The story this post was based on is incorrect. I am sorry for any confusion this post caused and pain that any victims may have suffered as a result. I accept full responsibility. This morning, former LA priest Carlos Rene Rodriguez was arrested on charges of lewd acts on a child under…Continue reading CORRECTION – Former LA Priest Arrested for Abuse, victims respond
Tomorrow (Cyber Monday), Jim Dunlap is launching his long-awaited murder mystery/thriller MILLSTONE. He’s also donating 10% of proceeds from the book to nonprofits that support victims of child sex abuse and cover-up in the Catholic Church. Pretty worthy, don’t you think? From the Amazon page: Detective Danni Pierce only wants one thing: justice for the victims…Continue reading A Worthy Book for a Worthy Cause – MILLSTONE
The latest lawsuit exposing a long string of sex abuse and cover-up scandals at Damien Memorial School in Honolulu Two Honolulu men file new clergy sex abuse suit They accuse a former Damien Catholic teacher He has allegedly molested at least 12 kids in five states A former Damien principal has also been named as…Continue reading New Abuse Lawsuit Against Damien, Honolulu Diocese
UPDATE – Seattle Archdiocese officials have admitted that Br. Karl Walczak was removed for sex abuse allegations. Walczak has been principal of O’Dea High School since 2011. Before that, he was at Brother Rice High School in Chicago. He was principal of Damien Memorial School in Honolulu from 1987 to 1999. ******** There are reports…Continue reading **Updated** Seattle high school principal removed for abuse – Parents not informed
What if Pablo Escobar had hosted a symposium on Drug Trade Gangland Violence Prevention? No matter what well-respected, hard-working experts he invited, the symposium wouldn’t have stopped the continued promulgation of violence in the Columbian Drug Cartel. Later this month, Penn State will be hosting a symposium on child sexual abuse and prevention. Their list…Continue reading A symposium has never stopped sex abuse and cover-up
Today, LA judge Emilie Elias gave the Archdiocese of Los Angeles a concrete schedule for the public release of thousands of pages of sex abuse and cover-up documents. If all goes according to plan, the redacted files on perpetrator priests will be made public by the end of the year. The documents were a part of…Continue reading LA clergy sex abuse files to be made public by end of year, judge says
Patrick Marker from BehindthePineCurtain broke this blockbuster story: The organization representing lawyers practicing Catholic Church “law” recently allowed a man with numerous allegations of sexual abuse to speak to its membership at its Chicago conference. The Canon Law Society of America (CLSA), the organization charged with “promotion of the study and application of canon law in…Continue reading Church “lawyers” keep mum on speaker’s five abuse allegations
Some of the Boy Scouts of America “perversion files” are going to be posted online next week. The documents – in which all victims’ names will be redacted – will outline the more than 80-year history of sex abuse and cover-up in the Boy Scouts. The list of “ineligible” volunteers – men who had…Continue reading A Modest Proposal for the Boy Scouts (and others)
From today’s Los Angeles Times: “We have already selected the documents that are going to be released, gone through a process of redacting innocent names and we need a court order” signing off on the release of the documents, (LA Archdiocese Attorney J. Michael) Hennigan said. (emphasis mine) Innocent names? If they truly cared about the…Continue reading LA Clergy Documents: Tell me, what does “innocent” mean, Mr. Hennigan?
*** Update: The CA Supreme Court ruled that the Archdiocese of Los Angeles must turn over the files. Deadline is immediate. A huge decision is expected today from the California Supreme Court regarding the confidential abuse and cover-up files of 25 known offending priests. The priests were a part of the 2007 $660 million…Continue reading UPDATED: CA SUPREME COURT: LA Archdiocese must turn over priest files
Fr. Jose Alexis Davila, the Venezuelan national, San Diego priest, and misdemeanor sex offender, has vanished. There has been no comment or statement from Diocese of San Diego, who just a few months ago, said that the “sex-probation priest” was “fit for ministry.” This past New Year’s Eve, Davila, the associate pastor of St. Jude Shrine…Continue reading BREAKING: Sex Offending San Diego Priest Vanishes
Let’s talk about Joliet, IL and Fall River, MA, two dioceses with bishops who, were it not for public embarrassment, were more than happy to throw child safety under the bus. In Joliet, Bishop Dan Conlon (the head of the USCCB committee on child protection, by the way) was going to reinstate a priest suspended…Continue reading Joliet, Fall River, and a little lesson in “Just and Ethical”
It isn’t about faith, it’s about crime. Here are five reasons you should care about the Catholic Clergy Sex Abuse and Cover-up Crisis: 1) Many church officials have broken and are breaking the law. The William Lynn trial in Philadelphia and the child pornography cover-up scandal in Kansas City are only unique because church officials—Former…Continue reading Five Reasons You Should Care About the Clergy Sex Abuse and Cover-up Crisis
Many California victims born after 1977 still may have legal rights to expose abuse, get justice and keep kids safe right now. Convicted priest named in new sex abuse lawsuit Young girl was molested in San Andreas CA parish She is the latest of former cleric’s dozens of victims Deported from US, he’s now in…Continue reading Convicted priest Oliver O’Grady/Stockton Diocese named in new abuse suit
From my SNAP statement: Today, the Diocese of Orange has announced the retirement of Orange County, California Bishop Tod D. Brown. We will learn the name of his successor tomorrow. The author and Tod Brown at the press conference announcing the Diocese’s $100 million settlement with 97 victims of child sex abuse Simply put: we…Continue reading A Rotten Legacy Ends – Bishop Tod Brown Retires
Ontario priest named in new sex abuse suit Convicted cleric faces at least 5 victims He was even sent sent back to jail for violating parole Church officials knew he gave kids full-body massages, but Crimes were not reported to law enforcement For 20 years, priest molested kids in Latino communities Come forward and report…Continue reading New Lawsuit Filed Against Convicted Ontario Priest Jose Alejandro “Alex” Castillo
From KMBZ: Bishop Robert Finn has been found guilty of 1 misdemeanor count of failure to report suspected child abuse in Jackson County Court Thursday afternoon. He’s been sentenced to probation and is required to attend mandatory training in detection of child pornography. Ratigan’s victims? They get a life sentence.
so says Bishop Finn of Kansas City in his decision to have a bench trial instead of a jury verdict on his criminal charges of failure to report child sexual abuse. Hopefully, the judge will give victims the justice and accountability they deserve. Let’s just hope that NY’s Cardinal Dolan doesn’t blame Fr. Shawn Ratigan’s six-year-old victims for causing such…Continue reading Public scrutiny is for the little people …
The Archdiocese of LA paid for a victim’s counseling in 2003—but neglected (or refused) to inform her that she had civil rights— even though they had known for years that Fr. Michael Steven Nocita was a predator. Now, he can use the court system to expose former priest and the church officials who covered up…Continue reading First Sex Abuse and Coverup Lawsuit Filed Under CA Appeal Ruling