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October 22, 2018

District of Columbia announces hotline to report sex abuse by clergy

Washington Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl puts on his vestments as he prepares to take possession of Rome's Basilica of St. Peter in Chains in 2011. Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Cardinal Wuerl as archbishop of Washington but did not name a successor.
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia announced Oct. 22 the launch of a hotline and email address to report child sexual abuse by clergy.
Published in International
August 14, 2018

Australian court approves house arrest for Archbishop Wilson

Archbishop Philip Wilson of Adelaide, Australia, arrives Aug. 14 at Newcastle Local Court. The Australian court has approved house arrest of Archbishop Wilson, who had been found guilty by an Australian court of failing to inform police about child sexual abuse allegations.
ADELAIDE, Australia – An Australian judge approved home detention for Archbishop Philip Wilson, the retired archbishop of Adelaide who was found guilty of failing to report child sexual abuse allegations in the 1970s.
Published in International