Lawsuit: Mormon Church Failed to Keep Child Safe From Abuse

Jan 20, 2019 | news

By The Associated Press   FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Another member of the Navajo Nation is suing the Mormon church, saying he was abused in a now-defunct program that sent children into foster care for the school year. Unlike similar lawsuits, the complaint filed...

Victims of Abuse by Religious Order Priests Say Their Claims Fall Through the Cracks

Jan 18, 2019 | news

Author Jack Healy When Larry Antonsen decided to report a priest who sexually abused him during high school, he believed the Archdiocese of Chicago was the right place to go. Mr. Antonsen and his wife were lifelong churchgoers who sent their children to Sunday school...

Does domestic violence lower the glass ceiling? Recruiting women for a study.

Jan 17, 2019 | Events, news, Trauma

Does experiencing domestic violence in the past affect job success in the future?   Recruiting women to take part in a study. We need your help whether you have experienced domestic violence or not. You will not have to identify yourself.   It’s a...

John Wetteland, a Former Major Leaguer, Is Charged With Sexually Abusing a Child

Jan 17, 2019 | news, SOL reform

By The Associated Press DENTON, Tex. — John Wetteland, a former pitcher who was named the most valuable player of the Yankees’ 1996 World Series victory, has been charged in Texas with continual sex abuse of a child under 14. Wetteland, 52, was arrested Monday and...

Tennessee Education Committee to be chaired by credibly accused child sex abuser

Jan 14, 2019 | news, SOL reform, Trauma

Tennessee: Despite calls from protesters — and the previous House speaker — for his resignation, a state lawmaker accused of inappropriate sexual conduct against multiple teens has been named chairman of an education subcommittee. Rep. David Byrd, R-Waynesboro, has...

How can rapists have better rights than sperm donors?

Jan 14, 2019 | Feature, news, Trauma

An Arizona woman in a vegetative state who has been living in a nursing home for more than a decade gave birth December 29 to a baby boy, but that’s not the most revolting part of the story. The man who raped and impregnated her is considered the child’s father, with...