State Police: No Criminal Charges In St. George's Abuse Probe
State police will not pursue any criminal charges following their investigation into sexual abuse allegations at St. George’s School in Middletown. The state police, working in conjunction with the...
View ArticleBill Would Close Loophole In Child Abuse Reporting Law
In the aftermath of the sex abuse scandal at St. George's School, Rhode Island lawmakers are considering legislation that would close a loophole in the state’s mandatory child abuse reporting law. The...
View ArticleGovernor Signs Bill Closing 'St. George's Loophole'
Governor Gina Raimondo has signed a bill requiring schools to contact child welfare authorities when they suspect sexual abuse of their employees. The bill also requires the state's child welfare...
View ArticleSt. George's Announces Settlement With Abuse Survivors
In Middletown, St. George’s boarding school has announced a settlement with up to 30 former students, who allege they were sexually abused.
View ArticleFormer St. George's Chaplain Removed From Priesthood Over Allegations Of...
The Episcopal Diocese of Central Pennsylvania has removed Rev. Howard White from the priesthood, citing allegations of sexual abuse documented in a report about St. George's School in Middletown.
View ArticleFormer St. George's Chaplain Charged With Sexual Assault
Howard "Howdy" White, a former associate chaplain at St. George’s School in Middletown, pleaded not guilty Tuesday in Boston to charges of assault and battery. He's accused of assaulting a then...
View ArticleEast Providence Private School Opens Investigation Into Sexual Assault
The private Gordon School in East Providence has opened an investigation into allegations of sexual assault dating to the 1970s. According to a brief statement issued by the current head of school, the...
View ArticleProvidence School Failed To Properly Report Sexual Abuse Allegations
The Providence Public School district is reviewing safety protocols, after school administrators failed to report allegations of sexual abuse by a teacher to the state Department of Children Youth and...
View ArticleCall For Independent Investigation Of School Sexual Abuse Reporting Gains...
A resolution calling for an independent investigation into the handling of sexual abuse allegations at Henry Kizirian Elementary School moved forward in the Providence City Council Monday.
View ArticleProvidence Principal Charged For Failing To Report Abuse
Violet LeMar, principal at Harry Kizirian Elementary School has been charged with a misdemeanor for failing to report allegations of sexual abuse of students by a gym teacher. LeMar pleaded not guilty...
View ArticleFirst Educator Charged With Failure To Report Sexual Abuse Nears Trial
George Blessing, a staff psychologist at Cranston High School West, is accused of failing to report allegations to child welfare authorities of, “sexual abuse of a child in an educational program.”...
View Article'The Hurt Is Still There': Clergy Abuse Survivors, Others React To Cardinal...
Reaction to the death of Cardinal Bernard Law , the man who came to be the face of the sex abuse scandal in the Catholic Church, has been emotional, particularly for survivors of clergy abuse.
View ArticleNot Guilty, For First Educator To Be Charged With Failure To Report Sexual Abuse
Cranston High School West Psychologist George Blessing was found not guilty Wednesday in a bench trial on the misdemeanor charge of failing to report allegations of “sexual abuse of a child in an...
View ArticlePrincipal Found Guilty For Failure To Report Abuse Allegations
Providence elementary school principal Violet LeMar is appealing the guilty verdict handed down Monday for failing to report allegations of sexual assault at her school. LeMar is the first educator to...
View ArticleAfter Confusion, Lawmakers Hope To Clarify Sexual Abuse Reporting Law
Rhode Island lawmakers are re-considering the rules for reporting sexual abuse suspected of school staff. A 2016 law requires educators to report allegations of abuse to child welfare officials.
View ArticleAdvocates Push To Repeal Statute Of Limitations For Sexual Abuse
Advocates for victims of sexual abuse are imploring lawmakers to repeal Rhode Island’s seven-year statute of limitations for pressing civil charges when the alleged victim is a minor. A bill introduced...
View ArticleIn Wake Of Abuse, St. George's School Psychologist Facing Complaint Of...
The Rhode Island Department of Health heard arguments Thursday related to a complaint against a former school psychologist at St. George’s prep school in Middletown.
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