Attorney General Parinda Ranasinghe has agreed to file charges against Buddhist monks arrested over various crimes under the names listed on their birth certificates, provided the respective sect (nikaya) of such monks take steps to disrobe them. The agreement between…[Continue Reading...]
A blistering report issued last week accuses the University of Notre Dame of failing to take action against a former priest despite years of alleged sexual misconduct against students while he was a dorm rector and while he worked at…[Continue Reading...]
LONDON — An Orthodox organization has retracted its expulsion of a synagogue led by a rabbi accused of sexual misconduct after less than a day. Monday morning, the Union of Orthodox Hebrew Congregations, an umbrella group for Haredi institutions in…[Continue Reading...]
An Assemblies of God pastor from a small central California community has been arrested following an investigation into allegations that he sexually assaulted a 15-year-old girl, according to The Roys Report. Assembly of God Pastor Faces 14 Felony Charges Authorities…[Continue Reading...]
MORRISTOWN, NJ — The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) is demanding transparency from Delbarton School in Morristown and its affiliates, following troubling allegations of clergy sexual abuse. SNAP specifically is demanding that Auxiliary Bishop Elias R. Lorenzo,…[Continue Reading...]
A self-styled prophet from Harare, who had a sexual relationship with a minor, was exposed after the girl’s mother stumbled on explicit WhatsApp messages between the two. Marvelous Tunha from Glenview appeared before Harare magistrate Jacqueline Gara last week facing…[Continue Reading...]
Father Marcelino de Andrés Núñez, a priest of the Legionaries of Christ and former secretary of Marcial Maciel, was arrested in Spain and released subject to restrictions, accused of abusing five underage girls at a school where he served as…[Continue Reading...]
Former Ashkenazi chief rabbi Yona Metzger is being investigated by police after he was accused of molesting a boy under 16 years old, authorities said Tuesday, in the latest criminal allegation to embroil the disgraced religious leader. Metzger was called…[Continue Reading...]
PARIS (AP) — The Paris prosecutor said Tuesday it cannot investigate allegations by several women who said they were sexually assaulted or harassed by Abbé Pierre, a nationally revered priest and humanitarian crusader who died in 2007. The allegations against…[Continue Reading...]
A second pastor has come forward, accusing popular televangelist Bishop T.D. Jakes of decades-old sexual misconduct. Richard Edwin Youngblood’s claims against the famed preacher were explained in a 6-page sworn affidavit attached to a voluminous motion to dismiss Jakes’ lawsuit…[Continue Reading...]
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