A claim of sexual abuse against a Minnesota teacher details a common pattern of predatory grooming.  There’s no way to know at this point...

An interesting new study looked at factors unique to forensic interviews of adolescents.  It wasn't a broad or particularly deep study,...

My colleague, Tom Rawlings, and I are speaking on August 20 at the upcoming meeting of the International Society for the Prevention of...

A case from the New Jersey Supreme Court has some important lessons for youth organizations.  The immediate issue involved defamation...

The Louisiana Supreme Court recently reversed itself, finding that the legislature's creation of a safe harbor for old claims of sexual...

A prosecutor in Pennsylvania has made a rare turnabout in a mandated reporter case and dismissed charges against a Mormon clergy member....

Legislators are working against time to extend the statute of limitations for former Boy Scouts. The bankruptcy settlement with Boy...

A federal district court in Arkansas, construing Arkansas law, recently determined that an exclusion in an insurance policy for “prior...

A story focusing on the Mormon church’s response to child sexual abuse allegations reminds us that lawyers’ instincts can sometimes make...

A Virginia judge recently denied a school board's motion to dismiss a lawsuit based on newly-discovered Facebook posts. The suit started...

Britain recently recognized, in a report released by the NPCC (National Police Chiefs’ Council), that 52% of alleged offenders in...

A recent study has found a strong correlation between positive adult-child relationships and good mental health outcomes in young...