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August 31, 2010 (Spokesman Review)Abuse payments sap diocese fund, putting churches at risk 

August 31, 2010 (Seattle PI)Former altar boy accuses Oak Harbor priest of sexual abuse 

August 30, 2010 (KOMO NEWS - VIDEO)It's just something a child never, ever should have to live through'

August 30, 2010 (KING5 TV)Two Puget Sound-area men file suit against Boys Scouts

August 30, 2010 (KIRO TV)Local Men File Sex Assault Lawsuit Against Boy Scouts

August 5, 2010 (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)Victim to sex-predator pilot: I'll have your businesses now

July 17, 2010 (Tacoma News Tribune)State set to pay $2.1M in death of 3-year-old beaten by mother's boyfriend 

May 11, 2010 (Tacoma News Tribune) - Settlement in '05 Western State Hospital harassment

May 11, 2010 (Seattle Times) - State, union to pay $1M in Western State Hospital harassment case

May 7, 2010 (Spokesman-Review) - Morning Star suit awaiting ruling

April 30, 2010 (Spokesman-Review) - Boys ranch trial delayed one week

April 23, 2010 (KING5) - State pays restaurant destroyed in flood $800K

April 23, 2010 (Bellingham Herald) - State to pay Ranch House

April 23, 2010 (The Olympian) - 2007 Mudslide: Owner claims restaurant wiped out because of clear-cutting

January 28, 2010 (Spokesman Review)Witness says ranch knew of abuser 

January 26, 2010Witness says he was paid to keep quiet

January 22, 2010 (Spokesman Review)Sex procurement alleged in boys' ranch trial

January 19, 2010 (Spokesman Review)Lawyers lay out cases in Morning Star trial

Sep 4th 2009 (Missoulian) - Catholics encourage victims to report abuse by priests in western Montana

