Sex abuse survivors spell out Catholic Church challenge

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2019 03:10:36 +0000

Patricia Gallagher Marchant (R), a victim of clergy abuse, speaks during a press conference outside the Archdiocese of Chicago on January 2, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. - Advocates for clergy abuse victims demanded inclusion in a historic Vatican conference to address the crisis, as US bishops gathered in prayer near Chicago in advance of the February meeting. The groups Ending Clergy Abuse (ECA) and Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) said they had sent an open letter to Pope Francis asking to be included in discussing reforms in the Catholic Church. (Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI / AFP)

As the Vatican prepares to host a global child abuse summit on the protection of minors, victims’ associations are calling for concrete steps from the Catholic Church to end paedophilia.

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US bishops release names of 300 Texas clergy accused of abuse

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Fri, 01 Feb 2019 05:34:31 +0000

Catholic officials in the US state of Texas has released names of approximately 300 clergy who have been accused of sexual abuse.

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Korea to probe abuse in sports

Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2019 09:11:51 +0000

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – South Korea’s human rights commission plans to interview possibly thousands of adult and child athletes about a culture of abuse in sports after a wave of female athletes came forward to say they had been raped or assaulted by their coaches. The yearlong investigation will cover 50 sports and include […]

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South Korean prosecutor jailed in #MeToo case

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2019 07:49:04 +0000

A former senior South Korean prosecutor was convicted Wednesday of abuse of power and sentenced to jail term of two years.

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Singapore couple convicted of abusing maid who was ordered to pour hot water on herself

Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2019 04:08:51 +0000

Singapore couple convicted of abusing maid who was ordered to pour hot water on herself

Tormented for months, a maid was forced to perform multiple acts of self-harm, including pouring scalding hot water on herself and drinking dirty water mixed with detergent.

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Boy’s ‘extraordinary courage’ helps unmask man of cloth in sexual abuse case

Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2018 21:38:48 +0000

ACCUSED American priest Kenneth Bernard Pius Hendricks inside Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Cathedral in Naval, Biliran, where he was arrested on Dec. 5. —CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

After years of being sexually abused by an American Roman Catholic priest, a 12-year-old boy is leading the fight against pedophilia in a remote village here where his older brother and many of their friends are also victims.

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De Lima on Ateneo bullying incident: Probe child’s ‘expert-level’ abuse

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2018 07:58:22 +0000

De Lima on Ateneo bullying incident: Probe child’s ‘expert-level’ abuse

Senator Leila de Lima on Saturday raised her concern over the student involved in a bullying incident, saying the child’s form of abuse must be investigated.

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