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Hidalgo Co. residents hopeful as new DA plans to look into old cases
IT'S NOT JUST YOU
BY MALLY TAMALE-SALI,
100 INSIGHTS FROM CSA SURVIVORS, EXPERTS, AND ADVOCATES FROM AROUND THE WORLD
A MAN OF HEALING, A SAGA OF SUFFERING
Sari Horwitz, Linda Davidson, Casey Capachi, Published on December 28, 2014, Washington Post
Allegations of child sex abuse are complicated by a legal maze in Indian country.
Some Hopeful Bill Allowing Young Sex Abuse Victims To Secretly Record Abusers Will Pass
By Sascha Cordner WFSU
At least one lawmaker has followed through on an abuse survivor’s vow to make sure legislation was filed to allow young victims to use private recordings in sex abuse cases.
A year in the life of the Twin Cities archdiocese
Madeleine Baran · St. Paul, Minn. · Dec 26, 2014
One of the biggest stories of 2014 was the MPR News investigation of the clergy sex abuse cover-up in the Twin Cities archdiocese.
DA’s Ties To Satmar Leader Raising Eyebrows
Son of key figure in Kellner extortion case was hefty contributor to Thompson’s campaign.
12/24/14 Hella Winston Jewish Week Correspondent
‘Canadian Philomenas’ continue to fight for justice
Activists on forced adoption say story is a global one, and still needs telling
Jennifer Hough, in Toronto Mon, Dec 22, 2014, 01:00
When Valerie Andrews heard an interview last year on the CBC, Canada’s state broadcaster, with Irish adoption campaigner Philomena Lee, she thought “great, but why don’t you give us some airtime?”
Survivor of priest abuse blasts handling of latest church response
By Holliday Moore, December 18, 2014 @ 11:06 am
PHOENIX -- A survivor of sexual abuse is calling leaders at the Catholic diocese in Gallup, New Mexico, cowards.
MPR wins national journalism award
Neal Justin, Updated: December 17, 2014 - 2:16 PM
Minnesota Public Radio has won a a prestigious national award for its series of investigative stories into how the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis attempted to cover up abuse of children by priests.