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DeWine signs law to protect Ohio patients from sex abuse by docs, but plans to veto another bill
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Patients will be better protected from sexual abuse by doctors and other medical professionals under a law signed by Gov. Mike DeWine. And he… Read More
A judge sets the timeline in the Bellar sexual abuse lawsuit as it moves toward trial
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — A young women who has sued her parents and Athens County over the years of sexual abuse she allegedly suffered as a child may get her… Read More
Parents of Serah Bellar, who alleged a long history of sexual abuse, are sentenced to prison
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The parents of a former Athens County woman who alleged a long history of sexual abuse in the family home while growing up were sentenced to… Read More
Bellar Case Raises Questions About Possible ‘Systematic Failure’
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — It took a long, angry post on Facebook to trigger a full investigation into allegations of sexual abuse within an Athens-area family. The post, made last… Read More
Judge Unpauses Litigation Over Sex Abuse By Ohio State Doctor
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A federal judge has partly unpaused litigation against Ohio State University over decades-old sexual abuse by a team doctor, while noting mediation toward possible settlements should… Read More
Lawsuit: W. Va. Teacher Sexually Abused Child, Birthed His Kids
By: Associated Press
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WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) – A West Virginia man says his middle school teacher sexually abused him for years, gave birth to his children and threatened to take them away if… Read More
Pope Francis Tells Abusive Priests And Bishops To Turn Themselves In
By: Bill Chappell I NPR
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Priests who sexually abuse children are like Judas Iscariot, the disciple who betrayed Jesus Christ, Pope Francis told a gathering of cardinals on Friday.