by Diane Plappert
Watching the Clock in California
Leslie C. Griffin* Do you remember Roman Polanski? Polanski, now 91 years old, is a famous movie director and actor, known, especially, for directing the films Rosemary’s Baby and Chinatown. He left the United States for France in 1978, after he pled guilty to having sex with a 13-year-old girl,...
Settling Sex Abuse Cases Against Catholic California Clergymen
Leslie C. Griffin* Roman Polanski is a famous movie director and actor, known for directing the films Rosemary’s Baby and Chinatown. He left the United States for France in 1978, after he pled guilty to having sex with a 13-year-old girl, Samantha Geimer. He worried that the judge in that case...
CHILDUSA Testimony_OH HB322
CHILD USA Partners with Scouting America to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse Through the Adoption of the CHILD USA Gold Standard Diagnostic Tool
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Lauren Nace LNace@CHILDUSA.org 215-539-1906 11/19/2024 Philadelphia, PA – CHILD USA and Scouting America are proud to announce their partnership to advance child protection by implementing CHILD USA’s Gold Standard Diagnostic Tool and Assessment. This groundbreaking,...
Has Maine Fought Catholic Sex Abuse?
by Leslie C. Griffin* I am waiting for the Maine Supreme Court to decide a case about sexual abuse and the statute of limitations [SOL].1 Statutes of limitations are rules that explain when the courts are open or closed to victims of abuse. I am particularly interested in the implications of that...
The History of Catholic Abuse in Maine
by Leslie C. Griffin* The abuse of children by Catholic clergy has a long history in the State of Maine. The Beginning Some initial news about Catholic Maine abuse was released when the Maine Supreme Court ordered it. In Blethen Maine Newspapers v. Maine, 871 A.2d 523 (Me. 2005), the Supreme Court...
CHILD USA Testimony_OH HB531
