Child Abuse Archives - MinistryWatch
Mandatory reporting laws, how they've changed, and what falls under clergy-penitence
Police in several states have arrested church leaders for failing to report alleged child abuse.
Ernest Lamar Love has been charged with murder, torture, and child abuse.
A 6-year-old boy succumbed to severe injuries after being beaten by a babysitter his mother met at Amazing Church in Lake Elsinore, California, KTLA reported.
Keith Holt allegedly beat his children with wooden rods and locked them away for days without food and water
A pastor who had described himself to police as “lead pastor” at Blackwell House of Prayer Church in Oklahoma was arrested January 16 on multiple charges related to child abuse.
Hillsong Church founder Brian Houston will plead not guilty to illegally concealing alleged child abuse by his father, his lawyer told a court on Tuesday.
A southwest Missouri prosecutor said Tuesday he has charged five employees of a private Christian boarding school with abusing students—far fewer than the number of charges recommended by state investigators.
Churches and ministries are facing mounting pressures to implement youth protection policies, shifting from a retroactive mitigation strategy towards a more proactive and preventative approach. This could include requiring safety training, watching for abuse indicators ...
A woman is seeking $75,000 in damages from a Pennsylvania church she says should have known its former pastor was preying on minors.
The Evangelical Council for Abuse Prevention (ECAP) has developed a new set of standards to help ministries protect children in their care.
John Gray's latest scandal began August 21 when social media and entertainment news websites pounced on claims posted by a Houston woman in a YouTube video. “Mary” claimed she sent Gray nude photos and meals, ...
