Posts Tagged ‘Sexual abuse’

Northwest Jesuits pay $1.61m sexual abuse compensation

Tuesday, March 29th, 2011

The US Oregon Province of the Jesuits, has agreed to pay US$166.1 million to compensate more than 450 native American child victims of sexual abuse. TheĀ “Northwest” Jesuits paid the compensation for what has been described as “horrific”, the sexual abuse at it’s religious mission schools, mainly on Indian reservations from the 1940’s through to the Read more

Sexual abuse of young on increase in Fiji

Tuesday, March 8th, 2011

The increasing number of sexual abuse cases against children is proving problematic for the Navolau district in Fiji. Sexual abuse against children had increased dramatically in the past two years according to Police spokesman, Seargeant Koro Lesikimacoku, who urged the council members to help the police in fighting this crime. “It’s unfortunate that grandfathers, fathers Read more