Tag: abuse

Bishop steps down from anti-sex abuse board in Chile

by Miguel Sanchez Agence France-Presse SANTIAGO, Chile (AFP) —  Chile’s Catholic church took another blow on Saturday as the bishop leading the charge against sex abuse stepped down following more allegations of misconduct by priests. Rancagua Bishop Alejandro Goic presented his resignation as head of the Bishops’ Conference sex abuse prevention board, the latest episode in a Chilean abuse scandal which has rocked Pope Francis’s papacy. The church accepted Goic’s immediate resignation from the board […]

Continue Reading →

All Chilean bishops quit over child abuse scandal: spokesman

  VATICAN CITY (AFP) — Thirty-four Chilean bishops announced their resignation Friday over a child sex abuse scandal within the Church in Chile after three days of intense meetings with Pope Francis at the Vatican. “We, all the bishops present in Rome, have tendered our resignation to the Holy Father so that he may decide freely for each of us,” the bishops said in a statement read out by a spokesman at the Vatican. “We […]

Continue Reading →

Whitney Houston abused as child — documentary

CANNES, France (AFP) — A new documentary about the life of Whitney Houston claims that the singer was sexually abused as a child by her cousin, soul musician Dee Dee Warwick. The revelation in “Whitney”, which was made with the co-operation of the singer’s family, comes late in the film by Oscar-winning Scottish director Kevin Macdonald, which was premiered Thursday at the Cannes film festival. Houston’s assistant, Mary Jones, whom Whitney called “Aunt Mary,” discovered her face […]

Continue Reading →

Nassar sex abuse victims, US university reach $500 mn settlement

  by Nova Safo Agence France Presse CHICAGO, United States (AFP) — The Michigan university where serial sex abuser Larry Nassar practiced medicine announced Wednesday it has agreed to a $500 million settlement with hundreds of former victims of the ex-USA Gymnastics doctor. The agreement with attorneys representing 332 women and girls was a “global settlement,” Michigan State University (MSU) said. It resolved claims against faculty and staff employed at the school who were also […]

Continue Reading →

Rundown of sex abuse within the Catholic church

MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) — Vatican finance chief Cardinal George Pell on Tuesday became the highest-ranked Catholic ever to be sent to trial for sex offences, adding to a series scandals facing the church globally. Here is a rundown of notable cases: – Australia – Cardinal George Pell, the third highest member of the Vatican hierarchy, has been ordered to stand trial on “multiple” historical sex charges, which he denies. His case coincided with a public […]

Continue Reading →

President Duterte vows to end OFW abuse in Middle East countries

  (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Durerte on Saturday, April 14, assured that the government is taking steps to end the abuse on overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the Middle East countries, after meeting with an overseas Filipino worker who was abused by her employer in Saudi Arabia. President Duterte met with Pahima Alagasi, who was scaled by the mother of her employer with boiling water four years ago. She returned home Friday, after staying […]

Continue Reading →

Inabusong Pilipina sa Saudi, nakauwi na; makikipagkita kay Pangulong Duterte bukas

(Eagle News) — Hindi naiwasan ng Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) na si Fahima Alagasi na maging emosyonal kanina pagdating ng Pilipinas. Si Alagasi ang Pilipina na pinagmalupitan ng kaniyang amo at binuhusan ng kumukulong tubig sa Saudi Arabia noong 2014. Bagamat tumanggi nang idetalye ang mga hirap na pinagdaanan sa loob ng nakalipas na apat na taon, masaya raw siya na nakabalik na sya sa Pilipinas. Ayon kay Ambassador Adnan Alonto, matagal na proseso ang […]

Continue Reading →

Pope Francis admits ‘grave errors’ in Chile sex abuse scandal

  VATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP) — Pope Francis admitted Wednesday he had made “grave mistakes in the assessment and perception of the situation” in Chile after reading the findings of an investigation into sexual abuse committed by the clergy in the country. Francis said in a letter to Chilean Bishops released by the Vatican that he intended to summon them to Rome to discuss the investigation, which involves Bishop Juan Barros’ alleged cover-up of […]

Continue Reading →

Trudeau ‘disappointed’ Pope won’t apologize to Canada indigenous people for Catholic Church abuse

  OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) — Pope Francis has declined to apologize for the abuse of indigenous Canadians at church-run boarding schools, drawing a polite rebuke Wednesday from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. In an open letter, the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops wrote: “After carefully considering the request and extensive dialogue with the Bishops of Canada, (the Pope) felt that he could not personally respond.” At the same time, however, the pontiff encouraged bishops to engage […]

Continue Reading →

S. Korean presidential hopeful quits after rape accusation

by Jung Hawon Agence France-Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — A former South Korean presidential contender stepped down as a provincial governor and announced his retirement from politics Tuesday in a stunning political fall after a female aide accused him of multiple rapes. Ahn Hee-jung — who came second to current President Moon Jae-in in the contest for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination last year — is the most prominent figure to face abuse allegations […]

Continue Reading →

South Korea Catholic church ‘devastated’ by sex abuse scandal

  SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — South Korea’s Catholic hierarchy on Tuesday said it was “devastated” by allegations that a priest had tried to rape a woman, after she came forward to join the country’s burgeoning #MeToo movement. The Catholic Church has been rocked around the globe by years of damaging clerical sex abuse cases as well as cover-ups by senior church officials who often ignored victims and protected predators. Until now the church in […]

Continue Reading →

De Lima urges DFA, DOLE to look into “auction” of Filipino maids in Saudi Arabia

(Eagle News) — Senator Leila de Lima on Thursday urged the foreign affairs and labor departments to look into what she said was an “auction” of  Filipino maids in Saudi Arabia. In a statement from detention, De Lima said she has received complaints of that nature from OFWs in Riyadh, Dammam and Jeddah. She said  a Filipina, for example, was sold by her Saudi employer to another employer in Dammam for 24,000 riyals. She escaped, De Lima […]

Continue Reading →
1 … 8 9 10 11 12