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.