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Polish church admits clergy abused hundreds of children
Poland’s powerful Catholic church on Thursday published a report admitting that nearly 400 of its clergy had sexually abused children and minors over the last three decades, reflecting findings published last month by a charity focused on abuse in the church. The Polish Bishops’ Conference said in its report that it found 382 clergy sexually abused a total of 624 victims, including 198 under 15 years of age and 184 adolescents between the ages of 15 and 18. The statistical report which covers the period between 1990 and 2018, did not include the names of perpetrators.
Top US cardinal expelled from Catholic priesthood over allegations he abused teenager and solicited sex during confession
Abused Hong Kong maid Erwiana 'rises again'
She was once the face of abused maids in Hong Kong — imprisoned, starved and beaten so badly she lost control of her bodily functions. Erwiana completed a degree in economics this month — the culmination of a dream that brought her to Hong Kong in 2013 before her life was turned upside down. “Before I went to Hong Kong, I had been dreaming I could make enough money to study,” the 27-year-old told AFP from her home in Indonesia’s cultural capital Yogyakarta.
I Revealed A Priest Abused Me 30 Years Ago. If I'm A Hero, Why Isn't Christine Blasey Ford?
3 Weeks Ago I Revealed I Was Abused By A Priest. Here’s How It Changed My Life.
I Am a Catholic Priest Who Was Sexually Abused by a Pastor. Here’s How the Church Must Change
Southern Baptist Leader Who Said Abused Women Should Just Pray Is Removed From Post
Father in California abused siblings case charged with perjury
A California man accused along with his wife of keeping 13 siblings imprisoned, chained and starving in their suburban home was charged on Friday with perjury over his claims that he was running a private school with the children as his pupils. A judge also set a preliminary hearing date in June for David and Louise Turpin, whose arrest made international headlines in January after their emaciated teenage daughter escaped from the squalid home and called police. The eight newly filed felony perjury counts against David Turpin, 57, accuse him of lying on an affidavit he filed with the California Department of Education, certifying that the children were getting a full-time education in a private school, the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office said on Twitter.
New charges filed against parents in California abused siblings case
A California couple accused of keeping 13 children imprisoned, chained and starved in a squalid suburban home were hit with additional charges on Friday as defense lawyers said they were overwhelmed by the sheer amount of evidence in the case. David Turpin, 57, and his wife Louise, 49, were advised of the new charges during a brief hearing in Riverside County Superior Court at which they appeared dressed in black at a table with their attorneys but did not speak. A spokesman for the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office said the new charges included three counts of child abuse against both defendants.
Judge awards father custody of abused daughter's body
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A judge has awarded a Texas man exclusive custody of his abused daughter's body, which has languished in the Milwaukee County morgue for two months amid a dispute with the girl's mother, who is implicated in her death.
