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PublishedAugust 14, 2023
Maine Catholic Diocese faces 6 more childhood sexual abuse claims
The newest complaints allege the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland knew about the abuse, which occurred between 1954 and 1988.
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PublishedAugust 8, 2023
Maine Voices: The Gospel according to Bishop Robert Deeley
Deeley is leading Maine’s 200,000-plus Catholics in an all-out war to block victims and survivors of childhood sexual abuse from seeking reparations no matter when the abuse occurred.
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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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PublishedJuly 2, 2023
Advocates say children surrounded by honesty, neutrality during forensic interviews
"I'm not coming in here to decide if a kid's telling the truth or not telling the truth," forensic interviewer Jenny Moody said. "I'm coming in here to say, 'I need every single detail that you can possibly remember.'"
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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 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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PublishedApril 20, 2023
Monmouth man sentenced on child porn charges
Jeffrey B. Matthews is to serve two years in prison after police found explicit images in his possession.
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