The allegations are gruesome: The Rev. Watt was accused in a lawsuit of taking an altar boy in the mid-1970s to gay bars in San Francisco, getting him drunk, sexually abusing him and telling him, “don’t tell your parents or I’ll cut your balls off.” Watt is one of 14 NorCal priests who is accused…Continue reading Is your NorCal priest on the list?
So, Santa Ana’s Mater Dei High School has a bit of a problem. (Okay, they have a lot of problems, but I’m just focusing on one here, so bear with me.) Coach Bruce Rollinson has changed course and decided that he WILL step down as head coach of Mater Dei at the end of this…Continue reading Where’s the “Assessment?”
La Luz Del Mundo. Chances are, there is a La Luz Del Mundo church where you live. In fact, the “church” claims to have five million members in 57 countries. It’s leader, the “Apostle” Naason Joaquin Garcia, pled guilty to sexually abusing girls and is serving a 17-year prison sentence. If you’ve listened to my…Continue reading The Cult in Your Backyard …
This was a fun podcast to do. While the subject matter is always a little tough, we talk about a lot of things that are relevant to EVERYONE who care about kids and safety.
From the Maryland Daily Record: A 456-page report from the Maryland Attorney General’s Office identifies 158 Catholic priests accused of sexual abuse, including 43 that were never publicly named by the Archdiocese of Baltimore, as part of a four-year investigation into the history of child sexual abuse by members of the clergy. The investigation also…Continue reading Maryland: 158 abusers, 600 victims
