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• Penn State trustees meet to begin recovery

  November 11, 2011 in Nation/World The arduous task of rebuilding Penn State’s shattered image began today with a meeting of the university’s board of trustees — the group that fired football coach Joe Paterno and … 2

• Spokane man sues Boy Scouts

  November 11, 2011 in City on Page A6 A Spokane man has filed suit in King County against the Boy Scouts of America and its Inland Northwest Council, claiming he was sexually abused in the late 1970s by … 1

• Seven former Boy Scouts allege sexual abuse

  June 24, 2011 in City on Page A5 Seven former Boy Scouts have sued the Boy Scouts of America in federal courts in Washington state alleging the organization failed to protect them from sexual abuse by Scout leaders …

• Vestal: Dad essential in making church address abuse

  October 27, 2010 in City on Page A1 Did Spokane just lose its greatest man? Terry Corrigan’s son thinks so. And you have to grant that Corrigan – who died Saturday in a heart-rending accident – cleared a … 7

• Incoming bishop inherits repercussions of diocese’s bankruptcy

    July 1, 2010 in City on Page A1 The incoming Catholic bishop of Spokane is undaunted by the challenges of leading a cash-strapped church in the aftermath of bankruptcy brought on by the clergy sex abuse crisis. Bishop …

• Vatican to bishops: follow law, report sex abuse

  April 12, 2010 in Nation/World The Vatican on Monday made clear for the first time that bishops and other church officials should report clerical sex abuse to police if required by law. But the policy … 7

• Former ranch lawyer denies hearing about alleged payoff

  February 2, 2010 in News A former attorney for Morning Star Boys’ Ranch rebutted the testimony of a witness who said the ranch’s former director paid him to keep quiet about alleged abuse in the … 1

• Witness says he was paid to keep quiet

  January 26, 2010 in City on Page A1 A former resident of Morning Star Boys’ Ranch told a Superior Court jury on Monday that he was repeatedly abused by the ranch’s director more than 30 years ago and … 7

• Boys ranch ex-director testifies

  January 21, 2010 in City on Page A5 Patrick O’Donnell – whose infamy as the abuser of as many as 66 children was inextricably linked to the scandal that bankrupted the Catholic Diocese of Spokane – also insinuated …

• Pedophile priest involvement at Morning Star detailed in court

  January 20, 2010 in News Patrick O’Donnell – whose infamy as the abuser of as many as 66 children was inextricably linked to the scandal that bankrupted the Catholic Diocese of Spokane – also insinuated … 7

• Abuse trial witness list grows

  January 7, 2010 in City on Page A5 Attorneys for a man alleging he was abused at Morning Star Boys’ Ranch scored a partial victory Wednesday when a judge ruled four other alleged victims can testify in the …

• Trial is years in the making

  January 3, 2010 in City on Page A1 Few court cases have so challenged the Spokane community’s faith in a revered institution as the Morning Star Boys’ Ranch lawsuits, the first of which goes to trial this week. … 15

• Lawsuit filed over boys ranch’s asset transfer

  November 25, 2009 in City Attorneys for 15 former residents of Morning Star Boys’ Ranch who claim to have been sexually abused while at the south Spokane facility filed a separate lawsuit on Wednesday over …

• Boys ranch moves assets before abuse trials’ start

    November 19, 2009 in City on Page A1 Morning Star Boys’ Ranch has moved the bulk of its assets, including securities and real estate worth millions of dollars, to a nonprofit foundation in advance of the first trial … 16

• Former S-R security chief pleads guilty to sex crimes

  August 6, 2009 in City The former security supervisor for The Spokesman-Review pleaded guilty Thursday to three sexual assault charges that could keep him in prison for life.

• Wenatchee Ordeal Won’t Go Away Recanted Testimony Opens New Debate On Child Sex Ring

  July 3, 1996 in City on Page B2 For the residents of this orchard town east of the Cascade Mountains, it began in winter and grew in the spring, this feeling - more a hope, really - that …

• Student-Teacher Sex Lawsuit Allowed Judge Refuses To Dismiss Woman’s Case Against Steve Milionis

  June 21, 1996 in Idaho on Page B1 The Wallace School District asked a judge Thursday to throw out a lawsuit accusing it of ignoring rumors of an improper relationship between a teacher and student. First District Judge …

• Recantation In Sex Case Downplayed

  June 8, 1996 in City on Page B8 A 13-year-old girl’s claim that she lied about being sexually abused may have little effect on the 14 guilty pleas and five convictions that resulted from the so-called Wenatchee sex …

• Man Faces Charge Of Child Molestation

  May 30, 1996 in City on Page B3 A Spokane man is facing a first-degree child molestation charge after a 6-year-old girl told her school counselor he sexually abused her. Darick L. Karnes, 28, was arrested over the …

• Child Molester Faces New Charges 45-Year-Old Man Accused Of Assaulting Girlfriend’s Daughter

  May 15, 1996 in City on Page B1 A convicted child molester once deemed a good candidate for a sex offender treatment program is back in jail on new charges, accused of raping his live-in girlfriend’s daughter. Ronald …

• Man Gets 90 Years For Sexual Assault

  February 2, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A11 An HIV-positive man who sexually assaulted his step-grandson was sentenced to 90 years in prison Thursday. “What you’ve done is horrific beyond description … You’ve robbed this young man of …

• Boys Ranch Subject Of Federal Suit Suit Alleges Abuse Of Boy At Problem-Plagued Ranch

  January 19, 1996 in City on Page B8 A federal lawsuit has been filed on behalf of a boy identified as one of the abuse victims at the O.K. Boys Ranch in the state’s criminal prosecution of the …

• TV Crime Show Leads Fbi To Kidnap Suspect

  January 8, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A8 Within three hours after their story was depicted on the television show “America’s Most Wanted,” an 8-year-old Seattle boy and his alleged kidnapper were found by FBI agents in a …

• Ephrata Man Pleads Guilty To Molesting Four Boys

  January 6, 1996 in City on Page B3 An Ephrata, Wash., man pleaded guilty this week to four counts of second-degree child molestation involving four boys. Michael D. Taylor, 52, was charged with seven counts of child rape …

• Ranch Hand Says He Molested, Killed Boy

  December 10, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 A ranch hand led police Saturday to the dismembered remains of a 9-year-old boy missing for nearly three months, and confessed that he kidnapped, sexually molested and killed the boy. …

• Judge Drops Two Counts In Child Sex-Ring Trial Church Members Testify In Defense Of East Wenatchee Pastor, Wife

  December 1, 1995 in City on Page B7 A parade of church members testified Thursday that they never saw any sexual activity at an East Wenatchee church where a Pentecostal preacher and his wife are accused of organizing …