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• Jerry Sandusky to face accusers at preliminary hearing Tuesday

  December 12, 2011 in Sports The case against Jerry Sandusky, the former Penn State assistant football coach accused of sex abuse, moves into a criminal courtroom Tuesday, when as many as 10 men could testify … 1

• Sandusky’s wife defends husband in sex abuse case

  December 8, 2011 in Sports The wife of ex-Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky said today her husband is innocent of the child sex abuse allegations made against him and that his accusers are making … 1

• Sandusky jailed on new child sex abuse charges

  December 7, 2011 in Sports Ex-Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky was jailed Wednesday after new child sex abuse charges were filed against him based on the claims of new two accusers, including one … 7

• New sex abuse claims made against priests, nuns

  September 27, 2011 in Region A second child sex abuse lawsuit has been filed against the Roman Catholic Diocese of Helena in as many weeks. 5

• Boys ranch joins talks on abuse claims

  December 10, 2010 in City on Page A6 A mediation effort designed to resolve ongoing legal problems faced by the Catholic Diocese of Spokane now includes the Morning Star Boys Ranch, according to court records. It sets up …

• Morning Star joins diocese in mediation effort

  December 9, 2010 in City A mediation effort designed to resolve ongoing legal problems faced by the Catholic Diocese of Spokane now includes the Morning Star Boys Ranch, according to court records. It sets up …

• Michigan man sentenced for luring girl via the Internet

  November 19, 2010 in City A Michigan man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison after pleading guilty in March to grooming a 13-year-old Ferry County girl and then traveling across the country to … 2

• ‘Oprah’ shows discuss abuse

  November 3, 2010 in Features on Page C4 Oprah Winfrey is again taking on sexual abuse in a pair of shows she calls “two of the most phenomenal” she’s ever done. Each of 200 men in “The Oprah …

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  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

• Diocese seeking legal mediation

  October 19, 2010 in City on Page A6 The Catholic Diocese of Spokane has turned to mediation in hopes of resolving a host of legal appeals and other problems. U.S. District Judge Michael Hogan, of Oregon, has been …

• Morning Star suit awaiting ruling

  May 7, 2010 in City on Page A8 A lawsuit against Morning Star Boys’ Ranch by a former resident who claims to have been abused there has been stayed by the state Court of Appeals while that court …

• Court delays Morning Star trial pending review

  May 6, 2010 in City A lawsuit against Morning Star Boys’ Ranch by a former resident who claims to have been abused there has been stayed by the state Court of Appeals while that court …

• Boy Scouts found negligent, victim awarded $1.4 million

  April 13, 2010 in Region Jurors today found the Boy Scouts of America negligent and awarded $1.4 million to a former Portland man who was abused by an assistant Scoutmaster in the early 1980s, following …

• 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

• Missouri drops charges against Idaho man

  February 10, 2010 in City on Page A7 Sex abuse charges against a Coeur d’Alene man have been dismissed in Missouri because of a technicality. Randall L. Tetzner, 50, left the Adair County Detention Center on Monday after … 2

• Defense questions accuser

  February 9, 2010 in City on Page A5 Attorneys defending Morning Star Boys’ Ranch rested their case on Monday after bringing the ranch’s accuser, Kenneth Putnam, to the stand in the civil trial’s last day of testimony. Closing …

• Putnam often combative, witness says

  January 29, 2010 in City on Page A11 A former Morning Star Boys’ Ranch employee and close friend of a counselor accused of abusing a former ranch resident testified Thursday that he never saw inappropriate conduct. Ray Roberts, …

• Witness says ranch knew of abuser

  January 28, 2010 in City on Page A6 Attorneys for a former Morning Star Boys’ Ranch resident rested their civil case in Spokane County Superior Court on Wednesday after bringing to the stand an 84-year-old woman who testified … 2

• Sex procurement alleged in boys’ ranch trial

  January 22, 2010 in City on Page A5 An unexpected witness may testify that former Morning Star Boys’ Ranch director Joseph Weitensteiner had him procure boys for sex and then gave the witness money years later to keep … 4

• Attorney alleges ranch director paid for witness’ silence

  January 21, 2010 in City An unexpected witness may testify that former Morning Star Boys’ Ranch director Joseph Weitensteiner had him procure boys for sex and then gave him money to keep it quiet years … 7

• Diocese appeals bankruptcy court rulings

  January 6, 2010 in City on Page A6 The Catholic Diocese of Spokane has appealed a recent series of bankruptcy court rulings that could cost it millions of dollars more. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Patricia Williams last month affirmed …

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  No longer a lawman, but still an advocate

    December 13, 2009 in City on Page A1 Jerry Keller retired last week after 36 years as a Spokane police officer. For 20 of those years, he was a detective in the sexual assault unit. He interviewed hundreds … 3

• Scores claim sex abuse

  December 6, 2009 in City on Page B1 More than 500 people have filed claims accusing Jesuits of sexually abusing children across the Northwest. The claims vary in severity and span decades and geography, from Native Alaskan village … 1

• Abuse claims against Jesuits reach 500

  December 5, 2009 in News More than 500 people have filed claims accusing Jesuits of sexually abusing children across the Northwest. 2

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  Dublin bishops hid priests’ child abuse

  November 27, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 DUBLIN, Ireland – Roman Catholic Church leaders in Dublin spent decades sheltering child-abusing priests from the law and most fellow clerics turned a blind eye, an investigation ordered by Ireland’s … 1

• Alaska diocese agrees to $10M abuse settlement

  November 24, 2009 in Region The Catholic Diocese of Fairbanks and representatives of almost 300 alleged victims of clergy abuse have agreed on a settlement of almost $10 million.

• Diocese hit with 21 new claims

    November 3, 2009 in City on Page A1 Twenty-one new claims of clergy sex abuse have been filed against the Catholic Diocese of Spokane, a number that has surprised the diocese and could reopen its contentious bankruptcy case. … 5

• Judge sets Nov. 30 deadline for claims

  June 1, 2009 in City, Region People who contend they were sexually abused by Jesuit priests in the Northwest have until Nov. 30 to file claims.

• Victim in Seattle priest abuse trial settles case

  May 18, 2009 in City, Region One of two men suing the Seattle Roman Catholic Archdiocese over sexual abuse by a priest has agreed to a mid-trial settlement. 3

• Putting abusive priests in parishes was wrong, pastor says

  May 14, 2009 in City, Region The pastor at St. James Cathedral resumed the witness stand Thursday in the trial against the Seattle Archdiocese, acknowledging that years ago, the archdiocese put known child molesters back in …

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