Women Unite to Stop Alleged Child Abuser After 40 Years
For 40 years, a group of women has been on a mission to stop a former pastor they accuse of sexually abusing them as chi...
Child Victims Act Leaves Thousands of Abuse Cases in Limbo
New York's Child Victims Act, passed in 2019, aimed to provide a path to justice for survivors of child sexual abuse. Th...
Washington State Law Mandates Priests Report Child Abuse, Ch...
A new law in Washington state requires clergy, including priests, to report suspected child abuse, even if disclosed dur...
Catholic Church Threatens Excommunication Over Child Abuse R...
The Catholic Church is facing a conflict with a new law in Washington state. This law requires clergy members to report...
DOJ Probes Washington State Law on Clergy Reporting Abuse
The Department of Justice is investigating a Washington state law that mandates clergy members report child abuse or neg...
States Consider Bans on NDAs in Child Sexual Abuse Cases
Following a tragic suicide linked to a nondisclosure agreement (NDA) related to childhood sexual abuse, several states a...
3 Arrested in California Child Abuse Case Involving Autistic...
Three individuals were arrested in California last week following the discovery of a teenage boy with autism in a vulner...
NJ Teen Escapes Years of Alleged Abuse and Captivity
A New Jersey teenager has escaped a home where they were allegedly held captive and abused for several years. Police hav...