From The Daily Breeze: Superintendent John Deasy of the LA Unified School District “told principals at 900 campuses to scour 40 years’ worth of personnel files for allegations of sexual wrongdoing, inappropriate behavior, violence or drugs, and gave them until May 30 to complete the arduous task.” They found 600 possible cases and forwarded 331…Continue reading LAUSD Finds 600 Cases of Possible Abuse
Documents recently exposed in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee showed that NY Cardinal Timothy Dolan paid predator priests $20,000 to quietly leave the priesthood. Yeah, really. The response from Dolan? Cue the crickets. But that doesn’t mean that Dolan’s apologists have also clammed up. In fact, they have been very loud in defending Dolan, saying,…Continue reading Dissecting Dolan’s Apologists
No one—I repeat: NO ONE— wants to get in front of television cameras and say that they were sexually abused. But when someone does, and does it in an eloquent, emotional and powerful way, that person changes the world. Case in point: Jessica Bohman Jessica Prater Bohman, age 6 five According to Bohman, her family members,…Continue reading A Recipe for Child Protection: Add One Part Hero
NEWS EVENT: New sex abuse and cover-up lawsuit filed against Bakersfield church Youth minister admitted to molesting girls Yet church officials refused to report crimes to police To keep victim quiet, they told family “get church counseling” Group says “Come forward, report abuse, get help & call police” What: Holding signs and…Continue reading New Allegations of Abuse Against Bakersfield Foursquare Church
Talking to your teen about sexual abuse? Don’t worry. Just take a deep breath and keep reading. If your kids are younger, start here. Usually, teen victims will reach out to their peers—friends who have no training, few skills and lack the maturity to properly report the abuse to the cops and get the…Continue reading Talking to teens about abuse? Check your panic at the door