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
A new California law makes commercial computer technicians mandatory reporters in cases of child pornography. The bill, AB 1817, was signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown this week. Here is the crux of the bill, according to a press release from the CA K.I.D.S. Coalition: Commercial computer techicians will now be required to report…Continue reading New Law: California Computer Techs Must Report Child Pornography
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