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Justices rule church leaders can't be forced to report abuse disclosed in confession.
Arizona's Supreme Court ruled that church leaders can't be forced to report sexual abuse disclosed during confession. Critics are concerned the ruling could let predators use a "confessional loophole to escape justice." The case stems ...
Popular pastor Kenny Baldwin arrested on 13 counts involving sexual exploitation of PA minor.
Baptist churches and colleges moved swiftly to distance themselves from Kenneth Baldwin, 47, after his arrest on 13 counts related to sexual exploitation of a minor. The charges span Pennsylvania, Virginia, and another state.
Jacob Barnett posed as a teenage boy to solicit explicit images from girls as young as 12.
On Monday, July 27, a judge sentenced a former Virginia youth pastor who posed online as a teenage boy to 20 years in federal prison for attempting to sexually exploit a 15-year-old girl.
Case highlights need for churches to screen leaders and enforce child-safety policies.
The prison sentence of former pastor Terry Reed — a repeat sex offender — has been increased to 130 years after he was found guilty of abusing teen boys. His case highlights the need for ...
Settlement closes lawsuit stemming from volunteer's assault of teenage boy.
Immanuel Baptist Church in Little Rock, Arkansas, one of the largest churches in the state, has settled a nearly two-year-old sexual abuse lawsuit through its insurance carrier. The case involved Reagan Danielle Gray, a female ...
Congregation divided after pastor shielded convicted son's access to school children.
Protesters gathered outside a Fort Worth-area church Sunday as members voted on whether to reinstate a pastor at the center of a months-long controversy involving a registered sex offender's access to a K-12 school.
Filing follows former pastor’s sex crime guilty plea.
More than 15 years after Thomas Pinkerton Jr. left Central Christian Church, the Baltimore congregation is facing legal action for crimes he allegedly committed while serving as its youth pastor.
Zachary King's crimes devastated a church already struggling with scandal and debt.
A former Kentucky pastor has been sentenced for child sexual abuse. Zachary King's crimes devastated a church already struggling with scandal and debt.
Treva Edwards and his wife allegedly recruited victims with personal struggles.
NJ pastor and 'prophet' Treva Edwards and his wife allegedly exploited vulnerable church members for unpaid labor and sexual abuse, using spiritual threats to maintain control over their congregation.
Nine young women claim they were victims of abuse that often worsened their conditions.
Nine women have filed a lawsuit accusing Central Indiana Teen Challenge, now The Refuge Teen Challenge, of abuse, trafficking, and forced labor.
