clergy sex abuse

Bob Stine, former president of the Minnesota-Wisconsin Baptist Convention, will be required to answer questions in court in September after police in Madison, Wisconsin, recommended he be charged with sexual assault.

Nearly five decades after the murder of 8-year-old Gretchen Harrington, a retired pastor has confessed to the crime and has been arrested.

Officials at First Baptist Church Gowensville confirmed that the church immediately terminated the employment of Daniel Kellan Mayfield after his arrest for alleged voyeurism last weekend.

At least a third of the 12 Roman Catholic dioceses in California have either filed for bankruptcy or are contemplating doing so to deal with an influx of lawsuits filed by survivors of childhood sexual abuse.

A lawsuit filed on Tuesday in Philadelphia alleges that archdiocesan officials transferred priest Kevin Barry McGoldrick—and issued a letter of support on his behalf—knowing that he had a history of sexual abuse.

Following an 11-month investigation, Florida youth pastor and middle-school teacher Edward Wilds III was arrested April 14 and charged with possessing child pornography. Authorities say they found 54,000 images.

Robert Shiflet has been released on good behavior after serving 25 months behind bars for his repeated sexual abuse of two girls. Shiflet’s release came as a surprise to his victims, who were not given advance notice.

A law firm representing alleged sexual abuse victims is suing the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego, claiming the diocese moved around real estate assets in an attempt to avoid paying child sex abuse claims.