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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.
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Conrad Mainwaring, who was a hurdler for Antigua and Barbuda in the 1976 Montreal summer Olympics, entered the plea Thursday in Berkshire Superior Court.
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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.
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The Massachusetts charitable immunity law caps damages in lawsuits against a nonprofit at $20,000 — including those alleging child sexual abuse. That means some lawyers won't take these cases.
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The play, "Unreconciled," opens in Easthampton, Massachusetts this week. It tells the story of a clergy abuse survivor who rejects a settlement from the church. Written by two survivors of abuse, it tells the story from multiple perspectives, including the perpetrator.
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Survivors of clergy sexual abuse and their advocates provided information about their abuse to investigators from the Massachusetts attorney general's office in 2021. They were led to believe the office was working on a report on the Fall River, Springfield and Worcester dioceses and are disappointed it has not been issued.
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The man, known in court documents as John Doe, also alleged diocese officials in recent years tried to cover up Weldon's acts, issuing false statements to the media.
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As prom season approaches, Connecticut students and organizations are working together to raise awareness and combat the prevalence of dating violence among teens.
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A leader of the Holyoke Police Department has been suspended amid allegations that he sexually assaulted and harassed a subordinate. We speak with reporter Dusty Christensen, who is covering the story for The Shoestring.
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The diocese recently reported 173 people have made credible allegations against 54 clergy between 1950 and 2022. But unlike the vast majority of U.S. dioceses, Worcester doesn't name the clergy accused of abuse.