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Enough with buck-passing, child abuse in the church is systemic
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Enough with buck-passing, child abuse in the church is systemic

Al Jazeera  

Resignations by incompetent leaders like Justin Welby are welcome – but what we really need is true institutional responsibility. The review found that had Welby reported the abuse to the authorities at that time, “on the balance of probabilities”, Smyth would have been brought to justice “at a much earlier point”. “I am deeply sorry that we were not able …

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Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby apologises after Church of England cover up of abuse from barrister John Smyth
2 months ago

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby apologises after Church of England cover up of abuse from barrister John Smyth

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Archbishop of Canterbury “could and should” have formally reported the abuse to authorities …

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Abuser might have been brought to justice had Justin Welby reported it – review
2 months ago

Abuser might have been brought to justice had Justin Welby reported it – review

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. John Smyth QC’s “abhorrent” abuse of more than 100 children and young men was …

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Netflix's 'Baby Reindeer': A dark, haunting story bungles its depiction of queerness
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Netflix's 'Baby Reindeer': A dark, haunting story bungles its depiction of queerness

NPR  

Netflix's 'Baby Reindeer': A dark, haunting story bungles its depiction of queerness Enlarge this image toggle caption Netflix Netflix Note: You can't really talk about this series without discussing a major revelation that occurs in episode four of its seven-episode season. There's a reason that the first scene in the first episode of Baby Reindeer, now streaming on Netflix, plays …

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Mates Harrison James and Jarad Grice are on a mission to scrap good-character references for convicted paedophiles
1 year, 2 months ago

Mates Harrison James and Jarad Grice are on a mission to scrap good-character references for convicted paedophiles

ABC  

Two mates – bonded by their stories of horror in their youth – are turning their painful pasts into a campaign for legislative change. Key points: The Your Reference Ain't Relevant campaign is calling to stop paedophiles using good-character references Campaign founder Harrison James says you can't be a convicted paedophile and have a good character ACT Attorney-General Shane Rattenbury …

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For Glen Fearnett, standing tall for a teammate means speaking about childhood sexual abuse
3 years, 1 month ago

For Glen Fearnett, standing tall for a teammate means speaking about childhood sexual abuse

ABC  

Glen Fearnett is one of those pragmatic characters who refuses to embellish the anecdotes from his amateur sporting career. Glen Fearnett says he was abused in 1972 by convicted paedophile Gary Mitchell, a Beaumaris Primary School teacher and assistant coach of the St Kilda Little League team. Fearnett says his abuse had occurred five years earlier than Owen's, at the …

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AP: Catholic boards hailed as fix for sex abuse often fail
5 years, 1 month ago

AP: Catholic boards hailed as fix for sex abuse often fail

Associated Press  

Facing thousands of cases of clergy sex abuse, U.S. Catholic leaders addressed their greatest crisis in the modern era with a promised reform: Mandatory review boards. “In reality,” it added, a board is “only as real as any bishop may want it to be.” Even reports by the bishops’ conference have dinged dioceses for ignoring boards — sometimes leaving them …

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