All posts tagged "Abuse"

A group of former wrestlers from Ohio State University are warning that Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) should not be made the next Speaker of the House, criticizing him for his conduct during the sexual abuse scandal when he worked as a wrestling coach at the school, NBC News reported on Tuesday.

"'Do you really want a guy in that job who chose not to stand up for his guys?' said former OSU wrestler Mike Schyck, one of the hundreds of former athletes and students who say they were sexually abused by school doctor Richard Strauss and have sued the university. 'Is that the kind of character trait you want for a House speaker?'" reported Corky Siemaszko. "The wrestlers’ decisions to weigh in adds a new dimension to the speaker race, bringing in a controversial part of Jordan’s past that continues to hang over the Ohio Republican and staunch ally of former President Donald Trump."

Survivors of the abuse have long accused Jordan of knowing about Strauss' predatory behavior and doing nothing to protect the student athletes in his charge. He has denied any wrongdoing and has never been charged with any sort of criminal conduct in the scandal himself....

A former Michigan priest has pleaded guilty to molesting a five-year-old boy in 1987, after officiating a funeral for the boy's family, reported The Daily Beast on Thursday.

"The accusation against Vincent DeLorenzo, 84, was one of eight complaints against him, and stemmed from a case brought in 2018 to the Diocese of Lansing, where he served from 1965 to 2002," reported A.J. McDougall. "He pleaded to a lesser charge in a settlement with the state that saw prosecutors throw out a separate case of sexual assault against another 5-year-old boy between 1995 and 2000."

According to the report, DeLorenzo has pleaded guilty to first-degree attempted criminal sexual conduct, and will register as a sex offender and serve five years of probation. Victims testified against DeLorenzo about three years ago....

A few weeks ago I came to the realization that Twitter was more of a burden than a tool in my professional and personal life. I asked myself whether I would even have a Twitter account if I didn't work in media, and the answer was an overwhelming "hell no."

CHICAGO (Reuters) - An Illinois-based Catholic group agreed on Friday to pay $1.75 million to the father of a 14-year-old boy who was allegedly sexually abused by one of its priests in Florida after the two met in an Internet chatroom.