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Man charged with rape of two-week-old baby
October 8, 2018 · By BRENDAN MCFADDEN FOR MAILONLINE for www.dailymail.co.uk
A man who allegedly raped a two-week-old baby is being kept on 24-hour guard in jail to ‘stop other prisoners from attacking him’. The man, 25, is being held at HMP Maghaberry in Northern Ireland and was arrested last weekend on suspicion of raping the baby at a home. He is being treated as a ‘Special Person […]
Read More...The child is more important than the church
October 8, 2018 · By Clerical abuse for www.thetablet.co.uk
The British home secretary, Sajid Javid, has warned that at least 80,000 individuals are known to the authorities to constitute a risk to children. The alarming truth appears to be that sexual abuse is sweeping the country, though it is uncertain whether this is anything new, or unique to Britain. Such figures put into context […]
Read More...Pope says synod aims to identify how to support the faith of youth
October 5, 2018 · By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service for www.ucanews.com
Pope Francis asked bishops to be bold, honest, open-minded, charitable and, especially, prayerful as they begin a three-week meeting on “young people, the faith and vocational discernment.” While many young people think no older person has anything useful to teach them for living today, the pope said, the age of the bishops, combined with clericalism, […]
Read More...Women Must Fight Against Clericalism to Heal Church
October 5, 2018 · By Carol Glatz for thetablet.org
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – In response to current scandals, clericalism and the need for reform, Catholic women must take the initiative and make their voices be heard, according to a series of articles in a Vatican magazine. The October edition of Women Church World, published Oct. 1 in conjunction with the Vatican newspaper, L’Osservatore Romano, […]
Read More...Indian nuns’ street protest sparks dialogue on sex abuse
October 4, 2018 · By Rita Joseph, New Delhi for international.la-croix.com
Five nuns from the Missionaries of Jesus make a sign of unity on Sept. 22 as they end their indefinite strike inin Kochi in the southern Indian state of Kerala. They were seeking the arrest of Bishop Franco Mulakkal after he was accused of raping one of the sisters. The bishop was arrested on Sept. 21. (Photo by Christopher Joseph/ucanews.com) The slogan shouting has ended. […]
Read More...Decades-old Bountiful case alleges church connection to abuse allegations
October 4, 2018 · By Tad Walch for www.deseretnews.com
SALT LAKE CITY — Allegations rejected 30 years ago following multiple law enforcement investigations resurfaced Wednesday in a federal lawsuit filed against a daughter and son-in-law of the president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The couple was identified only as John and Jane Doe in the suit, but an attorney for […]
Read More...Ellen DeGeneres, Busy Philipps open up about surviving sexual abuse as teens
October 4, 2018 · By Eun Kyung Kim for www.today.com
“It’s because we’re girls and we’re taught not to say anything and go along with it,” DeGeneres said on her show during a chat with actress Busy Philipps. Moved by the the story Busy Philipps shared on her show about being raped when she was 14, Ellen DeGeneres opened up about her own sexual abuse as a teenager. During […]
Read More...Principal paddled elementary school students so hard they bruised, charges say
October 4, 2018 · By Joel Shannon, USA TODAY for www.usatoday.com
An Oklahoma school principal is facing child abuse charges after he allegedly used a wooden paddle to spank two elementary school students, leaving the boys bruised. Indianola Public Schools principal Gary Gunckel, 50, was charged Friday with felony child abuse after a disciplinary incident that occurred at school, according to a statement from the school […]
Read More...Kentucky couple jailed for using cattle prod to punish kids
October 4, 2018 · By INQUIRER.net for newsinfo.inquirer.net
A couple in Glasgow, Kentucky, USA, was arrested after police discovered they used a cattle prod to punish their four children, whose ages range from 1 to 12. Errol and Cheyenne Couch admitted they used the cattle prod—a device used on animals either by poking or striking them—to discipline their children, WBKO reported on Tuesday. An […]
Read More...Mother sentenced for child abuse
October 3, 2018 · By www.lockhaven.com
From staff reports WILLIAMSPORT — Breanna Diane Long, 21, formerly of Lock Haven, was sentenced to 11 to 23 months in the Lycoming County Prison, charged with endangering the welfare of children. The sentence, handed down by Lycoming County Judge Nancy Butts on Tuesday morning, also includes three years of probation during which time she […]
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