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September 2001

RECENT NEWS

U.S.: Amish Community Expresses Desire to Handle Sex Offender Case. The case marked a rare example of Amish crimes being prosecuted in secular courts, county prosecutor Keith Plummer said. "Part of the difficulty of the case was that the Amish community felt like they should be able to deal with that within their church." [Associated Press]

U.K.: Child Molester Priests are to be Treated in Secret Safe Houses. By Rajeev Syal and Marcello Mega. Roman Catholic and Church of England clergymen jailed for sexual offences are to be treated in halfway houses after their release. [The Telegraph]

PAST NEWS

U.K.: Therapeutic Hideaway for Wayward Priests. By Steven Morris and Stephen Bates. In the lecture hall and consulting rooms of a Gloucestershire institution, alcoholic, gay and paedophile clergymen are offered counselling and support. [The Guardian]

January 2001

RECENT NEWS

Orthodox Jews Formulate Policies on Sexual Misconduct
 

U.S.: Commission Advises Changes in Orthodox Union to Prevent Sexual Misconduct. The NCSY Special Commission, comprised of prominent members of the Orthodox Jewish community that was convened by the Orthodox Union several months ago, has found that Rabbi Baruch Lanner, who recently resigned as an executive of its youth division, engaged in "abusive" behavior with teenagers during his years with the organization. [Orthodox Union]

U.S.: Orthodox Union Pledges Changes As Report Faults Charges of Sex Abuse. By Julie Wiener. The umbrella organization for nearly 1,000 American Orthodox synagogues is promising change in the wake of a long-awaited report highly critical of the movement's handling of complaints about the sexual abuse of teen-agers. [Jewish Telegraphic Agency]

U.S.: Orthodox Union Debates Sex Abuse Report, But Fails to Convince Some Critics. By Julie Wiener. With a new president and plans to overhaul the organization, the Orthodox Union is trying to restore its credibility after a report found "profound errors of judgment" in the way O.U. leaders dealt with a top professional who is accused of sexually abusing scores of teens. [Jewish Telegraphic Agency]

U.S.: High-Profile Cases Refocus Attention on Sexual Misconduct. By Julie Wiener. Leaders of the rabbinic organizations say misconduct remains rare, but in the past five years, three of the four denominations have developed new guidelines – or modified old ones – for addressing misconduct. [Jewish Telegraphic Agency]
 

OU/NCSY Special Commission Index (including report) [Orthodox Union]

U.K.: Catholic Church Wages War Against Child Abuser Priests. By Sean O'Neill. Confronted with allegations of child abuse by priests, the Church has appeared leaderless, confused and at times unsympathetic. It is recognised that a new approach is needed. [The Telegraph]

PAST NEWS

Ireland: Catholic Missionaries Attend Seminar on Child Abuse. Over 60 of Ireland's 90 Salesians recently attended a one-day Seminar on Child Sexual Abuse in Maynooth. [ANS]

U.S.: Jewish Youth Groups React to Abuse Report, Say Their Policies Prevent Problems. By Julie Wiener. A newspaper report on allegations that a high-ranking Orthodox youth professional sexually molested and harassed scores of teen-agers is raising questions about sexual misconduct policies at Jewish youth groups. [Jewish Telegraphic Agency]

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