During a recent public hearing, former Ohio State University (OSU) wrestling captain, Adam DiSabato, told state lawmakers that U.S. Congressman Jim Jordan (R) begged him to deny claims that school officials were aware of, and ignored, allegations that a team doctor sexually abused wrestlers for many…
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Since Larry Nassar was sentenced in January 2018 for sexual assault under the guise of medical treatment, many other Michigan State officials have been charged, fired, or forced out of their jobs. Among them is former MSU president, Lou Anna Simon who faces two felony…
Cardinal Sean O’Malley has announced that the Archdiocese of Boston will use the reporting system, EthicsPoint, to allow people to anonymously file complaints of clergy abuse against church leaders. While this may seem a promising step in the right direction, I have to wonder if it…
Although the Vatican has defrocked some priests for sexual misconduct since the worldwide crisis began nearly two decades ago, Former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick is the highest-ranking church leader and the first cardinal to be dismissed. In most cases, until the priest became a well-known pedophile,…
In December 2018, USA Gymnastics (USAG) filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, claiming, in part, that it was to “expedite resolutions of claims” filed by survivors of Larry Nassar’s sexual abuse. USAG has been criticized for how it handled complaints and many victims have said…
Survivors of sexual abuse often find it difficult to share their stories. Many in Pennsylvania were given the strength to do so a few months ago via a grand jury report, but now, the state’s Supreme Court is once again keeping them from validation. Readers…
The Pennsylvania grand jury released a report last Tuesday detailing decades worth of sexual misconduct in six of its eight Roman Catholic dioceses. Despite the 900-pages worth of report, so much was not included with the absence of unrecorded cases, redactions, and information too lengthy or complex to…
We keep hearing promises that sexual abuse by church and scout leaders will no longer be swept under the rug. We have read about powerful businessmen, politicians, and famous actors who have lost their career amid allegations of sexual misconduct. Yet, the medical field seems…
Ohio State University announced in April that it was investigating accusations against Dr. Richard Strauss, who treated athletes and students as a team doctor in the athletics program and a physician at the student health services center between 1978 and 1996. In the wake of the…
