As a documentary is set to air that its producer calls a “MeToo moment for men,” controversial actor Kevin Spacey is lambasting it as a “desperate attempt for ratings.” “Spacey Unmasked” is scheduled to be broadcast in Britain on Monday and Tuesday on Channel 4, according to Variety. Going back to 2017, Spacey has faced […]
Washington state’s attorney general is increasing pressure on the Catholic Church in a child sex abuse investigation he is conducting. Bob Ferguson said he has asked the King County Superior Court to enforce a subpoena he issued against the Seattle Catholic Archdiocese to obtain church records for the probe. Mr. Ferguson said the Seattle Archdiocese did […]
Washington state’s attorney general is increasing pressure on the Catholic Church in a child sex abuse investigation he is conducting. Bob Ferguson said he has asked the King County Superior Court to enforce a subpoena he issued against the Seattle Catholic Archdiocese to obtain church records for the probe. Mr. Ferguson said the Seattle Archdiocese did […]
CHICAGO — Child sexual abuse at Illinois juvenile detention centers was pervasive and systemic for decades, according to disturbing accounts in a lawsuit filed Monday by 95 men and women housed at the youth centers as children. The lawsuit details alleged incidents of abuse from 1996 to 2017, including gang rape, forced oral sex, beatings […]
The Justice Department’s Kristen Clarke confirmed on Wednesday that she did not disclose an arrest and expungement during her nomination to the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division, alleging that she was a victim of domestic abuse. The Daily Signal reported Tuesday evening that Clarke, who testified in 2021 to senators that she had never been arrested […]
BUDAPEST, Hungary — An aspiring challenger to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán renewed his calls for change Friday as he led a protest of several thousand people demanding a more robust child protection system and the resignation of Orbán’s government. The demonstrators gathered outside Hungary‘s Interior Ministry in Budapest and called for its head, Sándor […]
A mother in Texas has pleaded guilty to severe abuse of her fourteen-year-old daughter, including choking, beating, and even burning. The case is horrifying enough in itself, but it uncovers even deeper issues that no one in American public life has yet shown any willingness to face. Eventually, however, these issues will become unavoidable […]
BRENTWOOD, N.H. — A lawyer defending the state of New Hampshire against abuse allegations at its youth detention center attacked the plaintiff’s credibility Monday, suggesting he was a troublemaker who was appropriately punished as a teen and is now a delusional adult seeking a payout. David Meehan, 42, who says he was repeatedly raped, beaten […]
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A lawyer for the military contractor being sued by three survivors of the notorious Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq told jurors Monday that the plaintiffs are suing the wrong people. “If you believe they were abused … tell them to make their claim against the U.S. government,” said John O’Connor, defense attorney […]
Top O’ the Briefing Happy Wednesday, dear Kruiser Morning Briefing friends. The Sine Qua Non Sequitur was out a little too late last night with Keith Richards and Sydney Sweeney at a pickleball fashion charity. Yes, this is another discussion about Joe Biden being addled, embarrassing, and a detriment […]
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