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Evangelical pastor charged with sexually assaulting boy, 13, in Puchong church

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KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 16 — Evangelical pastor B. Moses Melchidezek, 27, was charged today with two counts of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old boy in a church in June. According to Sinar Harian, Moses claimed trial to both charges after they…[Continue Reading...]

Blount County youth minister arrested for alleged sexual abuse of child inside church

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A Blount County youth minister is facing multiple charges in the repeated sexual abuse of a 13-year-old girl inside of a church and other locations, court documents allege. Just before midnight Tuesday, 39-year-old Terry Murphree of Oneonta was booked into…[Continue Reading...]

Former Wisconsin youth pastor charged with abusing teen as part of Faith Leader inquiry

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MADISON – A former youth pastor has been charged with assaulting a minor as part of a state investigation into clergy and faith leader abuse in Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Department of Justice said in a release that James Lane, 52,…[Continue Reading...]

Expanding clergy sexual abuse probe targets New Orleans Catholic church leaders

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Authorities have expanded an investigation of clergy sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Church in New Orleans to include senior church officials suspected of shielding predatory priests for decades and failing to report their crimes to…[Continue Reading...]

Sacramento Diocese files for bankruptcy in wake of more than 250 abuse allegations

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Following more than 250 lawsuits alleging abuse against the Diocese of Sacramento, Bishop Jaime Soto announced on Monday that the diocese will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. California’s Child Victims Act, signed in 2019 and enacted at the beginning of…[Continue Reading...]

Missouri boarding school closes as state agency examines how it responded to abuse claims

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A rural Missouri boarding school at the center of abuse allegations has closed its doors, and a state agency is trying to determine if it adequately responded to previous concerns about the facility in calls to an abuse hotline. The…[Continue Reading...]

$10 million settlement reached in clergy child sexual abuse case in Orange, LA counties

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Officials with the Los Angeles Archdiocese declined to comment on the terms of the settlement. But in a statement church officials noted that one of the accused priests was at a parish that was under the control of the Archdiocese…[Continue Reading...]

In the US, Black survivors are nearly invisible in the Catholic clergy sexual abuse crisis

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BALTIMORE — As Charles Richardson gradually lost his eyesight to complications from diabetes, certain childhood memories haunted him even more. The Catholic priest appeared vividly in his mind’s eye — the one who promised him a spot on a travel…[Continue Reading...]

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