West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey sued the Catholic diocese of Wheeling-Charleston and its former bishop Michael J. Bransfield on Tuesday
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How Cardinal George Pell Became the Highest-Ranking Catholic Official to Be Convicted of Child Abuse
English Premier League club Manchester City has launched a scheme to help survivors involved in a sexual abuse scandal that resulted in former youth coach and junior scout Barry Bennell being imprisoned for 31 years.
"It's not a clergy abuse scandal anymore," said David Gibson, the director for the Center on Religion and Culture at Fordham University. "It's a bishop accountability scandal now."
For victims of sexual abuse, mere moments can affect lifetimes, and short windows can predicate decades. When the New York state legislature passed The Child Victims Act last month, the bill ushered in a new era for victims of child sexual abuse and sexual misconduct.
