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Scouts Dishonor: 7,800 Predators Abused 12,000 Boy Scouts According to “Perversion Files”
A professor of psychiatry who has worked with the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) since 2014 recently testified that she and her colleagues have identified more than 7,800 former scout leaders and volunteers whom they say “were involved in sexually abusing a child” over the past 75 years. The information comes from the BSA's “Ineligible Volunteer Files,” which some now call the “Perversion Files.” Dr. Janet Warren, who teaches at the University of Virginia, also says, “From reviewing all these files, we identified 12,254 victims.”
States Make it Easier for Childhood Molestation Survivors to Hold Their Abusers Accountable
The New York State Assembly recently made it easier for adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse to seek justice.
Pope Francis Finally Acknowledges The Problem of Sexual Abuse – of Nuns
His Holiness Pope Francis has drawn some criticism in recent months for his failure to speak out more forcefully on the issue of child sexual abuse by clergy or take meaningful action. This week, however, he did publicly announce that the Chuch is “working on” the sexual abuse and exploitation of nuns by male clergy.
Another Fail for the Roman Catholic Church: 500 Cases of Abuse Were Covered Up
This week, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan reported that more than 500 cases of child sexual abuse were swept under the rug by the six Roman Catholic dioceses across the state. Earlier, the Church reported 185 members of the clergy who had “credible allegations” leveled against them. However, according to AG Madigan's report, the real number is 690.
Roman Catholic Sex Abuse Scandal Hits the Pope's Inner Circle
With all eyes on Pennsylvania and the shocking grand jury report that was released earlier this fall, it is easy to forget that cases of pedophile priests in the Roman Catholic Church is a worldwide scandal.
Pennsylvania Grand Jury Reveals Identities of Over 300 Pedophile Catholic Priests
A grand jury in Pennsylvania has issued an extensive report on sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Church. The 887 page-long report is the culmination of an 18-month long investigation, identifying over 1,000 victims and more than 300 perpetrators in six dioceses in Pennsylvania. The report includes correspondence as well as the names and detailed histories of clergy who have been accused of molesting c
The Overlooked Victims of the Religious Institutional Sex Scandals: Adult Women
It's not just about the children anymore.
For well over a century, institutions such as the Boy Scouts of America and the Roman Catholic Church have been dealing with the issue of pedophilia and sexual abuse of minor children. Now, a new report published this week in the San Diego Union-Tribune highlights another class of victims: adult women.
Sexual Assault and Child Abuse at Immigrant Detention Centers - A Manufactured Tragedy Multiplied
Last week, immigrant rights advocates told The Nation that a 6-year-old girl who had been forcibly separated from her mother as a result of the Trump Administration's “zero-tolerance” policy was sexually abused not once, but twice. The detention facility, located near Phoenix, Arizona, is operated by a “non-profit” organization known as Southwest Key Programs, which runs 26 such f
100 Ohio State Alumni Report Sexual Misconduct by Campus Physician Decades Ago
This past April, Ohio State University began an extensive investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct against student athletes by the late Dr. Richard Strauss, an attending physician employed at the university between 1978 and 1998. Strauss, who committed suicide in 2005, is beyond the reach of the law.
The Roman Catholic Church Pays for a Cardinal's Sin
It was a sin of omission – and it has cost the Order of Saint Augustine $1 million to deal with allegations that should have been handled decades ago.