Honolulu Diocese creates “Public Nuisance”, Victims say
TODAY IN HONOLULU: Sex abuse lawsuits call for release of accused offenders Six more victims come forward under new law “Window for Victims” closes April 24 WHAT: At a news conference on Wednesday...
View ArticleDiscussing Hawaii’s civil window Hawaii News Now Sunrise
Attorney Jeff Anderson and I discuss Hawaii’s civil window for victims and its upcoming April 24 deadline. Hawaii News Now – KGMB and KHNL
View ArticleReview: A Diary of Disconnect
Book Review: The Vatican Diaries: A Behind the Scenes Look at the Power, Personalities, and Politics at the Heart of the Catholic Church; by John Thavis. Penguin Books A year after the hardcover...
View ArticleWhen children abuse: A preventable tragedy
A breaking story today has kept my phone ringing off the hook: A southern California third grader has been accused of sexually assaulting a classmate numerous times during the past year. School...
View ArticleHawaii: Bills may give more victims chance for justice
From today’s Hawaii Star-Advertiser: Bills seek more time to file suit Expanding the current two-year window, which expires next month, is unfair to the accused entities, critics argue By Derrick...
View ArticleWhy Maria Rullo Schinderle should never be a judge
Just when I thought things couldn’t get stranger, this happened: The leading hench(wo)man in the cover-up of sexual abuse in the Diocese of Orange may be a judicial nominee. When I first got word that...
View ArticleMy kid has been invited to a slumber party! What do I do?
The words from panicky parents ring far and wide: “I went to slumber parties all of the time and, you know, nothing bad ever happened. But things are so different now!” “I’ve never let my child spend a...
View ArticleStar Advertiser: Toughen laws against child-sex predators
From the editorial in today’s Honolulu Star-Advertiser: Children who are raped, sodomized and otherwise sexually abused must cope with the emotional and physical pain of these heinous acts for the rest...
View ArticleRetroReport: The Shame of the Church
A RetroReport/NYT short historical documentary on SNAP and the US victims’ rights movement. Even I got a lot of perspective:
View ArticleWhere would Jesus live?
Relax, Archbishop Gregory. You need to stop apologizing for that cherry $2.2 million house you just built in Atlanta. Sure, Georgia’s Catholics are rightfully angry. Of course it’s an ostentatious show...
View Article“It saves them a fortune”
Bankruptcy, that is. Diocesan bankruptcy is back in the news—this time, it’s the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis. According to victims’ attorneys, yesterday’s four-hour deposition of St. Paul...
View ArticleGallup judge sets bar date for victims
The bankruptcy judge presiding over the Diocese of Gallup bankruptcy has set an August 11 deadline for victims of abuse in the diocese to come forward and file claims. The Diocese of Gallup filed for...
View ArticleTrailer: Documentary exposes Big Island abuser
Vice News has released a trailer for their upcoming documentary LOVE SERVE SURRENDER. The film tells the story of Jay Ram, a former Hilo-area farmer who fostered and adopted boys in California and...
View ArticleDocumentary: The twisted tale of Jay Ram
He was Gary Winnick. He was Wandering Eagle. He was Jay Ram. But through it all, he was a predator who used sex as power and destroyed dozens of children in his wake. I’ve been a part of numerous...
View ArticleMore proof that Jerry Brown got it all wrong: Love Serve Surrender
When California Governor Jerry Brown vetoed SB 131 —an extension to California’s 2003 civil window that would have allowed victims of child sex abuse to come forward, no matter when they were abused—he...
View ArticleWe can’t waste this teachable moment: How the teaching of one commandment...
Part One: Young Children and the Sixth Commandment It’s the juicy one: Thou shall not commit adultery. How do you teach the term adultery to young children? There are two ways: There is a guilt and...
View ArticleAn honor I am overwhelmed to receive …
I am so flattered and overwhelmed to be honored with the Susan Laufer Award for Outstanding Contribution to Support Group Awareness for “tireless work in spreading the word about support groups for...
View ArticleThink that parents don’t want a “toolkit” book to prevent abuse? Think again
Last month, I received a very lovely rejection letter from a well-respected New York agent who had asked to review the entire proposal for THE WELL-ARMORED CHILD. She liked the book, loved the writing,...
View ArticleNeed more proof that colleges can’t investigate sex abuse?
A little backwater college in Michigan will give you all the proof you need. You would think that in the middle of a national scandal surrounding sexual assaults on campus that colleges would take the...
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