Congress needs to fix the law that let’s military hide scandal and hurt victims: The Naval Academy sex assault hearing should be the last of its kind Article 32 hearings are an anachronism at odds with modern jurisprudence and the military’s current priorities By Eugene R. Fidell9:54 a.m. EDT, September 16, 2013 The latest high-profile military […]
New report finds that effects of child abuse and neglect, if untreated, can last a lifetime By Brigid Schulte, Published: September 12 E-mail the writer In the first major study of child abuse and neglect in 20 years, researchers with the National Academy of Sciences reported Thursday that the damaging consequences of abuse can not only reshape a child’s brain but […]
Trailblazing the continent on foot, raising awareness of child sex abuse Jessica Hanley September 14, 2013 – 08:12 CBeebies actor Matthew McVarish, himself the victim of an abusive uncle, is taking a 16,000km trek to raise awareness of the problem Actor Matthew McVarish, who is known to millions as one of the stars of CBeebies […]
‘Mea Maxima Culpa’ Wins Early Emmy for Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking 22 Aug 2013 : By Kevin Cronin ‘Mea Maxima Culpa’ wins Documentary Emmy. ‘Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God’ – which won the IFTA for Best Feature Documentary 2013 – has been awarded an early Emmy for Exceptional Merit in […]
From the Catholic News Agency: Calif. advances abuse bill that could bankrupt Catholic dioceses Los Angeles, Calif., Sep 10, 2013 / 04:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- A California sex abuse bill that has been described as discriminatory against the Catholic Church has passed the legislature and is advancing to the governor’s desk. Last Friday, the bill […]
Yeshiva University’s resident legal expert on child sexual abuse is condemning her employer’s recent report on the alleged sexual abuse committed by YU staff against high school students under their care. Marci Hamilton, Paul R. Verkuil Chair of Public Law at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law and a nationally recognized legal expert on child sexual […]
New files may detail sex abuse within Boy Scouts Confidential files turned over for a lawsuit set to go to trial in Minnesota may shed new light on the problem of sexual abuse within the Boy Scouts of America. By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MOST POPULAR COMMENTS HIDE / SHOW COMMENTS No comments have been posted […]
Bill opening window for sex-abuse suits passes The Associated Press Published: Sunday, Sep. 8, 2013 – 2:56 pm Last Modified: Sunday, Sep. 8, 2013 – 4:09 pm SACRAMENTO, Calif. — State legislators have sent Gov. Jerry Brown a hotly debated bill that would open a one-year window of opportunity for victims of childhood sexual abuse to […]
Dump Hynes Kenneth Thompson is the better choice for Brooklyn district attorney NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Sunday, September 8, 2013, 4:05 AM Scandal-scarred Brooklyn DA Charles Hynes must go. The race for Brooklyn district attorney pits a 24-year incumbent finishing a deeply troubled sixth term against a lawyer who has never faced a challenge remotely […]
Sex-abuse lawsuit vs. Horace Mann School can proceed By Julia Marsh September 5, 2013 | 2:32am A New Jersey judge ruled yesterday that a lawsuit filed against the elite Horace Mann School by an alleged victim of sexual abuse can go forward. “The plaintiff has set forth reasonable arguments and good cause” to force the scandal-plagued Bronx […]