Abuse in the Catholic Church Hub for articles and documents about the sexual abuse of children by priests and its effect on the Catholic Church. From the Boston Globe.
Sexual Abuse Sexual abuse is physical or psychological abuse or harm that involves sexual behavior. Most forms of sexual abuse are crimes in most countries. Forms of sexual abuse include rape, indecent assault and psychological. It can carry far in to the victims life, even to the point where they become sexual predators themselves. This is most commonly called "The Trickle Down Effect".
Cases Of Child Sexual Abuse In The Roman Catholic Church There have been an estimated 1,400 sexual abuse lawsuits launched against Roman Catholic priests in the United States since 1985. In 1997 a jury awarded $120 million to victims in a sex abuse case against the Catholic Diocese of Dallas, Texas.
Allegations Of Child Sexual Abuse By Michael Jackson In The Early 1990s In the period 1992-1993 Jordy Chandler (also called Jordan and Jordie, born January 1980) was a friend of Michael Jackson, the singer. Michael Jackson was well known to spend time with children and provide facilities and other holidays related to children. At the time little problem was seen in this. In 1993 however, allegations of child abuse were made by Jordy, which were investigated but later settled out of court.
Pregnancy After Childhood Sexual Abuse Childhood sexual abuse is a form of child abuse that takes place between a child under 18 years of age and an adult or someone older than the child who is perceived to have more power over the child. This abuse can consist of psychological, physical, or verbal activity performed to cause sexual arousal in the abuser or someone else. In the United States today, it is hypothesized that 1 in 4 girls and 1 in 5 to 1 in 6 boys are abused. However, these are gross underestimates given the number of abuses that go unreported. The perpetrator in over 80% of the cases is someone the victim knows. The current statistics, from the Department of Veterans Affairs National Center for PTSD, show that 60% of the time the perpetrator is not a family member but not a stranger, 30% of the time it is a family member, and 10% of time the perpetrator is a stranger.