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New Orleans’ NBC affiliate reports: The Archdiocese of New Orleans is one step closer to ending its bankruptcy. Attorneys for the diocese and sex abuse survivors have filed a plan that outlines ways to make sure child sex abuse never happens again. The plans appear to create additional transparency. Sealed records will also soon be public through an archive. The …

Bay City, Michigan’s CBS affiliate reports: A Clare County pastor has been charged with criminal sexual conduct for his alleged sexual contact with a minor, according to the Clare County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office said it received a report of second-degree criminal sexual conduct on March 5 in the village of Farwell, located in Clare County. The victim, a …

The Knoxville News Sentinel reports: The former Maryville Apostolic Christian Academy middle school teacher convicted of sexually abusing a teenage girl who attended the school will serve six years in prison. Joseph “Kade” Abbott will not be eligible for parole and must register as a sex offender. Abbott was charged in 2023 with three counts of sexual assault by an …

From the Justice Department: A 41-year-old Claremont, California man was convicted yesterday of abusive sexual contact aboard an aircraft enroute to Seattle from Burbank, California, announced U.S. Attorney Tessa M. Gorman. Justin Baker was arrested March 14, 2024, when the Alaska Airlines plane arrived at SEA. Baker was taken into custody again yesterday immediately after the jury returned its guilty …

Huntsville’s ABC affiliate reports: A former pastor has been found guilty of sodomy after days of testimony. According to court officials, Danny Duane Pitts was found guilty of second-degree sodomy Thursday after a trial in Morgan County. Testimony in the trial began on Tuesday with former Hartselle Police Investigator Amy Crouch. Crouch testified the then-teenage accuser disclosed details about several …

The Roys Report reports: The brother-in-law of Pastor Jeremy Pfeil of Accelerate Church in west Texas has been arrested and charged with sex crimes against minors. Last December, Pfeil made headlines for warning congregants that if they spoke about criminal sex charges against someone else—Pfeil’s pastor friend—they’d be “be sniped and taken out.” On Monday, the Amarillo Police Department (APD) …

Michigan Live reports: Zachary Joseph Radcliff, 29, was arraigned on two charges of aggravated “child sexually abusive activity,” two charges child sexually abusive activity and six charges of using the internet to communicate with another to commit a crime. He is facing up to 25 years in prison. Radcliff is a church leader at Oakwood Church, confirmed Victoria Burton-Harris, Washtenaw …

The Tennessean reports: The first Southern Baptist pastor to face a federal criminal charge related to an abuse inquiry pleaded guilty to a felony, according to court filings on Wednesday. Matt Queen, currently a pastor in North Carolina and a former interim provost for Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, reached a plea agreement prior to a trial …

The Associated Press reports: The Archdiocese of Los Angeles has agreed to pay $880 million to victims of clergy sexual abuse dating back decades, in what an attorney said was the largest single child sex abuse settlement with a Catholic archdiocese, it was announced Wednesday. After the announcement of the agreement in principle, Archbishop José H. Gomez [screenshot] said in …

CBS News reports: Pope Francis promised Saturday to “offer all the help we can” to aid clergy sexual abuse victims, after a group of Belgian survivors told him first-hand of the trauma that had shattered their lives and left many in poverty and mental misery. Francis’ visit to Belgium has been dominated by the abuse scandal, with King Philippe and …

York, Pennsylvania’s Fox affiliate reports: A Quarryville Bible study instructor was arrested on Wednesday after a woman came forward to report that he had sexually assaulted her repeatedly as a minor, according to Pennsylvania State Police. Officers from Troop J – Lancaster say the victim came to the station on Sept. 23 to report the assaults, which had occurred when …

Patch Rockville Centre reports: The Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre (DRVC) and its parishes have announced a proposed global settlement with hundreds of sex abuse survivors, who allege they were abused as children at the DRVC’s parishes, churches, and schools, lawyers for survivors announced on Thursday. The settlement is based on DRVC’s parishes filing for a $320 million bankruptcy, and …

Dallas’s ABC affiliate reports:  An Ellis County former youth pastor with a history of child sex assault offenses was sentenced to 50 years in prison for sexually abusing underage victims who attended his church. Marvin Scales, 53, of Waxahachie, pleaded guilty on Monday to two counts of sexual abuse of a young child, one count of aggravated sexual assault of …

Dallas’s ABC affiliate reports: The youth director of a Denton church has been arrested after a parent and their child accused him of inappropriate behavior with teenagers, police say. According to police, the suspect, 63-year-old Craig Stone, was charged with indecency with a child and possession of child pornography, both felonies. Stone is listed as the youth director and president …

The East Idaho News reports: A 45-year-old man has been arrested after police say he gave naked massages to multiple young boys. Virgil Larson is charged with five counts of felony child sexual abuse. Court documents say on July 3, a Bannock County Sheriff’s deputy was told of a possible sexual abuse case after “several boys had possibly been touched …

Florida Today reports: A former Palm Bay pastor who police said had ongoing sexual relations with at least two teen members of his congregation — including in the church bathroom, office and passenger van — has been sentenced to live out the remainder of his days in state prison. Roberson Douge, 44, who ministered at the Apostolic Church of Christ …

The Joplin Globe reports: Boys from Joplin and Carthage and a boy and a girl from Neosho are among 11 alleged victims of past sexual abuse by Catholic Church officials cited in a lawsuit filed last week against the Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau. The diocese and Bishop Edward Rice are listed as defendants in the lawsuit filed in U.S. District …

Mobile’s Fox affiliate reports: A judge today sentenced a former Mobile County minister to a total of 20 years in prison for sexually abusing two young children. Kenneth Turberville was supposed to go on trial today for sodomy. However, he pleaded guilty on Friday instead to two counts of attempted sexual abuse of a minor. Prosecutors say one victim was …

The Morganton News-Herald reports: Aaron Mirtsching, 42, pleaded guilty Tuesday morning to three counts of statutory sex offense with a child, one count of statutory sex offense with a 13-, 14- or 15-year-old and five counts of indecent liberties with a minor, according to an official with the Burke County Clerk of Court’s Office. He was sentenced Friday to spend …

The watchdog site Church Leaders reports: A Southern California pastor has been arrested and charged with multiple counts related to alleged child sexual abuse of at least two female victims. Jose Alcides Vasquez, 47, was arrested at his home in Menifee, California, on Sept. 5. Vasquez faces eight charges, including one count of lewd and lascivious behavior with a victim …