Important Skills a Child Learns From Body Safety Education
Protecting kids from adult victimization can be difficult. No matter their race, religion or culture, getting touched inappropriately by predatory abusers can have long-lasting negative impacts on a child’s life.While [...]
6% of Roman Catholic seminarians report sexual harassment
The Catholic Church has long been associated with sexual abuse scandals. However, the findings of a recent study of sexual misconduct in Roman Catholic seminaries show a different trend. According to [...]
Changing the statute of limitations for child sex abuse claims
Society’s understanding of child sexual abuse is evolving. We now know that abuse can happen in even the most trusted communities, places where, for a long time, we believed children [...]
Listen carefully to what your children aren’t saying
As a parent, you dedicate yourself to protecting your children. From the time they are young, you teach your kids not to talk to strangers, comfort them when someone bullies [...]
Sexual assaults skyrocket at military academies
On behalf of Nathanial L. Foote of Andreozzi + Foote on Thursday, February 21, 2019. An increase in sexual assaults on military academy campuses underscores two disturbing trends: The number of sexual assaults officially reported rose [...]
Former Grove City College employee pleads guilty to sexual abuse
A former employee of Grove City College in Pennsylvania pleaded guilty Jan. 8 to one count of sexual abuse of children and 11 counts of invasion of privacy. According to [...]
MSU now making attempts to help victims of sexual assault
To better meet the needs of sexual abuse and assault victims on campus, Michigan State University is developing a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) program. Specially-trained nurses will be available [...]
Drum Corps International fails to protect students
Drum Corps International ("DCI") has been under scrutiny for its lax hiring policies and procedures that it places on participating organizations across the United States. A recent Philadelphia Inquirer article exposed that [...]
The Catholic Church’s own lists of accused clergy is shocking
The sexual abuse and misconduct scandal in the Catholic Church has been well-reported. But the number of priests and clergy accused of sexual misconduct was still greatly underestimated. Now, lists [...]
Women religious urge reporting and action on sexual abuse
On behalf of Nathanial L. Foote of Andreozzi + Foote on Monday, November 26, 2018. The Catholic Church has been under significant scrutiny for its protection of serial sexual abusers for decades. Now, perhaps [...]