Milwaukee Archbishop Denies Report of Abuse; Vatican Accepts His Resignation
Milwaukee Archbishop Accused Of Sexual Assault. Archbishop Rembert Weakland acknowledged that he paid a settlement to a man who accused him of sexual assault more than 22 years ago. He denied ever molesting anyone, but asked the Vatican to expedite the resignation he submitted earlier this year. The archbishop's accuser, Paul … [Read more...]
Ex-BC High Priest To Turn Self In On Abuse Charges
A Jesuit priest accused of sexual assault by a dozen former Boston College High School student-athletes is expected to turn himself in for arraignment on related charges this afternoon. The Rev. James Talbot was indicted earlier this week on seven counts: one each of rape and assault with intent to commit rape, and five counts of … [Read more...]
Ex-Altar Boy Testifies of Sexual Abuse In Rare Criminal Trial of Catholic Priest
Catholic Priest Charged With Sexual Abuse. In a rare criminal trial of a Roman Catholic priest charged with sexual assault, a 20-year-old man testified Wednesday that when he was an altar boy, the priest twice fell to his knees, performed oral sex on him and threatened to harm his parents if he told anyone. Their faces … [Read more...]
Court Official Refuses To Ax Abuse Charges Against Priest
Abuse Charges Against A Priest. A 75-year-old priest accused of molesting an altar boy in 1978 failed Monday to convince a court commissioner to dismiss the charges or let him leave Wisconsin to spend the holidays with his family in California. Outagamie County Circuit Commissioner Brian Figy rejected arguments by John Patrick … [Read more...]
Police Say Pastor Did Not Report Sex Abuse
Pastor Failed To Report Sex Abuse. The pastor of a small Putnam church was arrested Thursday for allegedly failing to report a sexual abuse case to authorities. Felix Chivandire, 29, of 1 Knollwood Lane, Putnam, turned himself in at the Danielson state police barracks Thursday morning. There, he was formally charged with … [Read more...]
Hindu Priest Charged In Assault
Hindu Priest Charged With Sexual Assault. Toronto Police charged a Hindu priest with sexual assault after two teenage girls alleged they'd been assaulted during classes at their temple. The father of one 14-year-old girl said his daughter broke down and disclosed the abuse to a teacher in late December. The Etobicoke man said … [Read more...]
Documents Filed In Priest Sex Abuse Case
Priest Sex Abuse Case Investigation. In an interview with an archdiocese investigator, Monsignor Frederick J. Ryan acknowledged knowing a man who accused him of sexual assault but refused to address the allegations. A memo detailing the April 5, 2002 interview was among documents made public on Monday after they were … [Read more...]
Wis. Priest Charged With Sexual Assault
A Norbertine priest has been charged with sexually assaulting a 14-year-old boy in the hot tub and shower of the abbey where he lived in northeastern Wisconsin. The Rev. James Stein, 43, was charged this week in Brown County Circuit Court with three counts of felony second-degree sexual assault of a child for incidents that … [Read more...]
Illinois Nursing Home Employee Charged in Plot to Film Sexual Assaults on Patients
On January 20, 2016, an Illinois nursing home employee pleaded not guilty to six counts of soliciting to commit sexual assault. Investigators say Channing Butler tried to pay other men to have sex with patients in a memory care facility and videotape it, IllinoisHomepage reports. According to the charges read in court, Butler's … [Read more...]
