Following this past year’s passage of Trey’s Law in both Texas and Missouri, Sen. Matt Woods and Rep. David Faulkner have pre-filed legislation to make the law apply in Alabama. Filed as SB-30 and HB-93, also known as “Trey’s Law,” the legislation…
Missouri legislators seek to eliminate statute of limitations in child sexual abuse
In yet another attempt to make litigation more accessible for victims of child sexual abuse and trafficking in Missouri, Rep. Brian Seitz and Sen. Brad Hudson have pre-filed legislation aiming to eliminate the civil statute of limitations in these cases. In previous legislative…
Caring for ourselves during change-making conversations
Here we are, more than a month after the release of my “Non-Disclosure” podcast. And now that we’ve had some time to digest the lengthy, heavy and grief-filled material, I’d like to process some of that with you. The No….
If Trump thought Epstein was a pedophile, did he report the crime?
During a Nov. 12 press conference, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt addressed the release of emails by Jeffrey Epstein — the financier who was convicted in 2008 of procuring a child for prostitution and then died of alleged but…
Why I missed the luncheon
Today, I was supposed to attend a luncheon celebrating passage of “Trey’s Law” in Texas and Missouri this year. Instead, I was trapped in a Dallas County courtroom on a panel of potential jurors for a child sexual abuse case….
Vatican report admits church is still slow to enforce transparency on abuse
More than two decades after The Boston Globe’s Spotlight investigations revealed a widespread culture of abuse and cover-up among Catholic clergy, a Vatican report found that despite progress, the church remains sluggish in implementing transparency and accountability measures when it…
New BNG podcast tells the stories of Kanakuk abuse survivors
A child is sexually assaulted every 9 minutes in the United States, according to the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network. Over the past two decades, there have been more than 60,000 documented cases of child sexual abuse. Three out…
Coming soon: ‘Non-Disclosure’ podcast shares voices of Kanakuk survivors
“I handed my son over to the devil,” Joe Alarcon told me during an interview for BNG’s upcoming podcast, “Non-Disclosure,” which features interviews from survivors and their families about the serial sexual abuse that occurred at Kamp Kanakuk. Alarcon’s son,…
‘Trey’s law’ signed by governors in Missouri and Texas
“Trey’s Law” is now the law of the land in Missouri and Texas after governors Mike Kehoe and Greg Abbott signed their versions of the bill this month. On June 10, Missouri Gov. Keheo signed SB-81, a comprehensive public safety…
Robert Morris scandal engulfs a Colorado pastor
Leaders of New Life Church in Colorado Springs announced the resignation of Senior Pastor Brady Boyd Friday evening, 12 days after Boyd promised his flock he knew nothing about the sexual sins of his mentor, Robert Morris, founder of the…
One year after Robert Morris’ confession, things are only worse
It has been one year since megachurch pastor Robert Morris admitted he had sexually abused a child decades earlier and resigned from Gateway Church in Dallas, but the scandal has only grown and now engulfs other leaders in controversies about…
Litigation in Yandell v. Kanakuk proceeds in court of appeals
Following the dismissal of fraud and civil conspiracy claims made by Logan Yandell against Kanakuk Kamps, Yandell’s attorneys are proceeding with litigation against the Christian summer camp in the Missouri court of appeals. On Jan. 17, following arguments made by…