sexual abuse
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PublishedJuly 10, 2023
Sports doctor Larry Nassar, who sexually assaulted athletes, stabbed at Florida prison
Nassar is serving decades in prison for abusing athletes when he worked at Michigan State University and at Indianapolis-based USA Gymnastics, which trains Olympians.
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PublishedJune 26, 2023
Supreme Court allows former students to sue Ohio State over team doctor’s sexual abuse
They say university officials failed to stop the late Richard Strauss despite complaints raised as early as the late 1970s.
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PublishedMay 26, 2023
Indiana doctor reprimanded for talking publicly about Ohio 10-year-old’s abortion
Dr. Caitlin Bernard has consistently defended her actions, telling the Indiana Medical Licensing Board she followed the state’s reporting requirements by notifying hospital social workers about 10-year-old girl’s rape.
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PublishedMay 25, 2023
Lawsuit accuses bishop of Diocese of Portland of facilitating sexual abuse
The suit alleges that Bishop Robert Deeley was one of three high-ranking members of the Catholic Church who were negligent in allowing a high school administrator in Massachusetts to sexually abuse minors for several years starting in 2011.
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PublishedMay 24, 2023
Lawmakers consider bill to remove criminal statute of limitations for childhood sexual abuse
The measure would remove time limits to prosecute childhood sexual abuse cases, but wouldn't apply retroactively. Opponents say the proposal interferes with important safeguards for the accused.
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PublishedMay 16, 2023
Another View: Backlash to Trump verdict must not result in victim blaming
E. Jean Carroll’s case puts Trump supporters in a bind. That’s their problem.
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PublishedMay 10, 2023
Trump digs in on election lies, insults accuser during CNN town hall event
Former President Donald Trump, when pressed, repeatedly downplayed the violence on Jan. 6, 2021, and continued to insist the election had been 'rigged.'
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PublishedMarch 24, 2023
People suing Maine diocese for childhood abuse ask judge to move ahead to trial
More than a dozen plaintiffs are opposing the church's motion to forward the cases to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, a move that has put the cases, and the investigative process, on hold.
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PublishedMarch 12, 2023
Siobhán Brett: For how much longer can the Portland diocese play dumb?
We know too much for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland to stonewall allegations of abuse. If 20 complaints can’t change that, will anything?
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PublishedMarch 7, 2023
Maine Voices: A Catholic in the pews responds to the diocesan legal strategy
As victims continue to struggle with the pain of past abuse, I urge Bishop Deeley to acknowledge them in his own voice, not that of an attorney.
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