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When the Archdiocese of Newark released its own list of those priests who had been accused of sexual abuse of minors, one thing stood out from everything else-the high number of repeat offenders. Newark has had a number of priests who preyed on multiple children…
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has filed a consumer protection lawsuit against the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston and its disgraced former bishop, Michael Bransfield for knowingly employing pedophile priests and failing to protect children. The lawsuit accuses the diocese of adverti
Losing a loved one in a traffic accident is a devastating loss that leaves family and friends heartbroken for life. Unfortunately, a majority of these fatalities are preventable, and many of them have an at-fault party who can be held liable. There are a number…
Cardinal George Pell, Australia’s highest ranking Catholic official and the former head of Vatican finances, is heading to prison. The 77-year-old cardinal is not eligible for parole for three years. He plans to appeal his conviction and has consistently maintained his innocence. It was the…
Uber and Lyft have quickly become the top rideshare companies in the United States. These companies provide rides for any customer for any reason. Need to get to the store? Use an app to order an Uber. Need a “lift” to work? Lyft can help…
Cardinal George Pell’s lawyer made the unsuccessful and outrageous argument that one of Pell’s offenses was “plain vanilla sexual penetration case where the child is not actively participating.” Lawyer Robert Richter made the claim while pushing for a lower sentence in a Melbourne court on…
In the wake of French Cardinal Philippe Barbarin’s conviction for failing to report a known pedophile priest to police, the princes of the Catholic Church are under increasing scrutiny. Cardinal George Pell of Australia and the Vatican’s chief financial officer has been found guilty on…
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has filed a consumer protection lawsuit against the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston and its disgraced former bishop, Michael Bransfield for knowingly employing pedophile priests and failing to protect children. The lawsuit accuses the diocese of adverti
A newly released study examining data from the National Highway Traffic Administration (NHTA) has revealed that Tennessee is the worst among all 50 states for distracted driving fatalities. Researchers calculated the rate of distracted driving deaths per 10 billion vehicle miles and found that natio
Recently, Las Vegas experienced its first measurable snowfall in over 10 years. Meanwhile, Northern Nevada has already faced several weeks of snowstorms this winter. While the amount of snowfall throughout Nevada varies greatly, there’s one thing that property owners in all parts of the state…
Cardinal George Pell, a close adviser to Pope Francis and former head of Vatican finances, has been found guilty by an Australian jury of sexually abusing two choir boys in 1996. Pell’s close ties to the Pope and his powerful Vatican position, made headlines around…
German Cardinal Reinhard Marx admitted what we long suspected to be true. The Catholic Church has been destroying documents related to the sexual abuse of children. This marks the first time a top church official has admitted to the destruction of documents. “Files that could…
