-Caveat Lector- These may be heavy for survivors.
Courts back repressed-memory claims in church abuse cases - Michael Chow/The Arizona Republic By Nena Baker - The Arizona Republic - "Watson sued the Diocese of Phoenix, which didn't contest that Rev. George Bredemann, a former Phoenix cleric and convicted child molester, had abused Watson during outings in the desert years earlier. Instead, the church set out to show that Watson had never forgotten that it happened and therefore didn't have a case. Every state sets a legal timeframe, called a statute of limitations, within which a plaintiff must bring a civil lawsuit. Arizona's law requires that victims of childhood sexual abuse make a claim within two years of reaching 18. But the state Supreme Court has ruled that exceptions can be made if a controversial psychological condition called memory repression is present. And, as more state courts have begun accepting repressed-memory claims, the Catholic Church has paid out hundreds of millions of dollars...., the Diocese of Tucson settled 11 lawsuits totaling an estimated $15 million with plaintiffs who claimed they had repressed memories of sexual abuse by four priests in Tucson and Yuma during the 1960s, '70s and '80s." http://www.arizonarepublic.com/news/articles/0401repressed01.html Our listing these resources does not necessarily constitute our endorsement of them. Resources mentioned in this resource list are mentioned for educational value only. SNAP (Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests ) is a self-help organization of men and women who were sexually abused by spiritual elders (Catholic priests, brothers, nuns, ministers, teachers, etc). Members find healing and empowerment by joining with other survivors. http://www.survivorsnetwork.org 2 Catholic Dioceses Settle Abuse Suit for $1.2 Million - Church: Woman alleges priest molested her and two other priests ignored her pleas for help. 4/2/02 by William Lobdell, Times Staff Writer "The Roman Catholic dioceses of Orange and Los Angeles paid $1.2 million Monday to a 37-year-old woman who alleged in a lawsuit that a popular priest molested her as a teenager, got her pregnant and paid for her abortion." http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/la-000023610apr02.story This may be very heavy for survivors. Terror, sexual abuse rampant in Zimbabwe - Militia 'above the law' - Brian Latham and Philip Sherwell - The Sunday Telegraph "According to Dewa Mavhinga, a research officer with the Zimbabwe Women Lawyers' Association, there are more than 1,000 female sex slaves being held in 56 militia camps." Our listing these resources does not necessarily constitute our endorsement of them. Resources mentioned in this resource list are mentioned for educational value only. STOP CHILD ABUSE BY RELIGIOUS LEADERS Few crimes are as repugnant as the sexual abuse of children, and the recent revelations of abuse by priests, and the cover-up by leaders of the Roman Catholic Church, are especially horrifying. And while it is the behavior of a few that has damaged the reputations of thousands of upstanding religious leaders, every effort must be made to ensure the situation is not perpetuated. Currently, religious leaders of all kinds -- priests, ministers, rabbis and others - are often excluded from laws that require doctors, social workers, and child care workers to report suspected abuse to authorities. This religious exemption must end. workingforchange.com/activism/action.cfm?itemid=13043&afccode=ABU001 -ACTIVISM OPPORTUNITY- FULLY ENFORCE OUR CIVIL RIGHTS LAWS Urge the administration not to back down in its enforcement of our hard-won civil rights. At stake is nothing less than the future of fundamental rights in this country, rights for which many have struggled and more than a few have died. workingforchange.com/activism/action.cfm?itemid=13060&afccode=FER001 http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/story.jsp?story=280281 al-q.htm Downing Street said al-Qa'ida was using chemical weapons: it was wrong. The Pentagon said Saddam Hussein was to blame for the anthrax attacks on the US: it was wrong. 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