Four people have sued the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn, alleging that four priests sexually abused them when they were ...

Imams, rabbis and priests would become "mandatory" reporters in Washington state under this new bill. Imams, rabbis and ...

A former Roman Catholic priest was sentenced Thursday to six years in prison for sexually abusing seven children more than 40 ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Members of the clergy would be required, by state law, to report potential cases of child abuse to authorities, under a proposal at the Washington state legislature.

The crimes were committed in the Hamlet of Igloolik in what is now Nunavut, where he was one of the local priests ... vulnerable members of our society, children. However, the courage of everyone ...

The ruling that church's accountability doesn't cross state lines deals a blow to victims seeking justice under New Jersey's ...

D.T.'s claim was filed under the revival window opened by New Jersey Senate Bill 477, or the New Jersey Child Victims Act, ...

The law allowed people to sue for decades-old claims of child sex abuse, previously barred by the state's statute of ...

A new trial date could be scheduled during the next status conference for Mark Hession, according to the clerk's office.

Maryland’s Supreme Court has upheld the constitutionality of a 2023 law that ended the state’s statute of limitations for ...