Clergy Abuse

Very few members of the clergy are likely reported for sexually abusing church members. Some people will not report clergy abuse until years after the event. By then, there may not be enough evidence to hold abusers liable for their actions and seek justice for...

Survivors of clergy sexual abuse often grapple with feelings of shame and guilt, which can make it difficult to come forward and report their experiences. As a result, most victims endure lasting emotional, physiological and physical trauma. If you or a loved one has...

When there are cases of sexual abuse in churches, often involving pastors or clergy members and parishioners, people are sometimes surprised that something like this could happen. These cases often involve children. But when people imagine a Sunday service or another...

Members of the clergy are expected to uphold high moral standards and provide spiritual guidance and support to their communities. When instances of sexual abuse occur within religious institutions, they violate the trust and expectations placed on clergy members....

Over the last decade or so, there has been a lot of attention paid to sexual abuse by members of the clergy – but most of the focus has been on priests and other male members of the churches. However, sexual abuse is not gender-specific, and numerous victims say that...

A recent interview with an esteemed writer at The Guardian — who also is an alumnus of the Crescent City’s Jesuit High School (JHS) — revealed the extreme tactics the Archdiocese of New Orleans has gone to avoid paying settlements to survivors of childhood sexual...

A lot of evangelical churches have developed a set of beliefs, values and practices around sexual abstinence and modesty – stressing the importance of sexual purity until marriage. By and large, this purity culture – along with all the pledges, rings, modest clothing...

Sexual abuse in the church, specifically catholic, has been making the headlines for years. Many people, including children, have been sexually abused by people they go to for spiritual guidance.  But what usually happens to such priests?  Some archdioceses cover up...

When a child experiences sexual abuse, many of them keep the abuse a secret for years. In fact, some are haunted as adults by the fact that they did not fight back against the violence that was done to them and were, instead, somewhat or entirely passive toward their...

In some cases, clergy abuse will come to light years or even decades after it happens. This leads people to ask why the victim didn’t come forward immediately. Why would they keep it secret for so long? Everyone’s situation is different, so there are numerous reasons...