a once-weekly roundup,
usually on Fridays
Archdiocese of LA reaches $500,000 settlement with ex-janitor groped by clergyman
Jury convicts Stafford man in brutal beating of deaf passenger on flight to Dulles
The article doesn’t say it, but according to earlier coverage the “perp “Stafford man” is a Florida church leader.
Florida Youth pastor, foster parent accused of sexually abusing girls
Case advances against Michigan pastor charged with sex crime
New York Minister accused of having sexual encounters with an underage girl
North Carolina pastor got $400K in COVID relief loans for personal use
North Carolina pastor receives probation after guilty plea to sex crimes, courts say
Catholic bishops sue Washington over law requiring priests to report child rape
From the Great White North:
Judge rules Newfoundland parishioners must hand over their church so it can be sold to pay survivors of sexual abuse
Of course, the vast majority of crooked or pervy religious leaders get away with everything. Of those that are caught, many are quietly reassigned to other duties, not defrocked or punished. Of the few cases that aren’t hushed up, there’s no knowing how many make the news, but undoubtedly I miss most of them, in compiling this list.
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