Nov 20 Former Michigan State president charged with lying to police about Larry Nassar By David Eggert, Associated Press Lou Anna Simon was charged Tuesday with lying to state police during a probe of Larry Nassar's sexual abuse — the fourth person other than the imprisoned ex-campus sports doctor to face criminal charges related to the scandal. Continue reading
Nov 13 ‘Our people are crying out’: Bishops weigh anti-abuse action despite Vatican delay By David McFadden, David Crary, Associated Press Several Roman Catholic bishops on Tuesday urged colleagues at their national meeting to take some sort of action on the clergy sex abuse crisis despite a Vatican order to delay voting on key proposals. Continue reading
Nov 09 Government Olympic funds not usable for sex abuse probes By Eddie Pells, Associated Press According to the rules of the Justice Department grant awarded last month, it must all be directed toward prevention and education programs, and for auditing national governing bodies' work in sex-abuse prevention. Continue reading
Oct 19 How a Catholic sex abuse report in Pennsylvania echoed around the U.S. By Dan Cooney, Courtney Norris The U.S. Department of Justice is launching an investigation into child sex abuse within Pennsylvania's Roman Catholic churches, the latest fallout of widespread allegations made public by a grand jury probe this summer. Here’s a timeline of events since the… Continue reading
Oct 12 Watch 5:16 Church abuse survivor on friend Wuerl’s resignation: ‘sad’ but ‘necessary’ Pope Francis accepted Cardinal Donald Wuerl’s resignation with a controversial letter defending him. Wuerl was under pressure to step down after a Pennsylvania grand jury report implicated him in covering up sexual abuse. John Yang speaks to John Carr of… Continue watching
Oct 12 Read Pope Francis’ letter defending Cardinal Wuerl’s ‘mistakes’ in sex abuse scandal By Joshua Barajas Pope Francis sent embattled Washington Cardinal Donald Wuerl a letter Friday that accepted his resignation while also defending him, saying there was a difference between a cover-up of sexual abuse in the Catholic church and the official's "mistakes."… Continue reading
Sep 20 Anti-abuse activists pan U.S. Catholic bishops’ new proposals to curb sex crimes By David Crary, Associated Press The initiatives, announced Wednesday, include developing a code of conduct for bishops regarding sexual abuse and harassment, and establishing a confidential hotline — to be run by a third party — to receive complaints of sexual misconduct by bishops, and… Continue reading
Sep 12 Watch 4:45 News Wrap: Tropical storm Olivia drenches Hawaii In our news wrap Wednesday, the Hawaiian islands could get 10 inches of rain, with a storm surge of up to 3 feet in places, thanks to Tropical Storm Olivia. Also, Pope Francis will host bishops from around the world… Continue watching
Sep 06 Catholic dioceses in New York subpoenaed in sex abuse probe By David Klepper, Associated Press New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood has subpoenaed all eight Roman Catholic dioceses in the state as part of an investigation into the handling of sex abuse allegations. Continue reading
Sep 04 Kerry Perry resigns as president of USA Gymnastics amid fallout from Nassar scandal By Will Graves, Associated Press Perry repeatedly came under scrutiny by athletes who felt she was mishandling the fallout from the tumult surrounding disgraced former team doctor Larry Nassar. Continue reading