Child sexual abuse Archives

New chapter opens in Pennsylvania in fight over suing Church

Associated Press, Church in the US
Sep 28, 2019

When post offices close Monday, the last victim compensation funds at Pennsylvania’s Roman Catholic dioceses will also close, hours before lawmakers plunge back into a years-old fight over whether to let long-ago victims of child sexual abuse sue perpetrators and institutions that may have covered it up.

Peruvian cardinal calls recent scandals a ‘wound’ in the Church

Church in the Americas
May 25, 2019

Peruvian Cardinal Ricardo Barreto Jimeno has said recent scandals upsetting the local church, including revelations of sexual abuse within a prominent lay group and a very public case of an archbishop launching criminal complaints against two journalists, have been harmful to Catholics.

New report documents ‘complicit silence’ on child sex abuse

Church in Europe
Mar 22, 2019

An Italian non-profit led by a Catholic priest has presented its yearly report on online child protection, calling for a global engagement on this global tragedy.

Diocese of Brooklyn Releases Names of Credibly Accused Clergy

Church in the US
Feb 16, 2019

The Diocese of Brooklyn released the names of diocesan clergy members credibly accused of sexual abuse against a minor on Friday afternoon, Feb. 15.

‘Archangel’ who led lay movement wants fast-track trial on abuse charges

Church in Europe
Feb 6, 2019

The leader of a powerful lay movement in Sicily, charged with sexually abusing six underage girls, has asked for an expedited trial.

Presidential Commission could end suspect grand jury reports on abuse

News Analysis
Jan 11, 2019

A Presidential Commission to investigate the Church’s sexual abuse scandals could be an alternative to a welter of secretive and sometimes politically driven grand juries.