The most senior Catholic cleric found guilty of sexually abusing children will learn the outcome of his appeal on Wednesday though the verdict still may not be the final word on his convictions for molesting two choirboys in an Australian cathedral more than two decades ago.
Read moreA woman who says Jeffrey Epstein began sexually abusing her when she was just 14 filed suit Wednesday against the late sex offender’s estate and alleged accomplices, invoking a law that just took effect in New York for child sex abuse survivors to seek civil damages.
Read moreA federal judge on Tuesday ordered embattled R&B star R. Kelly to be held in jail without bond as he awaits trial on racketeering and child pornography charges.
Read morePushing to keep Jeffrey Epstein behind bars, U.S. prosecutors said Monday that investigators have uncovered a foreign passport with the wealthy sex offender’s picture and an assumed name.
Read moreThe Eighth Circuit denied sovereign immunity Friday to three Arkansas police officers accused of privacy violations over the release of records about sex abuse claims against “19 Kids and Counting” reality TV star Josh Duggar.
Read moreAdding to R. Kelly’s pile of legal troubles, the R&B star was hit with federal sex crime charges in two jurisdictions this week.
Read moreThree Michael Jackson fan clubs in France are suing two men who accused the singer of sexual abuse in the HBO documentary “Leaving Neverland.”
Read moreMore than a decade after his child sex-abuse case shocked the nation, the extraordinarily light sentence given to politically connected Jeffrey Epstein continues to embarrass multiple presidents, a prince and a powerful attorney.
Read moreA federal judge ruled that insurers cannot be held liable under a homeowners policy for a 40-year-old woman who had sex with the homeowners’ 14-year-old son, because the sexual abuse was intentional, not accidental.
Read moreA filmmaker who co-founded the Sundance Film Festival and produced a movie whose lead actress won an Oscar in the mid-1980s was sentenced Tuesday to six years to life in prison after pleading guilty to sexual abuse of a child.
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Amid pedophile clergy scandals, the Vatican has declared “unacceptable” any efforts by politicians or lawmakers to force priests to violate their sacred obligation to keep secret what faithful tell them in confession.
Read moreThe Supreme Court’s decision Friday not to hear the case of a South Carolina man sentenced to life in prison for sexually abusing a minor drew the ire of liberal Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who said his claim of withheld evidence is worthy of review.
Read morePolice in northern England say they have arrested 44 people in connection with allegations of child sex abuse between 1995 and 2002.
Read moreFighting fugitive film director Roman Polanski’s legal efforts for reinstatement, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences told a judge Polanski got an opportunity to fight his expulsion from the academy – which still voted to expel him afterward by a two-thirds supermajority.
Read moreThe Southern Baptist Convention gathers for its annual national meeting Tuesday with one sobering topic — sex abuse by clergy and staff — overshadowing all others.
Read moreThe Catholic Church’s top official in Houston, Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, is disputing a woman’s claims that he reneged on his promise that a monsignor she says seduced her into a sexual relationship would never be a priest again.
Read moreThe most senior Catholic found guilty of child sex abuse began his appeal in an Australian court on Wednesday against his convictions on charges of molesting two choirboys in a cathedral more than 20 years ago as hundreds of worshippers streamed from Masses.
Read morePope Francis issued a groundbreaking law Thursday requiring all Catholic priests and nuns around the world to report clergy sexual abuse and cover-up by their superiors to church authorities, in a new effort to hold the Catholic hierarchy accountable for failing to protect their flocks.
Read moreBy MORGAN LEE and MARY HUDETZ, Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A U.S. jury found a former Roman
Read moreThe Vatican has upheld its conviction of Guam’s ousted archbishop for sexually abusing minors and has added a further penalty on appeal that effectively prevents him from presenting himself as a bishop.
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