On Tuesday, Ruch was found not guilty on all counts after tumultuous months-long church trial
Bishop Stewart Ruch, an Anglican bishop accused of mishandling abuse allegations and failing to safeguard parishioners in his care, was found not guilty on all counts after a tumultuous trial that spanned more than four ...
Seven-member court issued public response contradicting claims made by former prosecutor.
(RNS) — A new prosecutor has been appointed in the long-awaited trial of Bishop Stewart Ruch of the Anglican Church in North America to replace the original church lawyer who resigned Saturday (July 19), claiming ...
Ruch accused of neglecting bishop duties, turning church into ‘target for predation.’
A long-awaited church trial will begin for Bishop Stewart Ruch of the Anglican Church in North America, alleging in part that he neglected the duties of his office.
While churches have made progress in recent years toward addressing abuse, including contacting law enforcement when learning about allegations of sexual abuse, they can still be reluctant to inform people in the pews about abuse ...
A 10-person board of inquiry found there was probable cause to present Ruch for trial for violating denominational bylaws.
Bishop Stewart Ruch, a controversial figure in the Anglican Church in North America, will be brought to a church court trial, according to an announcement published to the denomination’s website Aug. 15.
The struggle broke into the open last week when ACNA’s archbishop accused his denomination’s highest court of attempting to stop an investigation into charges against Ruch.
Archbishop Foley Beach, the primate of the Anglican Church in North America, accused his denomination’s highest court of attempting to stop an investigation into an Illinois bishop’s alleged misconduct.
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 on Wednesday, April 12.
Mark Rivera, a former lay pastor in a conservative Anglican denomination who was convicted in December of felony child sexual abuse and assault, was sentenced on Monday afternoon (March 6) to 15 years in the ...