylvania echoed around the U.S.

22 Oct 201818 Oct 2019

The U.S. Department of Justice is launching an investigation into child sex abuse within Pennsylvania's Roman Catholic churches, the latest fallout of widespread allegations made public by a grand jury…

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…