Tag: child sex abuse
Maryland HB 1378 would lower state payouts for sex assault claims;...
The Maryland House Judiciary Committee passed a bill April 2 that makes significant changes to the Child Victims Act, lowering the limits for future...
Maryland HB 1378 would further cap financial compensation for victims of...
By Christopher Gunty
editor@CatholicReview.org
ANNAPOLIS – Wayne Jackson traveled two hours by public transportation from Baltimore to the State House in Annapolis March 26, determined to...
‘No principled basis’ to give state institutions easier pathway in abuse...
In 2023, Delegate C.T. Wilson said the Child Victims Act would allow “victims of child sex abuse to have their voices heard in court.”...
Survivor: Saints give solace in coping with effects of child sex...
WASHINGTON -- Dawn Eden Goldstein overcame the "spiritually isolating" effects of childhood sexual abuse via the communion of saints, as she recounts in her...
Catholic church leaders call for lay people to lead review of...
U.S. Catholic church leaders have been calling for an internal investigation into the handling of allegations of abuse and sexual misconduct against Archbishop Theodore...
Pennsylvania grand jury report on clergy sex abuse is delayed
WASHINGTON -- A last-minute round of legal maneuvering to keep some names from appearing in a grand jury report detailing a months-long investigation of...
Archdiocese’s joint reorganization plan provides $210 million to survivors
ST. PAUL, Minn. (CNS) -- The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis has reached a consensual plan with a committee representing clergy sexual abuse...
Archbishop Apuron of Guam guilty of sex abuse of minors
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- A Vatican tribunal found Archbishop Anthony S. Apuron of Agana, Guam, guilty of some of the accusations made against him,...