historical abuse
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GwenHigh Court allows historical abuse case against Salvation Army to proceed to trial
The High Court has ruled that a historical abuse case against the Salvation Army can proceed to trial, overturning earlier decisions that had stayed the proceedings. The case...
PSNI confirms details of two suspects arrested in Presbyterian Church in Ireland abuse investigation
The Presbyterian Church in Ireland (PCI) has faced renewed scrutiny following the arrest of two individuals in connection with an ongoing investigation into historical abuse. Police confirmed the...
Tasmanian Anglican Church Considers ‘Everything on the Table’ to Fund Rising Redress Obligations
The Tasmanian Anglican Church has announced that its estimated liability for historical child sexual abuse claims could rise to $80 million over the next 15 years, more than...
Letter Alleges Colorado Catholic Priest’s Abuse Found Decade After Author’s Suicide
Neil Hewitt, a former Catholic priest assigned to Leadville’s Church of the Annunciation, is accused of sexually abusing two teenage boys in the 1960s. The allegations emerged through...
German Catholic Church Report Reveals 3,677 Boys Sexually Abused by Clerics Between 1946 and 2014
The German Catholic Church has released a report revealing that nearly 3,700 underage boys were sexually abused by clergy between 1946 and 2014. The report, compiled from 38,000...
A Melbourne, Australia, man received a $3.7m settlement from the Catholic Church over historical sexual abuse claims
Robert Friscic, a Melbourne man with an intellectual disability, has secured a $3.7 million settlement from the Catholic Church for historical sexual abuse by a priest. The settlement,...
Third-ranking Catholic Church official convicted of sexual assault in Australia
George Pell, the former Archbishop of Melbourne and a prominent figure in the Vatican’s financial affairs, has been convicted of sexually assaulting two choirboys in 1996. The Australian...
Episcopal Leadership Remains Silent as Former Priest’s Historic Child Molestation Case Ends in Hung Jury
The trial of Father Richard Losch, a former Episcopal priest and Boy Scout leader from Marblehead, Massachusetts, concluded in a mistrial after a jury deadlocked on charges of...
Philip PhiIreland Report Exposes 2,400 Church-Sponsored Child Abuse Cases Across 308 Schools
Ireland’s recent report has uncovered 2,400 cases of historical child sexual abuse linked to Church-sponsored schools across the country. The findings, detailed in a government document released this...
Investigation Reveals Dozier School Abuse: Over 100 Boys Died in Decades of Neglect and Abuse, Unearthed by Tampa Bay Times Series
The Dozier School for Boys, once a state-run reform school in Marianna, Florida, has been thrust into the spotlight following a comprehensive investigation by the Tampa Bay Times....
