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Associated Press, Post Bulletin, Friday, February 6, 2015 10:02 am

FARIBAULT — Police reports and court documents show the head of Shattuck-St. Mary's School agreed to pay $12,500 to a teacher who had child pornography on his work computer to get him to quietly leave, years before the teacher was charged and convicted of sexually abusing students at the school.

John Romano, Tampa Bay Times,  Wednesday, February 4, 2015 6:16pm

After all these years, the lie had begun to seem real. Chris McCafferty had convinced himself the past had been put to rest, and distant memories could no longer touch him.

This, of course, was never quite true. And all it took was a single phone call to plunge him back into a world of doubt, fear, shame and anger.

Adam Painter, Reporter, [email protected], NBC Montana

ST. IGNATIUS, Mont. -

A settlement has been reached between 232 plaintiffs who were sexually abused by priests and nuns.

It happened from the 1930s to the 1970s at the Ursuline Academy in St. Ignatius, which is located about 40 miles north of Missoula.

By Amy Julia Harris, February 2, 2015, Reveal, The Center for Investigative Reporting

The Rev. Thomas Stitts was known within the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis as a priest who molested boys.

Rosie Scammell in Rome, Sunday 1 February 2015 15.26 EST, The Guardian

Two cases of child pornography possession were uncovered within the walls of the Vatican last year, along with numerous other crimes in the city state, the Holy See’s prosecutor general has announced.

Posted: Friday, January 30, 2015 7:00 pm, The New Mexican

An Albuquerque law firm has filed seven more lawsuits against the Archdiocese of Santa Fe on behalf of adults who claim they were childhood victims of sexual abuse by priests.

Posted by Joelle Casteix on January 30, 2015, The Worthy Adversary

The best place to learn about the Survivors’ Movement and legislative change, hear the latest news, meet leaders and newsmakers, and get the best information on abuse prevention and victim healing is to attend the SNAP (the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests) National Conference.

By Kaitlyn Lionti, Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at 05:21 PM EST, Time Warner Cable News, Buffalo NY

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Tuesday, we introduced you to Vanessa DeRosa and Tino Flores, who as adults, are still affected by sexual abuse in their childhood.

"I'm on psychotic and anti-depression medicines because of this. I'm still seeing a psychologist and a psychiatrist," said Flores.

By Elaine Silvestrini | Tribune Staff,  Published: January 27, 2015   |   Updated: January 28, 2015

TAMPA — The Rev. Innocente Clementi died in 1999 at the age of 78. While many remembered him for his love of music, others say he took a dark secret to the grave.