News Stories
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, 2010 - Witness 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 |
| Morning Star Boys Ranch Link to Articles |