Lawsuit filed against Snohomish County alleging sexual abuse at juvenile detention centers

EVERETT—Eight former juvenile detainees on Thursday, November 6, have filed a federal lawsuit against Snohomish County and up to 20 unnamed individuals, alleging widespread sexual abuse by staff at two juvenile facilities—Denney Youth Center and the Denney Juvenile Justice Center—in Everett over a span of more than two decades. The complaint, filed in the U.S. […]

DOJ sues Washington over law requiring priests to break Confession seal

The United States Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Washington State on June 23, challenging Senate Bill 5375, a new law that requires clergy, including Catholic priests, to report child abuse or neglect, even if learned during the sacrament of Confession. The DOJ argues the law violates the First Amendment’s Free Exercise of Religion […]

Foursquare Church struggles with transparency over allegations of sexual abuse

As Foursquare Church enters its centurial year of operation, it aims to crack down on its longstanding, systemic, history of sexual abuse through newly adopted Safeguarding polices. However, some still believe it continues to turn a blind eye to years of sexual abuse in the past by refusing to publicly address the issue, according to […]