Closed adoption rears its ugly head again

If we thought closed adoption was harmful the first time round, it's back in the form of the euphemistic 'Special Guardianship', writes law lecturer Khylee Quince Beyond the spotlight on child removals that has permeated our media, you may be wondering what the future holds for children taken from their families.

https://www.newsroom.co.nz/2019/07/09/663835/closed-adoption-rears-its-ugly-head-again 

Ireland, 1984: A year of fierce debates and ‘mounting evils’

The year 1984 became notorious for a number of stories involving women, pregnancy outside marriage, and their treatment by society, church and State. The impact of these stories would resonate for decades. That year, 15-year-old Ann Lovett died after giving birth to a stillborn son at a grotto in Granard, Co Longford; a full-term pregnancy that appeared to have gone unnoticed by all who knew her.

https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/heritage/ireland-1984-a-year-of-fierce-debates-and-mounting-evils-1.3946743 

Gardai probe claims of clerical sex abuse at Dublin hostel of horrors

Victims say priests passed them around "like pieces of meat" Gardai probing a hostel for boys which operated in the 1960s and 1970s believe they’ve uncovered a paedophile ring run by clerics. The half-way house – which opened under the name “The Boys Club” – is the subject of an investigation by officers attached to the Sexual Crime Management Unit.

https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/clerical-sex-abuse-dublin-hostel-17484520 

Kerala priest held after 7 children flee orphanage, accuse him of sexual abuse

The orphanage provided shelter and education for children from poor families. It was running for the last two years and the police expect more complaints against the priest. (Image used for representational purpose only) A Christian priest has been arrested in Kochi on Sunday after residents of an orphanage run by him filed a complaint of sexual assault, the police said.

https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/in-kerala-christian-priest-held-on-charges-of-being-a-pedophile/story-unxafiJLQlfQPdR0NvuYWO.html 

ICE's Abuse of Migrant Children Will Have Lifelong Effects - Just Ask My Family

Worldwide, disgust grows for Trump's policy of separating asylum-seeking Central American children from their caretakers, imprisoning them without adequate food, clothing, sanitation, bedding, medical care, or even toothbrushes. Doctors, lawyers, and journalists describe conditions at these camps as horrific and torturous. At least seven children have died in US custody, leading everyone from Amnesty International to Nicki Minaj to demand change.

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/ices-abuse-migrant-children-lifelong-211243177.html 

Ex-UN child protection worker jailed for child abuse in Nepal

Peter John Dalglish, 62, from Canada, a former high-profile humanitarian worker, was sentenced on Monday to terms of nine and seven years in two cases after being convicted last month. Thakur Trital, a district court official, told reporters that Dalglish had been sentenced for nine years for abusing a 12-year-old boy and seven years jail for molesting another 14-year-old.

https://www.globalvillagespace.com/ex-un-child-protection-worker-jailed-for-child-abuse-in-nepal/ 

Ballarat paedophile priest Robert Claffey admits to more sexual abuse

A Victorian pedophile priest has admitted more offending, but his lawyer argues he shouldn't be given a longer jail sentence because he's already been vilified. Robert Claffey, 76, is serving more than a decade in prison for sexual crimes against children, but on Monday he admitted abusing another two boys when he was a parish priest in Ballarat in the 1980s.

https://www.thecourier.com.au/story/6262471/ballarat-paedophile-priest-admits-more-crimes-argues-for-no-additional-time/?cs=62 

Amid new Jeffrey Epstein allegations, here’s how to help a victim of child sex trafficking

Child sex trafficking is far more common than many people realize, experts say — but there are plenty of ways to help the victims. Well-connected financier Jeffrey Epstein’s recent federal indictment served as the latest prominent case: Prosecutors on Saturday charged Epstein, 66, with operating a sex-trafficking ring, alleging he had sexually abused and exploited dozens of underage girls in exchange for money from 2002 to 2005.

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/how-to-help-a-victim-of-child-sex-trafficking-2019-07-11 

Prosecutor, Politician ... Priest? Bram Kranichfeld Pursues a Higher Calling

Bram Kranichfeld was having a rough go of it in May 2017 when his pastor approached him with an unexpected proposition. "I said, 'I think you're called to be a priest,'" recalled Jeanne Finan, then the dean and rector of the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, the Episcopal congregation in Burlington. "I just felt that Bram had the gifts."

https://www.sevendaysvt.com/vermont/prosecutor-politician-priest-bram-kranichfeld-pursues-a-higher-calling/Content?oid=27941027 

Pope Francis orders priests and nuns to report sex abuse

Pope Francis issued a landmark decree on Thursday making bishops directly accountable for sexual abuse or covering it up, requiring clerics to report any cases to Church superiors and allowing anyone to complain directly to the Vatican if needed.  But the decree does not alter Vatican policy that clerics should follow local law as to whether they are mandated to report alleged sexual abuse to civil authorities.

https://globalnews.ca/news/5257835/pope-francis-catholic-church-report-sex-abuse/ 

Re" Just got my report back about the priest who sexual abuse me

Firstly I want to thank you all for your support over the many years... I want you to know how grateful I am... and appreciate your kindness toward me and the other survivors... who have come here to give voice... to the many survivors who have not come forward as yet...

I know we get upset and scream and shout... but please remember it is not directed at any one person here... I want you to walk in our shoes just for a minute... is that not too much to ask... when we have had a life time of suffering because of our child rape and abuse of many kinds...

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