When we know better we must do better. Religions and churches do not get a pass when they protect perpetrators and themselves at the expense of children. The magnitude of the damage to these children is hard to fathom. It is a terrible truth that churches go to great lengths to hide abuse and shame […]
NBC Bay Area’s investigation mined a trove of new court filings, revealing startling child sexual abuse allegations against Catholic priests and institutions across Northern California. They show what the public previously knew about the scandal is potentially the tip of the iceberg. This story, published June 22, 2022, is yet another example of how trusted […]
As a community we must open our hearts, minds and arms to the survivors of sexual abuse. Survivors of these horrible experiences need to know they are not to blame. They are not responsible for the grooming, the lying and the assaults perpetrated on them by adults who know better. The Indiana Pastor and his […]
When organizations hold themselves out as being there for others and then choose to protect the organization at the expense of the individual you know they are not to be trusted. Transparency, responsibility and accountability must be fundamental requirements for all organizations, particularly religious organizations that have hidden abuse for all too long. The Southern […]
The University of Michigan has agreed to a $490 million settlement with more than 1,000 people who say they were sexually assaulted by a former sports doctor during his nearly four-decade career at the school, the university and those involved in the settlement announced Wednesday. "We hope this settlement will begin the healing process for […]
In late October a parish priest from the Archdiocese of San Francisco was quietly put on leave by Catholic officials after they received an allegation of abuse. While we are grateful that Fr. David Ghiorso was immediately put on leave, as best we can tell, the information about this accusation was not shared with the […]
According to a story in the Providence Journal, a grand jury has returned an 11-count indictment against former priest James Silva alleging he sexually assaulted a boy younger than 14 between 1989 and 1990 while an administrator in the Office of Ministerial Formation within the Diocese of Providence. Silva, now 81, faces two counts of […]
The VC Star reports that exclusive boarding school in the Ojai Valley released the findings of a review this week that detailed alleged sexual misconduct and abuse spanning 40 years. The 91-page document takes from a months-long investigation that gathered numerous reports of sexual misconduct by faculty, staff and students following social media posts that […]
In acting to remove the name of its longtime former headmaster from the school’s dining hall, directors of Ojai’s Thacher School have taken a symbolic yet significant step toward moving forward in the wake of an alarming report that detailed a culture of tolerance toward sexual misconduct at the campus, says VC Star Editorial Board. […]
The Los Angeles Times reports that the Thacher School, among California’s most elite private schools, announced Thursday that it would remove the name of its former head of school from the campus dining hall and athletic field. The move is part of a series of steps following a report last month that detailed decades of […]
