child sexual abuse
Returning from self-imposed hiatus, ACNA Bishop Stewart Ruch works to regain trust
By Kathryn Post — November 17, 2022
(RNS) — At a meeting last week, he addressed concerns raised about his handling of abuse allegations in his diocese.
Four Jehovah’s Witnesses charged with sexual abuse of 19 children across Pennsylvania
By Kathryn Post — October 27, 2022
(RNS) — ‘Most of these defendants used their faith and church to gain access to their victims,’ Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro said.
Third-party report details ACNA leaders’ inaction on sexual abuse allegations
By Kathryn Post — September 30, 2022
(RNS) — Released online late Tuesday, the report follows a monthslong investigation that was contentious from the start.
Former mayor, Mormon bishop accused of sex abuse of children
By Brady Mccombs — September 9, 2022
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A former Utah mayor and Mormon bishop was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of seven counts of sex abuse of at least three children decades ago.
Lawsuit accuses ACNA church of negligence that resulted in child sexual abuse
By Kathryn Post — May 18, 2022
(RNS) — The case will be co-counseled by longtime sexual abuse attorney Boz Tchividjian.
Reform movement publishes extensive report on sexual misconduct in its youth programs
By Yonat Shimron — February 17, 2022
(RNS) — ‘We are heartbroken and distressed by these accounts and we profoundly apologize for the enduring pain caused to so many,’ said UJR leaders in a statement.
Investigator calls on Reform movement’s rabbinical group to update ethics code
By Yonat Shimron — December 22, 2021
(RNS) — The report for the Central Conference of American Rabbis asks that sections of its code related to violations involving minors be expanded and notifications be made public.
Vatican-backed sex abuse research institute expands mandate
By Nicole Winfield — October 13, 2021
It is expanding its mandate to also include the sexual and spiritual abuse of adults. The Rev. Hans Zollner stressed that the new institute was by no means pushing aside its key focus on child protection.
French actor breaks silence on child sex abuse within church
By Sylvie Corbet — October 11, 2021
Laurent Martinez, who was was sexually abused by a priest at the age of eight, has chosen to turn his story into a play.
Committee wants to file own plan in Boy Scouts bankruptcy
By Randall Chase — September 16, 2021
DOVER, Del. (AP) — A committee charged with representing tens of thousands of alleged victims of child sex abuse in the Boy Scouts of America bankruptcy asked the judge on Wednesday to terminate the BSA’s exclusive rights to file a reorganization plan, so that it can file its own. The committee’s court filing came hours […]
In ACNA abuse case, mother of an alleged victim says she paid a price for coming forward
By Kathryn Post — July 19, 2021
(RNS) — The mother says leaders in the Anglican Church in North America pressured her not to report her daughter’s abuse allegations.
As Southern Baptists begin to grapple with sexual abuse, looming challenges remain
By Yonat Shimron and Bob Smietana — June 28, 2021
(RNS) — One week after the convention closed, an advocate for sex abuse survivors posted to a blog that a registered sex offender has been preaching at a Dallas Southern Baptist church.
Former reality star, Josh Duggar, arrested and charged with possession of child pornography, pleads not guilty
By Roxanne Stone — April 30, 2021
(RNS) — The conservative Christian and former star of '19 Kids and Counting' faces his latest sexual scandal.
Charges dropped against former Village Church children’s minister Matt Tonne
By Emily McFarlan Miller — September 1, 2020
(RNS) — The district attorney moved to dismiss the charges, alleging ‘the complainant cannot and has not positively identified defendant as the person who committed this offense.‘
It’s time for the Boy Scouts of America to reform
By Mary DeMuth — August 22, 2019
(RNS) — When I see a Boy Scout uniform today, I am transported back to the Pacific Northwest where my innocence is stolen again. This is the nature of trauma — the painful gift that keeps on giving without consent.
