Dear list,
This week there were news articles about clergy abuse, a
Queensland Orphanage, Labour peer Lord Janner, the Jehovah's Witnesses,
Gordonstoun school in Scotland and the FAMU hazing case.
Child sex abuse inquiry: Rockhampton priest 'raped me well over
100 times', witness sayshttp://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-04-14/child-sex-abuse-inquiry-neerkol-orphanage-rockhampton/6391002
http://goo.gl/PklGEa
Victims give evidence at Royal Commission into abuse at Queensland
orphanageA FORMER resident of an infamous central Queensland orphanage
says she tried to blow the whistle on sexual abuse she suffered while in care
but was ignored by authorities.
A royal commission sitting in Rockhampton has
heard that sadistic punishments and sexual abuse were rife at St Joseph's
Neerkol Orphanage, which was run by the Sisters of Mercy from 1885 and
1978.
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/victims-give-evidence-at-royal-commission-into-abuse-at-queensland-orphanage/story-fnihsrf2-1227304003352
http://goo.gl/bzvZev
Childhood abuse drove me to prostitutionCarrickfergus man
tells of the cruel treatment at Lisburn's Lissue House which drove him to become
a rent boy in London.
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sunday-life/childhood-abuse-drove-me-to-prostitution-31144906.html
http://goo.gl/bzvZev
Three chances to prosecute Labour peer Lord Janner for child abuse
were missed: CPS admits mistakes were made but now it is too late because he
has dementia
Lord Janner will not face prosecution
despite facing credible evidence
Director of Public
Prosecutions says decision comes with 'deep regret'
Alison Saunders tells of botched investigations in 1991, 2002 and
2007
Former Labour MP allegedly preyed on boys in 1960s,
1970s and 1980s
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3041209/Labour-s-Janner-not-charged-alleged-child-abuse-Prosecutors-say-not-public-peer-86-trial-age-dementia.html
http://goo.gl/snmqxB New Lord
Greville Janner 'child abuse' victims come forward since no charge
revelationsIt comes after the decision to not prosecute the ex-Labour MP
due to his poor health was branded "a disgrace" by one alleged victim.
Leicestershire Police had already traced 25 potential victims during a
two-year probe codenamed Operation Enamel
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/new-lord-greville-janner-child-5556412
http://goo.gl/NfkIXV
California court guts child abuse ruling against Jehovah's
WitnessesCandace Conti, an appeals court has eroded her courtroom
victory even further by ruling that the leadership of the Jehovah's Witnesses
had no duty to warn congregants that a confessed child molester was one of their
own. As a result, judges eliminated the punitive damages in the case. Conti
still stands to receive $2.8 million.
Kendrick had admitted to North Fremont
congregation elders that he had sexually abused his stepdaughter. The elders
informed the Watchtower of Kendrick's confession in 1993, but in accordance with
Watchtower policy did not notify police or warn the congregation. Soon after,
Conti says, Kendrick began abusing her.
In their ruling Monday, the judges
said forcing the leadership of Jehovah's Witnesses to warn congregants about
child abusers would be too burdensome
http://www.revealnews.org/article/california-court-guts-child-abuse-ruling-against-jehovahs-witnesses/
http://goo.gl/Cmb3PM
Rape, child abuse and Prince Charles's former school
One of
Scotland's leading schools is facing claims by former students that they were
abused by paedophiles. Alex Renton reveals how the country's archaic laws are
failing to bring them justice Gordonstoun
http://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/apr/12/child-abuse-at-prince-charles-former-school-scotland
http://goo.gl/mRtxOj
Trial to begin for last 3 defendants in FAMU hazing casehttp://helenair.com/news/national/trial-to-begin-for-last-defendants-in-famu-hazing-case/article_ee08c5b9-4615-58e0-822c-8761c966db00.html
http://goo.gl/JVmm3n