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NY court expected to overturn 2 convictions in Malcolm X assassination

By Joseph Hammond — November 17, 2021
(RNS) — Muhammad A. Aziz and Khalil Islam, who had long maintained their innocence, spent years in maximum security prisons with limited access to their children and families.

Vatican expels Newark priest Michael Fugee from priesthood

By Mark Mueller — March 18, 2014
(RNS) Michael Fugee, 53, who attended youth retreats and heard confessions from minors despite signing a court-sanctioned decree forbidding such activities, is no longer a priest.

Catholic official’s child endangerment conviction overturned on appeal

By Cathy Lynn Grossman — December 26, 2013
(RNS) A Pennsylvania appeals court ruled unanimously that Monsignor William J. Lynn was wrongly convicted of child endangerment for his handling of priest sex abuse complaints,

Orthodox rabbis laud conviction of Hasidic man on sexual abuse charges

By Lauren Markoe — December 11, 2012

(RNS) A prominent group of Orthodox rabbis is applauding the conviction of a Hasidic rabbi on sex abuse charges, and denouncing efforts of some Orthodox Jews to hide sexual abuse within their communities. By Lauren Markoe.

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