Church Liability
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Parents Sue Seventh-day Adventist Church in Miami, Florida, Over Molestation of Girl
Parents of a girl who was molested by a worker at Horeb French Seventh-day Adventist Church in Miami, Florida, have sued the congregation, arguing that it should be...

Southern Baptists of Texas Convention Sued Over Alleged Abuse of Foster Children at Affiliated Children’s Home
Two Southern Baptist state conventions in about a month have been sued over alleged child abuse at affiliated ministries. A lawsuit filed April 5 in Tarrant County, Texas,...

Lawsuit Against SBC and Four Churches Alleges Negligence in Handling of Sexual Abuse Claims
A new lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee will again test whether the Southern Baptist Convention, a convention of autonomous churches,...

Catholic Diocese and Casper, Wyoming, Church Deny Knowledge of Alleged Abuse by Former Youth Minister
The Catholic Diocese of Cheyenne and Our Lady of Fatima Church in Casper are denying responsibility for alleged sexual abuse of three former parishioners, who say they were...

Lawsuit against Calvary Chapel in Honolulu, Hawaii, over molestation claims dismissed
A lawsuit alleging that a Honolulu church failed to protect young parishioners from molestation has been dropped and cannot be refiled, according to HawaiiNewsNow. The 2017 suit claimed...

Father and son sue Anglican Church of Canada over alleged abuse at residential school in Alert Bay, British Columbia, Canada
A British Columbia father and his son are suing the Anglican Church of Canada, alleging that the son was conceived through sexual abuse by a female employee of...