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sexual abuse
March 19, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Donald Trump Goes to Court to Prove He’s a Sexual Abuser
Tired of losing so many other legal cases, Donald Trump has filed his most idiotic lawsuit yet against ABC News.
October 17, 2023
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
House Chamber Gasps as GOP Rep. Makes
Very
Unexpected Dip Into Jordan’s Résumé
Elise Stefanik, why are you like this?
July 19, 2023
Prem Thakker
Judge in E. Jean Carroll Case: Yes, Donald Trump Is a Rapist
A judge rejected Trump’s semantic attempt to throw out the case.
May 16, 2023
Prem Thakker
Rudy Giuliani Is a Raging Alcoholic and Sexual Predator, Says New Lawsuit
A quick look at how many times times the words “force,” “abuse,” “rape,” and “drunk” come up in the bombshell lawsuit.
May 9, 2023
Michael Tomasky
E. Jean Carroll, Thank You
Carroll was a rock on the stand in the rape trial against Donald Trump.
October 7, 2021
Matt Ford
America Still Hasn’t Reckoned With Its Own Catholic Child Abuse Scandal
The French showed this week why the U.S. Congress needs to launch a commission on clergy sexual abuse of minors.
January 6, 2021
Melissa Gira Grant
Saving Lisa Montgomery’s Life Requires More Than Stopping Her Execution
The system failed to protect Montgomery as a child. It should be able to offer more now than merely a reprieve from execution.
July 1, 2019
Magazine
Lidija Haas
#ETTU?
Notes on Cancel Culture
October 8, 2018
Magazine
Kaya Oakes
The Conservative Resistance Inside the Vatican
Some Catholic leaders are using the sex abuse crisis to unseat Pope Francis.
August 28, 2018
Michael J. O'Loughlin
Papal Wrongdoing, or Palace Intrigue?
A former diplomat's letter alleges that Pope Francis tried to rehabilitate a cardinal who abused seminarians. But did the writer have an ulterior motive?
August 23, 2018
Sarah Jones
The Archdiocese of St. Louis breaks new ground with its handling of child sex abuse.
August 17, 2018
Sarah Jones
Can the Catholic Church Reform From Within?
A new report on decades of clerical abuse has exposed a secretive culture that is seemingly incapable of policing itself.
August 14, 2018
Sarah Jones
‘It happened everywhere’: The unimaginable scale of sexual abuse in Pennsylvania’s Catholic Church.
August 4, 2017
Jo Livingstone
Telling the Story of Incest
"The Incest Diary" is a shocking, highly literary new memoir of child sexual abuse.
January 8, 2016
Elaine Teng
Over 200 children were allegedly abused at a church choir run by Pope Benedict’s brother.
December 21, 2015
Jamil Smith
Yes, you can be a liberal and a sexual abuser.
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