A Glastonbury doctor already facing a host of allegations that he sexually assaulted women who were his patients is due in Superior Court in Middletown Monday to be arraigned on new charges. The new charges against Dr. Tory Z. Westbrook, 43, include 24 counts of...
Month: July 2012
Philadelphia Monsignor Imprisoned for Covering Up Child Sex Abuse in Catholic Church
Monsignor William Lynn, the highest-ranking clergyman convicted in the U.S. Roman Catholic Church scandal, was sentenced on Tuesday to up to six years in prison for covering up child sex abuse by priests in Philadelphia. Judge M. Teresa Sarmina told Lynn, 61, the...
Penn State Receives Punishment for Jerry Sandusky Sex Abuse Scandal
NCAA President Mark Emmert issued a landmark ruling Monday morning, crippling Penn State's ability to compete on the field for years to come by banning the football team from bowl games for four years, reducing initial scholarships to 15 a year for four years and...
Southeastern University Conference Commissioner Discusses Penn State’s Freeh Report and Schools’ Duties
saw this article in the Connecticut Post and thought it was very relevant to the mandated reporter laws in Connecticut. Excerpts of the article are below: Southeastern Conference Commissioner Mike Slive said a recent...
Report Slams Penn State’s ‘Total Disregard’ in Sandusky Case
Senior Penn State administrators exhibited a "total disregard for the safety and welfare'' of the children who were sexually abused by former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, according to an internal investigation of the university. "The...
Waterford Priest Pleads Not Guilty In Child Porn Case
A Waterford priest charged last week with first-degree possession of child pornography pleaded not guilty to the charge Monday during a brief hearing in Superior Court. The Rev. Dennis Carey, 65, entered the plea before Judge Patrick J. Clifford. Carey's attorney,...
Waterford Priest Charged With Having Child Pornography
Investigators say that when they knocked on the rectory door of St. Paul Parish last week, search warrant in hand, the priest there quickly gave up a secret. There were "inappropriate" photos and videos of children there, the Rev. Dennis Carey told police, according...
