Locked inside the Jehovah’s Witnesses world headquarters are secret files detailing sexual abuse by members of the religious denomination. Some of those files are slowly coming to […]
Tag: sexual abuse
Marital exemption loopholes that endanger children
When Monongalia County Prosecutor Perri Jo DeChristopher addressed legislators Monday and asked them to repeal language in West Virginia’s criminal code that allowed a marital exemption to […]
Remove marital exemption from sexual abuse law
It’s the year 2022, and somehow we are still equivocating over when sexual assault and/or abuse is acceptable. Monongalia County Prosecutor Perri Jo DeChristopher addressed legislators Monday […]
Morgantown man in custody after child sexual assault, abuse allegations
A Morgantown man is facing multiple sexual assault and abuse charges for allegedly engaging in sexual contact with two girls, both of whom are under 11, while […]
Men in positions of power must respect women’s boundaries
There has to come a tipping point when sports organizations — or, really, any entity in which men hold power over women — recognize the need for […]
Mon County man takes Alford plea in sexual abuse of minors case
A Monongalia County man indicted in September on 10 counts of sexual abuse of a child, involving multiple victims dating back as far as 1984, entered into […]
The Southern Baptist blasphemy
While the Catholic Church has spent much of the last three decades wrestling with deeply painful revelations of priestly sexual abuse and the bishops’ callous disregard for […]
Morgantown man arrested on sexual assault and abuse charges
A Morgantown man accused of sexually assaulting a female victim while she slept was released after posting bond. The victim reported the assault, which hat she stated […]
Fairmont man in custody after alleged sexual abuse in Morgantown
A Fairmont man is being held at North Central Regional Jail on a $20,000 bond after allegedly sexually abusing a female victim at a Morgantown residence. According […]
Bridgeport man faces charges of sex abuse of a minor
A Bridgeport man was arrested and charged with third degree sexual abuse after the victim, a female juvenile, reported incidents of sexual abuse that occurred few years […]
