Both Were Wolves In Sheep’s Clothing

Both Were Wolves In Sheep’s Clothing

Church lifts ban of Indian priest convicted of sex assault, Associated Press

This is a self-destructive decision that bodes ill for the future of the institutional Church itself

Bianca Hall, Men who rape children less likely to be jailed than those who rape adults, The Age

Disgusting but not surprising. Adults typically care more about adults than children

Melissa Cunningham and Matthew Dixon, Victims left reeling from shock Cardinal George Pell decision, Great Lakes Advocate

Survivors have good point shouldn’t have to be the ones ensuring safety of children, but when the institutions let us down, they have to be

Beau Donnelly, Church knew paedophile priests were a ‘ticking time bomb’ , The Sydney Morning Herald

Such awareness with no action

Imagine the truths that our federal government could produce from the darkest corners of our country

Beau Donnelly, Archbishop ‘shut his eyes’ to sex abuse allegations against priest: royal commission, The Age

More truth released by Aussie Royal Commission

Jane Lee, Catholic Church does not rule out statute of limitations in abuse claims, The Sydney Morning Herald

I’m shocked!

Michaela McGuire, Charismatic school principal Malka Leifer was adored within a strict Jewish sect in Melbourne’s east. Despite whispers of inappropriate acts with students, it was years before her dark secrets were exposed., SBS

“My childhood was very difficult,” Sarah* says, in a matter-of-fact way. Now in her mid-20s, she has a quiet voice, but speaks with a forceful elegance. “I just knew that when my mother hit me and when she screamed at me, I couldn’t tell anyone. For anybody to know would be the scariest thing. “We […]

Michael McKenna, Sex abuse victim in plea to reform statute of limitations laws, The Australian

A victim of child abuse at a prestigious Queensland private school, who is about to be the subject of royal commission hearings, has called for the nationwide ­implementation of laws to prevent churches and schools escaping legal liability for covered-up cases of pedophilia. The victim, “John’’ — who does not wish to be named — […]

Paul Kalina, Powerful documentary on child sex abuse in Melbourne’s Jewish orthodox community, The Sydney Morning Herald

Aussies are leading the way on responsible government and child protection

Rabbi Moshe Gutnick pre-Yom Kippur apology to victims of institutional sexual abuse on behalf of Rabbinate, Manny Walks

Must read from rabbi on sex abuse

Will Carless, South America has become a safe haven for the Catholic Church’s alleged child molesters, Global Post

Wow Global pass the clergy trash

Charlotte Meredith, A Former British Prime Minister Is Being Investigated Over Child Sex Abuse Claims, Vice News

Every country

Martin Moylan, Archdiocese creditors want sex abuse claim deadline extended, MPR News

Martin Moylan, Archdiocese creditors want sex abuse claim deadline extended, MPR News

Darren Fishell, Men alleging priest abused them in Haiti testify in Maine defamation trial, BDN

PORTLAND, Maine — Former Catholic brother Michael Geilenfeld was cleared of sex abuse allegations in a controversial trial in Haiti. But those allegations resurfaced Thursday during Geilenfeld’s defamation lawsuit in federal court against Paul Kendrick, a Freeport resident who continued publicly to accuse Geilenfeld of sexually abusing minors after the trial in Haiti. As the […]

Editorial: It’s time to end pattern of deceit and denial on clergy sex abuse cases, National Catholic Reporter

It is inconceivable that any bishop would stand before a congregation and give them the following instructions: If you commit a serious sin against the community, your first obligation is to conceal it. If an accuser comes forward, deny the offense and condemn the accuser as someone who simply wants to besmirch your name. If […]

Pontifical university plans to offer diploma in child protection by 2016, The Catholic World Report

Course is a global joke as long as bishops lobby around the world against child sex abuse victims’ access to justice

Casey Egan, Sean Brady says Catholic church covered up abuse to preserve its “good name”, Irish Central

The retired Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of all Ireland, Cardinal Sean Brady, told a court in Northern Ireland that clergy investigating sex abuse allegations kept their findings secret in order to protect the Catholic church’s “good name.” “There was a shroud of secrecy and confidentiality with a view not to destroying the good name […]

