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Volunteer doctor at Palm Beach County high schools accused of molesting runaway teen

WPTV reports a dermatology doctor who volunteers at Palm Beach County high schools is accused of molesting a 15-year-old boy, according to the West Palm Beach Police Department. During a Child Protection Team forensic interview, the teen said he ran away from his group home with a juvenile friend and went to the home of […]

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Diocese of Trenton removes Holmdel priest after ‘credible’ sexual abuse allegation

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According to the Asbury Park Press, a recent and “credible” allegation of sexual abuse of a child from decades ago has been made against the Rev. Gregory D. Vaughan, who has served as pastor of the Church of St. Catharine in Holmdel since 2013, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton announced Saturday night. “The alleged

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Why this woman is going public for the first time about how a Nashville priest abused her 60 years ago

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According to the Nashville Tennessean, Kathleen Lisle cannot forget the summer day a priest at Christ the King Catholic Church called her childhood home, asking her to help fold bulletins for Mass. She hesitated to go. Lisle was 12. She did not want to be alone with the Rev. James Arthur Rudisill, but, in the

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Phillipsburg priest pleads guilty after victim calls sex abuse hotline

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According to The Morning Call, a New Jersey priest has pleaded guilty to a child sexual assault dating back almost three decades. The charge against the Rev. Thomas Ganley was the first sexual assault case brought by the state’s clergy abuse task force, which was established last September. Ganley was charged in January, just two

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Two bills that would reform Pa.’s child sex crime laws advance to House

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According to Penn Live, two measures that would broadly reform child sex crime laws in Pennsylvania and revive expired statute of limitations for adults sexually molested as children on Monday moved one step closer to becoming law. The House Judiciary Committee advanced to the House HB 962 and 963 for debate. The chamber could take up for second consideration as

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Diocese of Des Moines, following Sioux City’s lead, names 9 priests accused of abusing minors

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According to the Des Moines Register, The Diocese of Des Moines on Thursday publicly named nine priests it said are credibly accused of sexually abusing minors while serving the diocese. The Allegation Review Committee, made up of of local clergy, a judge, a lawyer, a police chief and a retired teacher, substantiated allegations of abuse occurring between 1940

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Proposed California bill would force priests to report people who confess to child abuse

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According to KGTV, California lawmakers want to force faith leaders to report people who confess to child abuse. State Senate Bill 360 is aimed towards ending the silence that has followed abuse. It would require priests who hear about sexual abuses of children through confession to report it to law enforcement. “The victims are told to

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Pa. house to consider Rozzi-backed child sex abuse bills

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HARRISBURG, Pa. – Two bills that could make it easier for victims of child sexual abuse to file lawsuits, an issue that roiled the General Assembly last year, are expected to get votes next week in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. House Judiciary Chairman Rob Kauffman, a Franklin County Republican, said Thursday he supports the

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Bill expanding time for child sex abuse victims to file lawsuits fails to advance

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According to the Arizona Daily Star, victims of child rape and sexual abuse in the state of Arizona won’t get more time to sue their assailants, at least not this year. Rep. Regina Cobb, R-Kingman, refused to allow a vote on the measure Thursday in the Senate Appropriations Committee that she chairs. Cobb said she

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