“The Massachusetts attorney general released a report last month saying that at least 789 children and probably more than 1,000 have been sexually abused by 250 priests and other church workers in the Archdiocese of Boston since 1940. The report also criticized many...
To meet Sabrina Ewart is to meet a lovely young woman, competent in her career as a special needs teacher and special education coordinator, mother of a thriving special needs child, and budding entrepreneur. She is also a courageous voice speaking from experience as...
Jeffrey Epstein: a name ripped from recent headlines that evokes shock, anger, and above all raises the questions of how human trafficking and sexual abuse can remain either uninvestigated or even undetected while ensnaring hundreds of victims. Although he died in...
Imagine the horror and heartbreak of realizing the father you love is using power, wealth, and position to sexually abuse women and young girls. And that he has been doing the unthinkable for decades with no apparent repercussions. How do you handle the emotional...
It was at an Easter Sunday family brunch that Catherine Spoerl found her son James staring out the kitchen window with tears rolling down his face. The year was 2002, and the news regarding the Catholic Archdiocese of Boston sex abuse scandal had just broken. Cass, as...
Part II: The Hidden Crisis of Sibling Sexual Abuse Part I of “The Hidden Crisis of Sibling Sexual Abuse” shone a rare spotlight on the silent epidemic of sibling sexual abuse (SSA) that affects a staggering number of families in our nation. In last week’s blog post,...
