A new California bill that would require Catholic priests to report confessions of sexual abuse passed the state Senate on May 23rd, 2019. Currently, in that state, therapists, doctors, and others are mandated to break client privilege and report child abuse and neglect, but so…
Several media reports have indicated that the prevalence of child sexual abuse in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) is likely to be more widespread than previously believed. Organizational records reveal that between 1944 and 2016, more than 12,000 children were allegedly abused while participating…
According to a recently released independent investigation report, former Ohio State University (OSU) physician Dr. Richard Strauss sexually abused at least 177 male students, many while he was team physician with the University Athletics Department. Others he abused as part of his other pursuits, such…
A recent decision by the Pennsylvania State Superior Court may soon open the door for previously time-barred Catholic Church clergy sexual abuse lawsuits to proceed. On June 11, 2019, a three-judge panel agreed to reinstate a lawsuit filed by a plaintiff who claims she was…
Attorneys working on behalf of victims abused within the Catholic Church recently released a new list of nearly 400 Catholic clergy members in Illinois accused of sexual misconduct. These were priests and other individuals that worked in parishes or schools over the past 50 plus…
High-ranking Catholic Church official Cardinal Reinhard Marx recently admitted that the Catholic Church routinely manipulated or destroyed evidence of clergy sexual abuse. In a presentation given at the February abuse summit at the Vatican, German Cardinal Marx stated that documents that could have contained proof…
The Catholic Diocese of Norwich, Connecticut recently agreed to a $900,000 settlement with a man who claimed to have been abused by Rev. Paul Herbert when he was an altar boy in the 1990s. This is the third settlement the diocese has agreed to involving…
Parties representing Haitian victims of childhood sexual abuse recently announced a $60 million settlement agreement with Fairfield University and other religious organizations for abuse that allegedly occurred over a period of several years at a Haitian boys’ school. Should the settlement be approved this spring…
From February 21st through the 24th, presidents and other representatives from nearly 130 bishops’ conferences around the world gathered at the Vatican in Rome for a summit on Catholic clergy sexual abuse. Pope Francis attended, and the goal was to create a new solution to…
The Jesuit Order of the Catholic Church has long operated schools, colleges, and universities in the Northeastern United States. Among these are such recognizable institutions as Xavier, Regis High School, Brooklyn Prep, the Boston College High School, and Fordham University. In January 2019, the Northeast…
