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Jesuit abuse case widens as victim speaks, order seeks witnesses

A case of sexual abuse rattling the Jesuits has widened with a former nun describing how her complaints against a prominent priest were ignored and as the religious order urged others to come forward with any new evidence.

Reuters

Jesuits ask victims to come forward in artist abuse case

Pope Francis’ Jesuit order is asking any victims to come forward with complaints against a famous Jesuit artist

The Independent UK

Baltimore archbishop battled against release of abuse documents for nearly 8 years: ‘I fought the good fight’

BALTIMORE — As bishop of Bridgeport, Connecticut, the Most Rev. William E. Lori fought for nearly eight years — all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court — to prevent the wide release of information about the history of child sexual abuse in that branch of the Catholic Church.

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5 GSDF members fired over sexual abuse

Five members of the Ground Self-Defense Force have been dismissed over the sexual abuse of a then-serving GSDF servicewoman, the Defense Ministry announced Thursday.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Hillsong founder Brian Houston tells court father's abuse left him 'speechless'

Hillsong founder Brian Houston tells a Sydney court that he reported allegations of historical sexual abuse by his father to church executives.

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Full court won't rehear appeals over Ohio State sex abuse

An appeals court panel's decision that revived unsettled federal lawsuits against Ohio State University over decades-old sexual abuse by a team doctor won't be reconsidered by the full court

The Independent UK

Massachusetts governor abandons pardons in sex abuse case

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker withdrew his request Wednesday seeking pardons for two individuals at the center of one the nation’s most notorious sexual abuse trials of the 1980s

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Closing of Jesuit abuse case left victims feeling betrayed, expert says

One of the Catholic Church's top sexual abuse experts has called for a review of how his own Jesuit order and the Vatican handled allegations against an internationally known priest and artist.

Reuters

2 women sue Jeffrey Epstein's estate for alleged assaults under NY's new Adult Survivors Act

Two women who claim they were sexually assaulted by Jeffrey Epstein sued the late financier’s estate under a New York law that lets victims of sexual abuse sue for monetary damages no matter how long ago the alleged acts occurred.

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Hospital sex-abuse report rebukes leaders

Tasmania's government will implement all 92 recommendations of a review which found shortcomings at a hospital examined at a child sexual abuse inquiry.

AAP

Massachusetts governor seeks pardons in 1980s sex abuse case

A Massachusetts Statehouse panel is weighing whether to approve Gov. Charlie Baker’s recommended pardons of two individuals at the center of one the nation’s most high-profile sexual abuse trials of the 1980s

The Independent UK

Grand jury finds sexual assault, abuse and cover-ups at Pennsylvania juvenile detention center

PHILADELPHIA — A Pennsylvania grand jury investigating conditions inside Delaware County’s youth detention facility — which was emptied in March 2021 after allegations of rampant abuse were raised — has found systemic problems and a “dangerous absence of oversight” enabled violence, sexual abuse and other maltreatment.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Vatican cardinal sues for defamation in Quebec assault claim

A Vatican cardinal is suing a Canadian woman for defamation after she accused him of sexual assault while he was archbishop of Quebec

The Independent UK

Child sexual abuse victim-survivor Azra Beach says those abused in out-of-home care haven't been properly acknowledged

Azra Beach told Tasmania's child sexual abuse commission of inquiry that she was abused when in foster care. She says the "silence" from the state government since then has been devastating.

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Senate Investigation Finds Federal Prisons Fail to Prevent or Investigate Rapes

Long delays and management failures "allowed serious, repeated sexual abuse in at least four facilities to go undetected."

The Independent UK

Senators want answers in wake of AP’s prison investigations

The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee says he plans to question the director of the federal Bureau of Prisons this week about why the agency continues to stand by a high-ranking official who beat Black inmates in the 1990s

Tribune News Service

Maryland state senator signals support for bill Catholic church lobbied against, giving hope to childhood abuse survivors

BALTIMORE — Legislation that would give childhood victims of sexual abuse a chance to sue their abusers, regardless of when it happened, has the support of a key Maryland state senator.

The Conversation

Boxing empowered me to express my trauma – now, I help other abuse survivors do the same, combining it with creative writing

The first time I got punched in the face in a training session I cried afterwards in my car.

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Seattle Archdiocese pays $2.3 million to settle five claims of sexual abuse

SEATTLE —The Archdiocese of Seattle has paid nearly $2.3 million since August to settle five claims brought by people who alleged they were sexually abused decades ago by clergy and parish school personnel.

The Independent UK

Crisis of confidence over cardinal shakes Cologne Catholics

An unprecedented crisis of confidence is shaking a historic center of Catholicism in Germany

The Independent UK

Ex-prison warden convicted of sexually abusing inmates

The former warden of a federal women’s prison in California where inmates said they were subjected to rampant sexual abuse was convicted of molesting inmates and forcing them to pose naked in their cells

Tribune News Service

Catholic church paid Maryland lobbyists more than $200K to help limit, prevent abuse lawsuits

BALTIMORE — For years, the three Roman Catholic dioceses operating parishes in Maryland have successfully lobbied lawmakers to keep sexual abuse survivors from filing lawsuits against the church, a review of lobbying records shows.

Los Angeles Times

A plea deal 'buried' the abuse at a Mexican megachurch. A new doc hopes to unearth it

LOS ANGELES — If you live in Los Angeles, you've probably sped past La Luz del Mundo church, an ornate, 9,600-square foot outpost of the Mexico-based evangelical megachurch hard by the 60 Freeway in East Los Angeles. Founded in 1926, the Christian denomination claims to have more than 5 million…

The Independent UK

Bill Cosby sued by five women for sexual abuse, assault and battery under New York Adult Survivors Act

Lawsuit was filed in New York under the state’s one-year window for adults to make sexual abuse complaints

The Independent UK

Jesuit priests demand transparency in Vatican's artist case

One of the Vatican’s leading Jesuit advisers on preventing clergy sexual abuse is calling for church authorities to shed more light on the case of a famous Jesuit artist who was accused of spiritually abusing women during confession

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