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20 Child Abuse Inquiry Recommendations Remain Unimplemented Two Years Later
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20 Child Abuse Inquiry Recommendations Remain Unimplemented Two Years Later

The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA), led by Prof Alexis Jay, concluded its seven-year investigation in October 2022. The inquiry examined the systemic failures that allowed...

Faith Academy volunteer accused of inappropriately touching child
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Faith Academy volunteer accused of inappropriately touching child

Faith Academy, a school affiliated with Faith Family Church in Victoria, Texas, is investigating an allegation of inappropriate conduct involving a volunteer. According to the school, a child...

Former Principal at Missouri Christian School Charged with Sex Crimes Involving Former Student
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Former Principal at Missouri Christian School Charged with Sex Crimes Involving Former Student

Craig Wesley Smith Jr., a former principal at Lighthouse Christian Academy in Piedmont, Missouri, has been charged with sex crimes involving a former student. The school closed in...

NFL Legend’s Son Allegedly Targeted by Racist Bullying at $47,000-a-Year California Christian School
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NFL Legend’s Son Allegedly Targeted by Racist Bullying at $47,000-a-Year California Christian School

The son of NFL Hall of Famer Eric Dickerson alleges he was subjected to racial harassment and bullying at Oaks Christian School, a private Christian institution in Westlake...

Sisters sue Baptist church and owner Coastal Church over alleged sexual abuse by former youth group assistant
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Sisters sue Baptist church and owner Coastal Church over alleged sexual abuse by former youth group assistant

Two sisters are pursuing legal action against a Baptist church in Richmond and the company that now owns it, alleging that the church failed to stop a now-convicted...

Atlanta, Georgia, Church Allegedly Trafficked Ministry Students in Forced Labor, Lawsuit Claims
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Atlanta, Georgia, Church Allegedly Trafficked Ministry Students in Forced Labor, Lawsuit Claims

A lawsuit has been filed against Atlanta Dream Center Church and the Assemblies of God, alleging that they trafficked ministry students and profited from their forced labor. The...

Clute Pastor’s Accusers Say Abuse Began at 13 (Clute, Texas)
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Clute Pastor’s Accusers Say Abuse Began at 13 (Clute, Texas)

People connected to the case allege leaders of Destiny Church repeatedly ignored warnings about the behavior of its youth pastor, now charged with 18 counts related to sexual...

Lincoln County youth pastor faces federal charges after allegedly confessing to sexual abuse of church teen
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Lincoln County youth pastor faces federal charges after allegedly confessing to sexual abuse of church teen

Lincoln County youth pastor Jason Coulter, 48, faces federal charges after allegedly confessing to sexually abusing a teenager from his church. State police reported receiving a call from...

Man Reports Sexual Abuse by Former Youth Director to Eastminster Church Decades Ago
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Man Reports Sexual Abuse by Former Youth Director to Eastminster Church Decades Ago

Robert Golden, a 61-year-old man, says he reported sexual abuse by Bodie Weiss, a former student ministries director at Eastminster Presbyterian Church in Wichita, years ago. Golden claims...

Former Youth Pastor Thomas “Tommy” Pinkerton Faces 24 Sexual Abuse Charges in Maryland
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Former Youth Pastor Thomas “Tommy” Pinkerton Faces 24 Sexual Abuse Charges in Maryland

Former youth pastor Thomas George Pinkerton Jr., also known as “Tommy,” has been extradited from Georgia to face 24 charges related to the sexual abuse of six victims....

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