State and territory attorneys-general are pressuring the new Turnbull government to respond quickly to a recommendation that it set up a $4 billion redress scheme for up to 60,000 survivors of institutional child sexual abuse. The attorneys-general today wrote to federal Attorney-General George Brandis calling for the “earliest possible indication from the Commonwealth as to […]
Assemblywoman Margaret Markey is using Pope Francis’s visit to New York to highlight her bill to remove the statute of limitations for child sexual abuse. Markey sponsors legislation that would remove the existing statute of limitations for future child sexual abuse incidents. It would also allow for a one-year window in which victims of sexual […]
Barbara Dorris of SNAP and I will be holding a press conference tomorrow to comment on the Pope’s visit, his secret meeting with survivors of abuse, and the continuing need for action to protect children. Monday, Sept. 28 1:30pm Archdiocese Chancery 222 S. 17th St Philadelphia
Pope Francis urged hundreds of thousands of the faithful gathered Sunday for the biggest event of his U.S. visit to be open to “miracles of love,” closing out his joyful six-day trip with a message of hope for families, consolation for victims of child sexual abuse and a warning to America’s bishops. The wide Benjamin […]
Survivors need and deserve sunlight not secrecy. Should have met in public w large gathering of survivors.
The Diocese of Allentown is not liable for the sexual abuse of a South Korean exchange student in a private dormitory where she stayed while attending Pius X High School, according to a ruling by Northampton County Judge Michael Koury Jr. While the attorney representing the diocese praised Koury’s decision, the lawyer representing the victim […]
Not to be lost in the pomp and circumstance of Pope Francis’ first visit to Washington is the reality that the Catholic Church he oversees has become one of the largest recipients of federal largesse in America. The Church and related Catholic charities and schools have collected more than $1.6 billion since 2012 in U.S. contracts […]
In a case that sparked a nationwide uproar, a female county clerk in Texas last month defied a court order to issue a marriage license in circumstances that violated her religious beliefs. Her refusal to comply landed her in jail. A recent case in Portland, Oregon tested the moral courage of two kollel wives in […]
THE ultra-Orthodox Adass Israel School is facing a significant financial blow with the prospect of multiple major damages payouts over alleged sexual abuse by a former principal. Adass could be up for the payments to former students after news that a second civil trial by an alleged victim of Malka Leifer might be on the […]
The historic U.S. visit of Pope Francis has refocused attention on the Catholic Church’s sex-abuse scandal. Although the pontiff has vowed to root out child sex predators from the Church, which has cost billions in legal expenses, victims of clergy sexual abuse want the pope to do more. In New York, Michael Mack, 58, who […]