Sentences with phrase «by alleged abusers»

Legislation should be introduced to prevent the cross-examination of complainants by their alleged abusers in the family courts.

Hayden J concludes his damning assessment by saying that the case for permitting cross examination by alleged abusers is «redundant of any coherent contrary argument».

The case asks the Court to hear and overturn a ruling by the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals (Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee) that makes mandatory reporters of suspected child abuse vulnerable to federal claims brought by an alleged abuser.

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Similarly, the recovered - memory hysteria, in which false «memories» of childhood sexual abuse ruined the lives of alleged abusers, was fostered by mental health professionals — the very people who should have known better.

I tried to stay in communication with the alleged abuser and friends, but I have either been told explicitly to stop attempting contact, or my contact has been cut off with them by them, or they've made it clear they will have nothing to do with me ever again.

As you may know, Sovereign Grace Ministries, an association of Reformed church plants, is facing a significant lawsuit that alleges church leaders covered up the abuse of children by discouraging parents from reporting abuse to authorities and requiring victims to forgive their abusers in person.

Pastor Tim Challies has argued that «thinking biblically» about the SGM lawsuit — which alleges that the leadership of SGM covered up the abuse of children by discouraging parents from reporting abuse to authorities and requiring victims to forgive their abusers in person — means keeping quiet about it in order to avoid «gossip.»

Wills is even better on the Atonement, a doctrine now widely rejected by liberal Christians because of its alleged reliance on an image of God as patriarchal child - abuser.

The measure, first introduced years ago by Margaret Markey, a New York State Assembly Democrat, would extend the statute of limitations for civil suits against alleged sexual abusers of children and against institutions that fail to act against such abuse under their roofs.

A companion bill sponsored by Markey would eliminate the current statute of limitations for criminal prosecutions of alleged child sex abusers.

HBO has acted more decisively against alleged harassers and abusers in the recent past; before Louis CK admitted to sexual misconduct, the network cut ties with the Lucky Louie creator, and also nixed plans for a miniseries with Mark Halperin, who was fired by NBC News after five women accused him of sexual harassment.

The Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984, s 31F (6)(in force since April 2014) gives the family court judge some power to act as intermediary where a witness is to be in examined by a party (eg in the case of an alleged abuser cross-examining a child witness).