Matthew Dixon, New hope for clergy abuse survivors, The Courier

Survivors of clergy sex abuse who have already received payments from the Catholic Church may be entitled to a further settlement, according to a leading lawyer. Shine Lawyers partner Roger Singh has represented a number of people with claims and believes the evidence presented at the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse […]

Rosie Scammell, Rome summit looks to improve church’s handling of child sexual abuse, Religion News Services

Rosie Scammell, Rome summit looks to improve church’s handling of child sexual abuse, Religion News Services

Ben Glaze, Most read Live feeds Top Videos News Politics Football Celebs TV & Film Weird News TRENDINGEDMONTON BEHEADINGAUSTERITY BRITAINNHS IN CRISISCHARLESTON SHOOTINGNEXT LABOUR LEADER Sport Technology Money Travel Fashion Home News UK News Child abuse Child sex abuse is still being covered up at ‘the highest level’ warns campaigning MP, Mirror

Most read Live feeds Top Videos News Politics Football Celebs TV & Film Weird News TRENDINGEDMONTON BEHEADINGAUSTERITY BRITAINNHS IN CRISISCHARLESTON SHOOTINGNEXT LABOUR LEADER Sport Technology Money Travel Fashion Home News UK News Child abuse Child sex abuse is still being covered up at ‘the highest level’ warns campaigning MP 14:34, 23 JUNE 2015 BY BEN […]

Agency Staff, UN panel to review CAR child sex abuse claims, BD Live

A former Supreme Court justice of Canada will lead a review of how the United Nations handled allegations that French and African troops sexually abused children in the Central African Republic, the UN announced on Monday. Marie Deschamps will chair the independent panel that will include Hassan Jallow of Gambia, a prosecutor of the UN […]

Edith M. Lederer, New Claims of Child Sex Abuse by UN Peacekeepers in Africa, Associated Press

The United Nations said Tuesday it has received allegations that U.N. peacekeepers sexually abused street children in Central African Republic, where French troops are also being investigated for alleged sex abuse against boys. U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Central African Republic was informed of the allegations on Friday and notified […]

Rosie Scammell, Australians push for Vatican cardinal to testify on abuse, NCR, Religion News Service

55,000+ have signed petition calling for Cardinal George Pell to return to his native Australia and face a government commission on child sex abuse after allegations that he tried to bribe the victim of a pedophile priest

Father, uncle and brother of 16-year-old Indian girl arrested for raping her repeatedly, NY Times

US has serious incest cases as well. Enduring taboo re child sex abuse

Felicity Capon, National Scandal Over Major Child Abuse Cover-Up in French Schools, News Week

Information passed to Newsweek has revealed that global horror over child abuse and its concealment by the Establishment, hitherto focused squarely on the UK, now needs to be widened to France as well. Thousands of children in French schools have been sexually abused by paedophile teachers, an international NGO has claimed, accusing the French education […]

Church reviews sex abuse priest Anthony McSweeney’s move to Norwich, BBC

The Catholic Church is reviewing how it dealt with the transfer of a priest who was found to have indecent videos of teenage boys. Anthony McSweeney, 68, was last month jailed after he was found guilty of indecent assault between 1979 and 1981. In 1998, he was found to have pornographic videos while at St […]

Natasha Phillips, The Child Abuse Inquiry Must Radicalise to Succeed, Family Law

Congress: it is time to step up for the children sacrificed by our legal system

Jean Edwards, Royal commission into child abuse: Gay people can be ‘cured by therapy’ like paedophiles, rabbi says, ABC AU

Really?

Sarah Farnsworth, Child sex abuse royal commission: Jewish ‘code of silence’ at Yeshivah centres under spotlight at inquiry

Silence endangers kids…

Pedophile Teacher Abused Scores as Clues Missed – ABC News

This is why we need SOL reform. Perps are persistent, compulsive, and these victims didn’t even know what was happening. Time to protect the children, not the predators.

Dr. Ann Olivarius, The Devil in the Detail: Compensation for Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse in England and Wales

Leading UK clergy sex abuse litigator notes challenges there for survivors