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Archdiocese of Los Angeles agrees to pay $880 million to settle sexual abuse claims

12:03am October 17, 2024

The Archdiocese of Los Angeles has agreed to pay $880 million to victims of clergy sexual abuse in what an attorney said was the largest single child sex abuse settlement with a Catholic archdiocese.

US Gymnasts Testify As Senate Examines FBI's Handling Of Larry Nassar Investigation

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FBI is still mishandling child sex crimes even after Nassar case, watchdog finds

2:13pm August 29, 2024

The FBI's inspector general slammed the agency for not complying with reporting rules for child sex abuse, warning that failure to do so leads to continued abuse.

World News

Child Sex Abuse Livestreams Increase During Coronavirus Lockdowns

11:58am April 08, 2020

by Michael Sullivan

Online sexual abuse is rising as countries close schools and impose various shutdown measures to contain the new coronavirus pandemic, children's rights advocates in Southeast Asia warn.

New York Assemblywoman Yuh-Line Niou talks about the sexual abuse she experienced as a child while explaining her vote for the Child Victims Act at the state Capitol in Albany on Jan. 28, 2019.

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Adult Victims Of Childhood Sex Abuse In New York Can Sue Alleged Abusers

7:22am August 14, 2019

by Mara Silvers

The one-year filing period, or look-back window, allows victims to bring cases that used to be beyond the state's statute of limitations that legislators overhauled this year.

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Rosaries are sold by a vendor in Mexico City on Sept. 22, 2017.

At Lent, Catholics Reflect On Faith As Sex Abuse Scandal Shakes The Church

6:33pm March 10, 2019

by Michel Martin

On the first Sunday of Lent, NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Sister Joan Chittister about the holiday's meaning amid the ongoing abuse scandal.

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French Cardinal Philippe Barbarin said he will offer his resignation to Pope Francis after a court found him guilty of failing to report to authorities allegations of sexual abuse by a priest.

French Cardinal Covered Up Pedophile Accusations Against Priest, Court Says

10:37am March 07, 2019

by Bill Chappell

Cardinal Philippe Barbarin — one of France's most prominent Catholic officials — says he will offer his resignation to Pope Francis in a few days.

Cardinal George Pell leaves the court in Melbourne, Australia. Pell was convicted on five counts of child sexual assault in December 2018 but that verdict has just been released in Australia.

Australian Cardinal George Pell Convicted Of Child Sex Abuse

6:35am February 26, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

Once a top adviser to Pope Francis, Pell's conviction had been under seal in Australia pending a separate trial on other abuse charges. There will be no second trial, so the gag order has been lifted.

Pope Francis arrives for the opening of a sexual abuse prevention summit at the Vatican on Thursday.

'A Life Destroyed': Survivors And Pope At Vatican Summit Address Clergy Sex Abuse

7:59pm February 21, 2019

One survivor said a priest forced her to have abortions after raping her. The pope said he has come up with 21 "reflection points" designed to address the crisis.

USA Gymnastics hired Mary Bono as interim president and chief executive officer on Friday. But after intense criticism from many of the sport's biggest stars, Bono tendered her resignation on Tuesday.

Sports

After Barrage Of Criticism, USA Gymnastics Interim President And CEO Resigns

7:42pm October 16, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

"My withdrawal comes in the wake of personal attacks that, left undefended, would have made my leading USAG a liability for the organization," Mary Bono said in her resignation letter on Tuesday.

Cardinal Donald Wuerl speaks in front of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. in 2015. Wuerl resigned on Friday after accusations of covering up sexual abuse.

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Washington Catholic Archdiocese Names 31 Priests 'Credibly Accused' Of Sexual Abuse

5:30am October 16, 2018

by Emily Sullivan

The list, which includes allegations dating back as far as 1948 and as recently as 1996, was released days after Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Archbishop Cardinal Donald Wuerl.