Rockville Centre Diocese Faces Hundreds of Sex Abuse Cases in Bankruptcy Proceeding
On May 24, 2022, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed New York’s Adult Survivors Act (ASA), which gave survivors of adult sexual abuse (over age 18 when the offense occurred) a year to file their claims, regardless of when the offense occurred. An action dismissed previously as time-barred can be revived.  The measure, which takes … [Read more...]
The Southern Baptist Convention has hidden reports of sex abuse for 20 years
According to an investigation by the Houston Chronicle and the San Antonio Express-News, leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention have hidden reports of sexual abuse for over 20 years. In 2018, reporters began searching archives, websites, and databases for allegations of sexual abuse, assault, and other serious misconduct. Since … [Read more...]
Guidepost Investigation of Southern Baptist Sex Abuse
Guidepost Investigation of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee confirms abuse, silencing of victims According to a report released by Guidepost Solutions LLC, an investigations firm hired by the Southern Baptist Convention (“SBC”), the Executive Committee of the SBC has repeatedly refused to report child molesters … [Read more...]
Catholic Church Omits Hundreds from Sex Abuse List
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Roman Catholic Church in the United States admitted that 900 clergy members accused of committed sexual assaults and other perverted acts while priests never made the final roster of clergy accused of sex crimes, the Associated Press has learned. The Catholic Church left some of the priests off of its list of … [Read more...]
Blame Church Arrogance, Not Oversexed Society
Oversexed Society Covering Up Scandals. The Catholic clergy might be best served by reciting the wisdom of Pogo: 'We have met the enemy and he is us.' While it might appear to be sweet revenge for the Inquisition, it is best to resist the impulse to burn some Catholic priests--and the cardinals who covered up their … [Read more...]
S.J. Parish Struggles To Accept Dark Secret
Confronting a painful secret At church, in school, over the phone and across the kitchen table, members of a San Jose Roman Catholic parish have been confronting a painful secret. Since a group of former students at th e St. Martin of Tours parish school came forward last week and said they were fondled by the late Rev. Joseph … [Read more...]
Vicar Suspended Amid Allegations
Suspended its vicar for development The Archdiocese of New York on Friday suspended its vicar for development, the metropolitan area's highest-ranking priest so far entangled in the church's sex abuse scandal. Msgr. Charles Kavanagh, 64, who also serves as pastor of St. Raymond's Church in the Bronx, was placed on indefinite leave … [Read more...]
Lawyers Seek To Curb Church Attorneys At Depositions
The judges overseeing their lawsuits to stop church attorneys Lawyers looking to depose key Boston archdiocese figures in the Catholic Church sex abuse scandal want the judges overseeing their lawsuits to stop church attorneys from ``obstructing'' their efforts to interrogate defendants under oath. In an emergency motion filed … [Read more...]
3 Local Priests Suspended
Allegations that they abused children As bishops from around the country convened to discuss the clergy sexual abuse scandal, the Catholic Diocese of Tucson disclosed Thursday that it has asked three retired priests not to perform public ministry because of allegations that they abused children. The announcement from the local … [Read more...]
