Woman Convicted of sexually exploiting 14 year old daughter, including making...
The allegations were almost too heinous and far-fetched to be believed. A New Hampshire lawyer who graduated at the top of her class and credited her success to Christianity was accused of using her...
View ArticleSigns, vigil mark anniversary of Paterno's death
Flowers and mementos left by supporters adorned Joe Paterno's gravesite Tuesday, a year after the longtime Penn State coach's death, while at the spot where a bronze statue of him used to stand, a...
View ArticleChurch sex abuse files unlikely to lead to charges, experts say
Statute of limitations is the main stumbling block to prosecuting Cardinal Roger M. Mahony and aides in the sex abuse files from the 1980s released this week, experts say. Over the last decade, there...
View ArticleJudge rejects Jerry Sandusky's bid for new sex abuse trial
Former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky's bid for a new trial on child sex abuse charges was rejected by a Pennsylvania judge on Wednesday.read more
View ArticlePriest abuse files strike chord for victims
'It's obvious that the L.A. Archdiocese and everyone working with them were aware of those of us being abused,' says Matt Severson, who says he was molested as a boy. The release of thousands of pages...
View ArticleCardinal Mahony used cemetery money to pay sex abuse settlement
The Archdiocese of L.A. took $115 million from its cemeteries' maintenance fund in 2007, nearly depleting it. The move seems legal, but it was not announced, and relatives of the dead were not...
View ArticleConclave brings out cardinals' dirty laundry
Popular pressure is mounting in the U.S. and Italy to keep California Cardinal Roger Mahony away from the conclave to elect the next pope because of his role shielding sexually abusive priests, a...
View ArticleCardinal: pedophilia not a crime says cardinal, followed by swift apology
A South African cardinal on Monday apologized for offending victims of child abuse when he described pedophilia as an illness and not a crime in a media interview. Victims' rights groups and others...
View ArticlePope seeks decisive action against sex abuse
Pope Francis has indicated that he will act against sex abuse cases in the Roman Catholic Church. The Vatican said in a statement Friday that the pope has urged the Congregation of the Doctrine of...
View ArticlePhiladelphia dad accused of beating 3-month-old son to death
A Philadelphia father has been accused of beating his 3-month-old son to death. Samuel Cabrera, 27, was arrested and charged with murder. Cabrera’s neighbor, Rashawn Reddick, didn’t hold back her...
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