Priest carried out ‘litany of offending against young boys’ – report
Two Canterbury men are accusing the Catholic church of enabling a priest to carry out a string of child sex attacks in multiple South Island parishes. Documents show the church…
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Book Launch & Presentation – “When Bad Things Happen To Good Boys” “Bristlecone Project”
Books are available for purchase at the event for $10 cash or a small koha. When Bad Things Happen to Good Boys is a grippingly true account of the sexual…
Cabinet yet to hear abuse inquiry proposal
Slow progress in establishing the ground rules for New Zealand’s biggest ever inquiry is causing further pain for state care abuse survivors. New information also shows a formal proposal on…
Scale of abuse, suffering revealed
The only staff member not to be named as a perpetrator in this school in Dunedin at this time is the head master and the brother currently under investigation by…
Catholic church knew of abuse claims against paedophile priest Michael Shirres for 28 years
The Catholic Church was aware of sex abuse accusations against paedophile priest Father Michael Shirres nearly three decades before he was finally withdrawn from public ministry. Another victim of the…
TOAH_NNEST supports call for inclusion of all survivors in public enquiry.
The National Network Ending Sexual Violence Together (TOAH-NNEST) has written to the minister of Justice urging him to “include all children and young people who have been harmed in care,…
Critics say Pope Francis needs to walk the walk after too many words on global Catholic child abuse scandal
POPE Francis’ vow to break the Catholic Church’s cover-up culture in a letter to “the people of God” after a damning American child sexual abuse report has been criticised after…
Not ready to condemn Kavanagh
The Bishop of Dunedin is not yet ready to condemn a predecessor, but says the actions of a priest who aided a paedophile Christian Brother would ”definitely not” be appropriate…
Bishop apologises to Dunedin: ‘It’s indefensible’
The Bishop of Dunedin has apologised to the city and asked for forgiveness, after admitting the Catholic Church failed to protect children from paedophiles disguised as men of the cloth….
For Catholics, Gradual Reform Is No Longer an Option
Yes, there is still holiness in the church. But the sin is so pervasive and corrosive that it is irresponsible to talk about anything else. I often use a handy…
More than 300 accused priests listed in Pennsylvania report on Catholic Church sex abuse
More than 300 Catholic priests across Pennsylvania sexually abused children over seven decades, protected by a hierarchy of church leaders who covered it up, according to a sweeping grand jury…
Catholic Church Uses 7 Step Playbook For Concealing Truth About Predatory Priests
New grand jury report reveals the Catholic Church has a seven step playbook they use to conceal the truth about priests raping children. It is now common knowledge that the…
Children’s Minister ‘alarmed’ at numbers of proven child abuse
More than 10,000 Kiwi children were recorded as being abused last year – something the Children’s Commissioner has labelled New Zealand’s “enduring shame”. Figures released under the Official Information Act…
Catholic Church in NZ ‘failed in a very serious way’ over paedophile priest: call for royal commission
The Catholic Church’s handling of a paedophile priest from Dunedin amounts to “negligence”, and a royal commission could reveal a cover-up, the head of the University of Otago’s theology and…
Call to defrock accused priest
The Catholic priest now accused of leaving more victims in his wake should be defrocked, even now, a theological lecturer says. Dr Rocio Figueroa, from Good Shepherd Theological College, said…
Renewed calls for church to be part of Royal Commission
A paedophile priest who left a trail of victims in his wake was allowed to continue as a man of the cloth for nearly two decades after his offending was…
Press Release – Male Survivors Aotearoa publish new Quality Standards
PRESS RELEASE 23.07.2018 Male Survivors Aotearoa publish new Quality Standards for organisations providing support services for male survivors of sexual violence “These quality standards are designed to help organisations assure…
Social Development ministry gave historic abuse complaint statements to police
Deeply personal and traumatic accounts of historic abuse in state care were given to police without the knowledge of those concerned. A judge has said the abuse claimants were “some…
‘Vital’ national helpline launched to support survivors of sexual harm
A “vital” new 24/7 helpline has been launched to support the thousands of New Zealanders who experience sexual harm each year. ‘Safe to Talk’ (He pai ki te kōrero) is…
New Zealand tells country’s sex abuse commission to include Church institutions
Just months after the Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse issued its final report, New Zealand is beginning its own royal commission – and the nation’s…
Calls for abuse inquiry to include faith-based
A Royal Commission on historic abuse in state care will “fail” survivors – including those still suffering in Otago – unless faith-based institutions are included, a campaigner says. The call…
Research results support the need to consider men and women as both potential victims and perpetrators when approaching IPV
Published in the International Journal of Public Health here >> Abstract We aimed to assess intimate partner violence (IPV) among men and women from six cities in six European countries. Four…
Australian abuse survivors criticise NZ inquiry
From Radio NZ here >> New Zealand’s plan to leave the Church and other non-state groups out of the Royal Commission of inquiry into abuse is getting some bad press in…
Australia: One in Three In-depth Analysis – responds to latest attack upon male victims by Daily Life
(This article originally appeared here >>) On January 25th, Fairfax blog Daily Life published an article by Jane Gilmore titled Fact or fiction: Every third victim of intimate partner violence is a male….