Indiana doctor reprimanded for talking publicly about Ohio 10-year-old’s abortion

sexual abuse

Published
May 26, 2023

Indiana doctor reprimanded for talking publicly about Ohio 10-year-old’s abortion

Dr. Caitlin Bernard has consistently defended her actions, telling the Indiana Medical Licensing Board she followed the state’s reporting requirements by notifying hospital social workers about 10-year-old girl’s rape.
Published
May 25, 2023

Lawsuit accuses bishop of Diocese of Portland of facilitating sexual abuse

The suit alleges that Bishop Robert Deeley was one of three high-ranking members of the Catholic Church who were negligent in allowing a high school administrator in Massachusetts to sexually abuse minors for several years starting in 2011.
Published
May 24, 2023

Lawmakers consider bill to remove criminal statute of limitations for childhood sexual abuse

The measure would remove time limits to prosecute childhood sexual abuse cases, but wouldn't apply retroactively. Opponents say the proposal interferes with important safeguards for the accused.
Published
May 10, 2023

Trump digs in on election lies, insults accuser during CNN town hall event

Former President Donald Trump, when pressed, repeatedly downplayed the violence on Jan. 6, 2021, and continued to insist the election had been 'rigged.'
Published
April 20, 2023

Monmouth man sentenced on child porn charges

Jeffrey B. Matthews is to serve two years in prison after police found explicit images in his possession.
Published
March 24, 2023

People suing Maine diocese for childhood abuse ask judge to move ahead to trial

More than a dozen plaintiffs are opposing the church's motion to forward the cases to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, a move that has put the cases, and the investigative process, on hold.
Published
March 7, 2023

Maine Voices: A Catholic in the pews responds to the diocesan legal strategy

As victims continue to struggle with the pain of past abuse, I urge Bishop Deeley to acknowledge them in his own voice, not that of an attorney.
Published
March 2, 2023

Former facilities director for Bread of Life Ministries sentenced for sexual abuse of girl

Jeffrey A. Tyler, of Augusta, is to serve one year in prison for sexual abuse of a minor.
Published
February 6, 2023

Massachusetts diocese publishes nameless clergy abuse report

Boston Attorney Mitchell Garabedian, who has worked on many priest abuse cases for decades, called the report a 'self-serving document' by a diocese that 'has allowed the wholesale sexual abuse of children for decades.'
Published
January 30, 2023

Marilyn Manson accused of sexual assault of a minor in new lawsuit

Several suits against Marilyn Manson claiming abuse have recently been settled or dismissed.