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Articles about sexual abuse in our community.
Gangs and Sexual Abuse
A recent report from Britain's Office of the Children's Commissioner found an alarming number of sexual abuse cases attributed to gangs. The study identified 2,409 victims in the first year of the study. Of those, 155 were also identified...
Mandatory Reporter Sometimes
Mandatory reporters of child sexual abuse is a noble concept which often falls short of the goal. In principal all educators, medical practitioners, child protective service workers and those licensed to work with children in camps,etc. are required by most state...
Victims or Liars
Last week Jerry Sandusky was officially sentenced and the letters to the court from Jerry and Dottie Sandusky were publicized. Basically they blamed the system and labeled everyone who testified against them as liars. Anyone who has testified against an...
Children Seducing Priests and Other Stupid Ideas
Last week a Catholic Priest made a comment to the National Catholic Register that Priests are often seduced by the children they are accused of abusing. The backlash was swift and prompted an equally quick retraction...
NCAA vs The Catholic Church
This is not the basis for a celebrity death match. It's more an observation on who is better at dealing with sexual abuse. The NCAA definitely gets points for decisiveness. Their decision in the Penn State case clearly sends a message that the NCAA...
Your child’s altered future
Most of you will notice that your child before and after their sexual abuse is different. Your child has an altered future. The change may be subtle so you may not notice right away, or you may just think it's a phase. Their perception of the world has...