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Recent Child Sexual Abuse Cases In other posts, the clergy sexual abuse lawyer at The Doan Law Firm has discussed the problem of sexual abuse of children by members of both the Catholic and Protestant clergy. In today’s post, we report on several recent cases where members of the Protestant clergy used their positions of trust to abuse and exploit children. He will then discuss the legal options that may be available to adult survivors of child sexual abuse who…

Grooming refers to the actions taken by a sexual abuser to “prepare” or “condition’ a victim prior to the actual abuse.

Sexual Abuse FAQs The ongoing legal battles related to sexual abuse in the Boy Scouts of America have, once again, called attention to the many problems that may face adults who were sexually abused as children. In today’s post, the sexual abuse lawyer at The Doan Law Firm will answer some of the more commonly asked questions that arise when the problem of sexual abuse is discussed. What is sexual abuse? The exact legal definition of sexual abuse varies from…

FAQ: Sexual Abuse by Protestant Clergy Everyone is familiar with the sexual abuse scandals that have rocked the Roman Catholic Church over the last 20 years, but very little has been said about sexual abuse occurring within churches of the numerous Protestant denominations such as the Baptist, Methodist, Lutheran, and the Latter Day Saints. In today’s post, the clergy sexual abuse lawyer at The Doan Law Firm answers some of the frequently asked questions by adult survivors of sexual abuse…

US Bishops: Reports of Sexual Abuse by Priests Tripled in 2019 As the Roman Catholic Church struggles to improve its public image in the wake of the ongoing scandals involving sexual abuse by priests, a report released by the US Council of Bishops suggests that the Church’s problems are far from over. According to a story published by Associated Press, the Council of Bishops’ report states that there were 4,434 new sexual abuse allegations against clergy in the 2019, three…