Foundation to Abolish Child Sex Abuse (FACSA) Statement Regarding the Formation of a National Commission on Child Sex Abuse

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 16, 2015 Contact: John Salveson at 215-870-0680   salveson@abolishsexabuse.org Foundation to Abolish Child Sex Abuse (FACSA) Statement Regarding the Formation of a National Commission on Child Sex Abuse   BRYN MAWR, PA – John Salveson, President of FACSA (Foundation to Abolish Child Sex Abuse) released the following statement regarding the formation of […]

Kristen McGee, Clergy Sex Abuse Scandal Takes “Spotlight” In New Film, Steelers Lounge

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he movie, which follows the Boston Globe’s Spotlight team as its reporters investigate the story, is an indictment of the church in that city but, crucially, it doesn’t stop there. It’s a democratic operation in which every participant matters, right down to the clerical workers who wheel carts of documents from one Globe department to […]

Echoes of “Spotlight” Movie in NY State

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Dear Friends: Those of us who are concerned about the welfare of survivors of childhood sexual abuse have been very interested in reports about the movie “Spotlight”, which is helping encourage a national dialogue about the cover-up of abuse over many years. Like most of you, I look forward to seeing this film about a […]

Steve Schmadeke, Rabbi convicted of sexually assaulting boy nine years ago, Chicago Tribune

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A rabbi from Chicago’s West Rogers Park neighborhood was convicted Monday by a Cook County judge of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy he had been mentoring nine years ago. Aryeh “Larry” Dudovitz had gone to the boy’s home for the Jewish holiday of Sukkot in October 2006 and plied him with alcohol, according to testimony […]

Michelle Boorstein, “Spotlight” portrayal of sex abuse scandal is making the Catholic Church uncomfortable all over again, The Washington Post

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“Spotlight,” a new film about the Catholic clergy abuse scandal’s explosion in 2002, begs the question: How are things different in 2015? Dozens of U.S. church leaders have in the past few days been offering answers in the form of public statements, with some primarily focusing on the survivors and others casting the scandal as […]

Meredith Hobbs, University of Georgia Law Alumnus Funds New Child Sex Abuse Legal Clinic, Daily Report

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The University of Georgia School of Law is launching the first legal clinic in the nation to assist victims of child sexual abuse, thanks to a gift from an alumnus, Atlanta plaintiffs lawyer Marlan Wilbanks. Wilbanks declined to say how much he is donating, but he said it’s a “substantial gift” that will be ongoing. […]

Sister Patricia Anastasio, Our duty to victims of priest sex abuse, Daily News

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The movie “Spotlight,” in theaters Friday, is refocusing the public’s attention on sexual abuse of minors and the failings of some Catholic Church leaders at the time to respond appropriately to this horrific crime and sin. While I have not yet seen the film, I have heard many positive things about it — even from […]

Jessica Mazzola, Sex abuse victim walks through Newark to raise awareness, change laws, NJ.com

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It was only a walk of about three miles along Broad Street – from Lincoln Park to Washington Park, and back. But, the Thursday morning walk through Newark made a difference for victims of sex abuse, its organizers said. Fred Marigliano, who recently completed a 270-mile walk from Cape May to Mahwah to bring awareness […]

Stephanie Barry, Childhood sex abuse victim from Ludlow wins $250,000 civil verdict in US District Court, Mass Live

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Justice against father under MA age 53 revival statute!