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Vatican Sanctions Belgian Bishop Who Abused Nephew

VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican has sanctioned a Belgian bishop who resigned last year after admitting he had sexually abused his nephew, saying he can no longer act as a priest in public and may risk further church sanctions. The Vatican on Tuesday clarified the punishment against the former Bruges Bishop Roger Vangheluwe...

Son of Hitler's Deputy Bormann Accused of Child Sex Abuse

Martin Bormann Jr., the eldest son of Adolf Hitler's deputy Martin Bormann, has spent decades attempting to atone for his father's sins. He has served as a priest and a Catholic missionary and has lectured in Germany, Austria and Israel on the horrors of the Holocaust. But Bormann Jr.'s almost saintly reputation is now...

Calif. Man Accused of Beating Priest He Says Molested Him

(Nov. 1) -- A California man has been arrested, accused of beating an elderly Catholic priest he says molested him and his brother more than 30 years ago. "They're saying it was pretty close to beating him to death," defense attorney Pat Harris told The Associated Press. "They're essentially saying that he waited all...

Preacher Eddie Long Faces Third Sex Abuse Claim

(Sept. 22) -- A third lawsuit has been filed accusing Bishop Eddie Long of coercing young men in his Atlanta megachurch into having sex in exchange for cash and cars. The suit was filed today in DeKalb County Superior Court, in Georgia, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. Earlier today, a spokesman for the pastor...

Episcopal Bishop Reinstated Despite Sex Abuse Failure

Two years ago an Episcopal church court defrocked the Bishop of Pennsylvania, Charles Bennison, after finding that in the 1970s he failed to act on information that his brother, while youth minister at his parish, sexually abused a 14-year-old girl in the congregation.

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Pope: Others Should Be Held To Same Abuse 'Standards'

VATICAN CITY (RNS) Pope Benedict XVI told bishops from New York state that "all other institutions" in society should be held to the same "exacting standards" as the Roman Catholic Church in preventing and reporting sex abuse.

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Amnesty International Slams Irish Catholic Church On Abuse

The 430-page report, released Monday (Sept. 26), "reminds us that Irish children were subjected to treatment that would be horrifying if it were done to prisoners of war, never mind little boys and girls," said Ireland's Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Frances Fitzgerald, in Dublin.

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Irish Government Releases 'Damning' Abuse Report

VATICAN CITY (RNS) A special commission sponsored by the Irish government criticized a bishop for failing to report allegations of clerical sex abuse to police and noted "concerns" about the same bishop's own interactions with a teenage boy.

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Catholic Bishops To Take Second Look At Abuse Reforms

(RNS) A review of church sex abuse guidelines will top the agenda when the nation's Roman Catholic bishops meet in Seattle next week (June 15-17).

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10/14/11 Newspaper set to release Catholic survey Source: NBC - Action News KHSB - Kansas City MO It is one of the first publications credited with writing about sex abuse cases within the Catholic Church.
09/14/11 Ashford man charged with molesting 11 children Source: Dothan Eagle - Dothan AL An Ashford man out on bail for multiple sexual assault charges, including one involving a 9-year-old boy, now faces new additional charges alleging he molested a total of 11 children.
05/27/11 New victim arises against Forest Grove man already... Source: CBS - KOIN News 6 - Portland OR A 19-year-old Forest Grove man already in custody faces new rape charges after another victim came forward, Forest Grove police announced Friday.
01/31/11 Convicted sex offender gets up to 35 years in prison Source: The Daily Herald - Provo UT A judge sentenced a Provo man to 2-35 years in prison Monday afternoon for what she described as horrendous acts of sexual abuse.