Friday, January 11, 2019

Attorney General Announces New Phone Hotline to Report Child Sex Abuse


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  1. "Victims of an abuser associated with a school or place of worship, or those with knowledge of such abuse..."
    This is a limited scope investigation relevant to the Catholic Church.

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    1. It says SCHOOL. It does not say Catholic school.

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    2. It is intentionally vague and thus prone to ambiguous interpretation.

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  2. Or it is intentionally vague to increase the number of scenarios which are reportable, rather than limit it to church OR school or even *public* school. If anything, this broadens the criteria rather than limiting them.

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    1. This is the reply I got. Perhaps you can ask them a better question.
      Me: So, your scope is limited to Catholic parochial schools and churches?
      A: A little more but does not include teachers in public colleges

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  3. They buckled under pressure.
    https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/cardinal-says-catholic-church-destroyed-documentation-sex-abuse-n974941

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  4. Has this campaign fallen victim of neglect and oblivion?

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  5. Meanwhile the priorities don't match:
    https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/news/pet-store-company-fined-500000-by-attorney-general-for-illegally-selling-dogs/

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  6. https://www.marylandmatters.org/2021/10/21/brian-frosh-expected-to-announce-he-wont-seek-re-election-as-attorney-general/
    "Advocates for child sex abuse victims believe he moved too slowly to identify and prosecute church officials who preyed on young people; an investigation launched in 2018 is ongoing, his office said last month."

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    1. Parkinson's Law:
      Work will expand to fill the allotted time for its completion.

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