by admin | Jun 13, 2002 | Crime / Courts
A St. Louis grand jury is investigating two dozen Roman Catholic priests suspected of sexual abuse. St. Louis Circuit Attorney Jennifer Joyce has confirmed theinvestigation the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports this morning. Joyce will not identify the priests under...
by admin | May 23, 2002 | News
Governor Bob Holden has been sent a proposed law that adds clergy members to the list of people supposed to report suspicions of child abuse. The idea originated with a coaltion of clergy members and church organizations. It’s part of a bigger children’s...
by admin | May 21, 2002 | Crime / Courts
A 16-year-old boy from Pleasant Hill has agreed not to object to a 12 year prison sentence for sexually assaulting children who were at his mother’s unlicensed day-care business. Joshua Trull will be certified as an adult. He’ll be held in juvenile centers...
by admin | May 10, 2002 | Uncategorized
The leader of the St. Louis Catholic Archdiocese says the state statute of limitations on prosecution of child sex abuse cases needs review. Bishop Justin Rigali. Rigali has met with representatives of the “Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests.”...
by admin | Apr 25, 2002 | News
State lawmakers believe there is a loophole in the state’s laws protecting children and are moving to close it. Representative Philip Willoughby of Gladstone sponsors a measure that would make it a crime to entice a child into an enclosed area. Willoughby says...
