SEXUAL ASSAULT

Although the results of the Massachusetts attorney general's inquiry into child sexual abuse at the Fall River, Springfield and Worcester dioceses have not been made public, an investigator told a survivor the AG's office focused on the church's response to allegations, rather than naming individual perpetrators.

The results of a Massachusetts attorney general's investigation into child sexual abuse at the Fall River, Springfield and Worcester dioceses have never been made public. The AG's office said it needs court approval to release the report. In other states, investigations like this have led to changes in the law and validation for survivors.

During a classroom discussion, a teacher at Elms College asked students to assess the credibility of two sexual assault lawsuits filed against another student, the college and college administrators, according to amended complaints filed in federal court.

Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell is asking the public for patience as her office seeks court approval to release a report about child sexual abuse at the Fall River, Springfield and Worcester Catholic dioceses. A survivor of abuse said Campbell should provide "at least some sort of update" to the people who were interviewed.

A Massachusetts state senator said representatives of the Catholic Church opposed a bill he sponsored that would eliminate a cap on legal liability for nonprofit charities in lawsuits alleging child sexual abuse. Lawmakers didn't vote on it before breaking for the summer.

The Massachusetts Joint Committee on the Judiciary has until Sunday to decide whether to advance a bill that would eliminate a $20,000 cap on damages in cases against nonprofits involving physical or sexual abuse of a child.

The Massachusetts Attorney General's office told a sexual abuse survivor in April that the office "is still in the process of seeking court approval to release" a report about an investigation into sexual abuse of children in the Springfield, Worcester and Fall River Catholic dioceses.

The report comes after a WBUR investigation found officer David Laudon went on to work for the Blackstone Police Department, where he was assigned to investigate sexual assaults and work with children in the local school system — despite allegations he had sexually harassed and groped a university student in 2010.

Conrad Mainwaring, who was a hurdler for Antigua and Barbuda in the 1976 Montreal summer Olympics, entered the plea Thursday in Berkshire Superior Court.

The Massachusetts Joint Committee on the Judiciary is giving itself more time to consider a bill that would amend the state's charitable immunity law so that it does not apply to lawsuits for sexual or physical abuse of a minor.