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Mark Rivera, a former lay pastor at the center of several sexual abuse allegations in a conservative Anglican denomination, pled guilty to one count of felony criminal sexual assault. He was sentenced to 6 years.

Mark Rivera, a former lay pastor at the center of several sexual abuse allegations in a conservative Anglican denomination, was found guilty of five counts of felony child sexual abuse and assault on Thursday morning (Dec. 15).

Church of the Resurrection, an Anglican church that serves as a diocesan seat in Wheaton, Illinois, whose leaders have faced criticism for how they handled sexual abuse allegations, informed congregants Friday (Dec. 2) that a registered sex offender has been attending the church since 2019.

After 16 months of a self-imposed hiatus after admitting to mishandling sexual abuse allegations in his diocese in Wheaton, Illinois, Bishop Stewart Ruch is taking steps to revive trust in his leadership.

Released online late Tuesday, the report follows a monthslong investigation that was contentious from the start.

Cherin Marie filed a lawsuit Wednesday (May 18) in Kane County, Illinois, against Christ Our Light Anglican Church. The lawsuit argues that because of the ACNA church's negligence, Cherin’s daughter has experienced mental anguish and emotional and physical pain.

In July 2021 Stewart Ruch III, bishop of the Anglican Church in North America's (ACNA) Upper Midwest Diocese, went on leave after making what he called “regrettable errors” in handling cases of abuse in the diocese. Of late Ruch has struck a less than penitent tone.

On Tuesday, a group of self-identified survivors and advocates who attended an Anglican church in Washington, D.C., published an open letter saying diocesan leaders mishandled their allegations of spiritual abuse.