General Reports of Religious Sexual Abuse of Minors

Articles and Commentaries

• Son of Covenant Eyes Co-Founder Arrested after Planning Sexual Encounter with 14-Year-Old by Ann Marie Shambaugh The Roys Report 

• Former DeSoto County youth pastor, basketball coach sentenced to house arrest for sexual battery of minor by Gabriel Huff Local Memphis 

• Girl Sexually Abused By Temple Priest In Tamil Nadu, Accused Arrested by J Sam Daniel Stalin NDTV 

• Washington State leaders betray survivors by gutting clergy reporting law by SNAP

• Virginia man arrested for having sex with a minor when he was a church youth group volunteer in 2014 by Alachua Chronicle 

• $4B settlement in sex abuse claims at juvenile facilities approved by LA County supervisors by City News Service KABC-TV,ABC 7

• Former Vancouver teacher, St. George’s School named in claim alleging sex abuse | CBC News Loaded by Karin Larsen CBC

• Winnipeg Catholic school teacher charged with sexual assault, luring involving teenage student by CBC News

• French PM, former ministers face inquiry over handling of school sexual abuse by RFI

• Faith, Power, and Abuse: The Taboo Topics Within Religious Institutions by Scott Douglas Jacobsen The Good Men Project

• After Petition, Sheriff Launches Sex Abuse Investigation Against ‘Former Leader’ at Gary and Drenda Keesee’s Megachurch by Rebecca Hopkins The Roys Report

• Church teacher who molested girls in class as students prayed, pleads guilty by Leonardo Blair Christian Post

• Racism and abuse have devastated U.S. Catholicism. Is there a way forward? by Alessandra Harris Black Catholic Messenger

• French PM under growing pressure over Catholic school abuse claims by Carole Suhas with Pierre Pratabuy Redwood News

• New report says 17 accused abusers are/were at IHOP; SNAP responds

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• A ‘Massive Breach of Trust’ by Group that Commissioned IHOPKC Investigation Leads to Apology by Rebecca Hopkins The Roys Report

• Former Racine pastor convicted of child enticement sentenced to prison time by Amy Fleury WISN 12 – ABC

• Midland church pastor, accused of child sex crimes, declines plea deal by WNEM Digital

• Worship Leader Associated with Creation Museum Confesses to Sexually Abusing Teen, Sheriff Says by Sheila Stogsdill The Roys Report 

• Vineyard Church facing 9 civil lawsuits after Jackson Gatlin plea deal for abusing minors by Leonardo Blair The Christian Post

• It’s not just churches: why closed communities like sport and youth groups can harbour abuse by Ian Mahoney and Kirsty Teague The Conversation 

• New Details Emerge After Tuscaloosa Pastor Charged With Solicitation Of A Child by Ryan Phillips Patch

• Private Sin: How a church protected child molesters by Ken Kolker WOOD-TV 

• Member of secretive Christian sect sentenced to 120 years in prison by Lauren Lantry ABC News

• Powerful Perps–Even Celebrities Can Still Be Abusers by Adam Horowitz Law

• Clerical child abuse, a shocked president and a silent Church by Fr. Shay Cullen  Manila Times

• Catholic school employee charged with sexual abuse offences in Tasmania’s north by Liz Gwynn Australian Broadcasting Corporation

• Spain’s government announces Catholic Church to finance compensation for sexual abuse victims by Catholic Vote

• Robert Corfield, ex-minister of secretive sect, admits to child sex abuse by George Wright BBC

• Former International House of Prayer Staff Lead Silent Protest to Highlight Abuse Allegations by Rebecca Hopkins The Roys Report

• When It Comes to Preventing Abuse, Are All Churches Equal? by Kathryn Post The Roys Report

• Arizona Supreme Court Protects Secret of Confession in a LDS Case by Massimo Introvigne Bitter Winter

• Former Marist High student sues, alleging school knew of abuse by administrator in 70s by Jordyn Brown Register-Guard

• Former Children’s Village Residents Allege Sexual, Physical Abuse by Rick Pez­zullo Hudson Independent

• New Charges Filed Against Catholic School Teacher After 2 More Victims Come Forward by MI Headlines

• Former Marist High student sues, alleging school knew of abuse by administrator in 70s by Jordyn Brown Register-Guard

• The Explosion of Child Abuse Online by Father Shay CullenProfiles in Catholicism

• The grooming of children for sexual abuse in religious settings: Unique characteristics and select case studies by Susan Rainea and  Stephen A. Kentb, Aggression and Violent Behavior Volume 48, September–October 2019, Pages 180-189

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