Unprecedented look at struggle to manage a child sexual abuse crisis
The victims advocate group BishopAccountability.org is posting thousands of documents, hand-written notes and other evidence of abuse by priests within the Catholic Diocese of Wilmington. View the documents.
Video coverage of the Feb. 15, 2012, press conference announcing that records of accused priests are being released; resignations sought. WDEL coverage News Journal coverage
Published: Tuesday, January 10, 2012, 5:00 AM Patriot-News Op-Ed By Rep. Thomas P. Murt “Grand jury investigations into the recent child sex abuse scandals that have rocked Penn State and the Archdiocese of Philadelphia have placed the issue of child sex abuse onto the front burner in Pennsylvania — where it belongs. I serve on … Continue reading
Matthias Conaty of Child Victims Voice supports this New Jersey legislation and agrees with steadfast, courageous survivor advocate, Mark Crawford. According to Crawford, “The time is long overdue to fix this law. Eliminate the SOL for the sexual abuse of a minor, how could we do otherwise? … [in New Jersey] the current statute of … Continue reading
Inquirer Editorial: “It’s time for lawmakers in Harrisburg and Trenton to step up”
“In the case of the decades-old child-sex-abuse claims being made against former Philadelphia Daily News sports columnist Bill Conlin, public exposure is the only route to healing for the alleged victims.
But it is to be hoped that one day soon, that will …”
“(CNN) – The Penn State scandal was just starting to reach a rolling boil last month when the Department of Education announced that it would be investigating the school for a possible violation of the Clery Act. A quarter century ago, Jeanne Clery was asleep in her Lehigh University dorm room when she was raped and … Continue reading