Hundreds expected to file abuse claims against Jesuits - Nov 16, 2009 

"I just wanted it to stop," says plaintiff in priest abuse trial - May 19, 2009

Archbishop faced controversy before sex abuse case - May 18, 2009

Church sex abuse trail opens in Seattle - May 12, 2009

Does filing put Jesuit schools at risk? - February 20, 2009

Seattle U may be caught in Jesuit scandal - February 20, 2009
LDS Leaders Accused Of Molestation Cover-Up  - April 24, 2008
Jehovah's Witnesses elders refusing to testify in Murrieta molestation case - March 6, 2008
Three More Men Files Sex Abuse Cases against Morning Star - Feb 15 2008
Free to Roam - Spokesman Review, January 27, 2008
Yakima Diocese Settles w four women Yakima Herald - January 8, 2008
The_Omak_Chornicle_Jesuits Pay $4.8 million to settle claims against former Omak Jesuits - January 4, 2008
Seattle_PI_Northwest Jesuits settle Indian boarding school abuse claims - January 4, 2008
Former Scout Sues for Molestation - December 7, 2007
Possible conflict seen in work Satterberg did for archdiocese - October 14, 2007
Fifth Man Files Suit Against Boy Scouts - September 27, 2007
Sins of Omission - September 26, 2007
CBS Evening News with Katie Couric Story on BSA Secret Files
CBSNews_Ex-Scouts Break Their Silence_08282007 - August 28, 2007
Brothers Force Scouts to Turn Over Secret Files - August 23, 2007
Church can't hide its worth_Oregonian - July 11, 2007
Order to Release Financial data has LDS Church, court on collision course_ SLTribune - July 13, 2007
Two Sue Scouts over sexual abuse_Statesman - July 10, 2007
Landmark Case Filed in Idaho_ SR - June 11, 2007
One Man's Brutal Encounter With Sexual Abuse In the Mormon Church_Seattle Weekly - May 2007
Four More Men Allege Abuse at boys' ranch - June 5, 2007
Balancing the Books - May 3, 2007
Abuse Victims Demand More Than a Check From the Church - February 24, 2007
Settlement reported in sex-abuse case  - January 22, 2007
Spokane Bankruptcy Settlement Plan announced - January 5, 2007
Diocese case to go beyond Christmas  - December 3, 2006
Compensating for the sins of the fathers  - November 10, 2006
Abuse victims may sue parishes  - July 28, 2006
Court affirms plaintiffs' right to Scouts' files on sex abuse  - July 28, 2006
Judge urges settlement in church abuse case - June 14, 2006
Two sexual abuse lawsuits filed against Yakima Diocese - June 14, 2006
Lawyers team up to take on sex-abuse cases  - February 27, 2006
Pedophile Politics  - February 15, 2006
Breach of Faith  - February 15, 2006
NY Times re Settlement Proposal  - February 2, 2006
Diocese Offers $45.7 Million - February 1, 2006
Six More Join Suit Against Morningstar Boys Ranch - December 24, 2005
Manifest Secrecy - December 21, 2005
Salt Lake Tribune - Opinion - November 25, 2005
Mormon Church loses sex abuse case - November 22, 2005
Salt Lake Tribune - Church Ordered to Pay 4.2M  - November 22, 2005
Lawsuit alleges sex abuse in Scouts - August 13, 2004
Court asked to revisit church ruling - June 23, 2004
Judge rules against archdiocese, won't dismiss suit - March 13, 2004
Diocese challenges sex-abuse law change - March 4, 2004
Victims skeptical church has repented - February 28, 2004
Former Redmond teacher settles sex abuse lawsuit - November 18, 2003
Four men file claims of abuse by deputy - November 4, 2003
2 brothers sue Boy Scouts, allege sexual abuse from 1971 to 1983 -  October 15, 2003
Former Tacoma-Area Boy Scout Leader Accused Of Sex Abuse - October 14, 2003
Brothers accuse ex-Scout leader of sex abuse - October 14, 2003
Former Boy Scouts accuse leader of sexual abuse - October 14, 2003
New Accusations Of Child Abuse Against Local Catholic Priest - September 12, 2003
Seattle Archdiocese settles 15 abuse cases - September 12, 2003
Settlement reached in suit over sex abuse by priest - September 12, 2003
Diocese asks judge to keep info secret - August 19, 2003
New sexual abuse suit filed -  January 31, 2003
Rev. Olszewski, 70, was found guilty on 4 counts - January 31, 2003
More suits target diocese, ex-priest - January 31, 2003
Spokane Diocese facing another abuse lawsuit - January 29, 2003
New abuse suit filed - January 31, 2003
No charges for Spokane priests: Statute of limitation passed - December 13, 2002
Victims, church support clergy reporting measure - January 24, 2003
Advocates want abuse reports to be mandatory for clergy - January 24, 2003
Abuse survivors want chance to prosecute - January 22, 2003
Victims' advocates argue bill must be retroactive - January 22, 2004
Legislation to protect minors introduced: Statutes of limitation on sex abuse would end - January 17, 2003
2 convictions vindicate priests' abuse victims - December 19, 2002
Cost of sexual-abuse lawsuits against archdiocese considered - December 8, 2002
Late bishop had secret - October 25, 2002
' A Real Charmer 'Part II - October 16-22, 2002
' A Real Charmer ' Part I  - October 16-22, 2002
Former Detroit priest will stand trial in abuse case - September 28, 2002
Priest expresses remorse - September 28, 2002
Parish members vent grief - September 27, 2002
Diocese, bishop sued in child sex abuse case - September 27,2002
Diocese, priest sued in sex cases - September 27, 2002
Lawsuit targets diocese - September 27, 2002
Abuse lawsuit filed against Spokane Diocese - September 26, 2002
Spokane bishop faces child-abuse scandal - September 22, 2002
Ex-Key Largo priest arraigned in Detroit on child sex-abuse charges - September 19, 2002
An accusation that needed shouting - September 17,2002
Victims describe abuse by priest in Spokane Diocese - September 16, 2002
Church Speaks No Evil - September 15, 2002
Priest arraigned on charges he molested boy during '70s - September 11, 2002
Priest accusations may be pursued - September 6, 2002
Psychology board reviews ex-priest - August 29, 2002
4 face charges in clergy sex scandal - August 28, 2002
Psychologist faces new allegations he molested boys - August 27, 2002
Priest's abuse still haunts diocese - August 24, 2002
Sex abuse may be far in past, but those hurt still want to sue - July 28, 2002
NPR Weekend Edition Broadcast Transcript - July 7, 2002
The Mormon Scandal Produced by Howard Berkes, NPR News
Victim Sues LDS Church, Sex Abuser - July 2, 2002
Lawyer Ready to Fight LDS - June 5, 2002
Suit: Church Hushed Up Abuse - June 5, 2002
Skeletons in the closet - Catholics aren't the only ones with something to hide - May 1, 2002
Reporting Abuse: When the Laws Aren't Enough - April 24, 2002
Warriors on the Front Lines - small band of plaintiffs lawyers with a common target: priests who prey - April 22, 2002
The Challenges Of Suing The Church - April 15, 2002
Litigating The Distant Past - April 15, 2002
Area Prosecutors Not Taking Special Steps Against Priests - April 14, 2002
Church Rule Keeps Files on Priest Under Wraps Local News: Sunday, April 14, 2002 By Ray Rivera Seattle Times staff reporter ... - April 14, 2002
Jehovah's Witnesses Sued   More Sexual Abuse Suits Against Jehovah's Witnesses Will Follow, Predicts Ex-Church Elder & Legal Expert - Jan 28, 2002
Jehovah's Witness Church Accused of Hiding Sexual Abusers - January 23, 2002
Church protects pedophiles, victim charges in lawsuit - January 23, 2002
Sexual Abuse Suit Filed Against Jehovah's Witness Leaders; Denomination's NY Headquarters Called 'Negligent' - January 22, 2002
Mormons pay $3 million in sex-abuse settlement: Kirkland family says church knew molester's history
Sex Case May Pry Open Finances of LDS Church - July 17, 2001
LDS Church Must Release Abuse Records - February 10, 2001
Lawyer Sees Pattern in Mormon Abuse - July 20, 1998
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