Government Scrutinizes Research Publications
Son of the Patriot Act
this may be heavy for survivors
Sins of the Fathers Grand jury says LI diocese protected abusive priests By Rita Ciolli 2/10/03 "Catholic church officials on Long Island failed in the past to protect children from sexual abuse by priests and cannot be trusted to protect them now without changes in state law, according to a withering Suffolk County grand jury report that was released this morning. The 180-page report depicts, sometimes in lurid detail, how the hierarchy of the Diocese of Rockville Centre concealed the alleged criminal behavior of its priests and used "deception and intimidation" in dealing with abuse victims. The report repeatedly points out how avoiding bad publicity was paramount. Calling the diocesan policy of dealing with abusive priests "a sham," the report exposes a "system that left thousands of children in the diocese exposed to predatory, serial child molesters working as priests." The report estimates that abuse cases cost the diocese $2 million, with about $1.7 million of that being paid to victims in settlements. And with abuse allegations on record by 2002 against at least 58 priests, according to an internal memo cited in the report, the only priest who was defrocked at that point, was one who admitted to having an affair with an adult woman." http://www.newsday.com/news/local/longisland/ny-ligran103124280feb10,0,1364761.story?coll=ny%2Dtop%2Dspan%2Dheadlines
The Boston Files By Rita Ciolli and Joseph Mallia "In 1995, Bishop William F. Murphy, then the second-highest ranking official in the Archdiocese of Boston, faced a grave problem: One of his priests was accused of sexually molesting a boy at a church-run juvenile detention center. Murphy decided to allow the Rev. C. Melvin Surette to remain active and then gave the cleric $14,000 to start a job bank to find work for other priests accused of abusing children. Murphy also gave Surette an allowance to live in private housing and extra money for a car and parking expenses. The accuser, who was 16 at the time of the alleged abuse, received a $50,000 settlement. The Rev. Richard Lennon, who was then Murphy's assistant, wrote him a memo soon after criticizing the bishop's treatment of Surette..." http://www.newsday.com/news/local/longisland/ny-libishop0209,0,3547218.story
four from L Moss Sharman Where the cultists play By Lysiane Gagnon 2/10/03 "Quebec makes no distinction between established religions and cults (which some sociologists earnestly call "new religions"). In France, where there is firm separation between church and state, only Catholics, Protestants, Jews and Muslims are granted fiscal privileges. Furthermore, the government has drawn up a list of 172 groups it considers to be cults; those deemed the most "dangerous" are subject to special scrutiny. The list, which attracted criticism from civil libertarians, includes Jehovah's Witnesses and Seventh-day Adventists. Some parliamentarians even tried, albeit unsuccessfully, to present a law that would have allowed the state to ban groups that are convicted of "mental manipulation." http://www.globeandmail.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/PEstory/TGAM/20030210/COGAGNY/national/national/nationalColumnistsHeadline_temp/4/4/4/
Md. bills seek to lengthen limit on filing of sex-abuse civil suits - Current law requires victim to initiate action by age 21 By John Rivera 2/9/03 "In the aftermath of the child sexual-abuse scandal in the Catholic Church, victims' advocates are pushing the Maryland General Assembly to lengthen the statute of limitations for filing civil suits against abusers. Critics have long argued that Maryland's law, which requires a child who has been sexually abused to file suit by age 21, is too restrictive. Now they believe they have the impetus to make changes. A bill sponsored by Del. Brian K. McHale, a Baltimore Democrat, would allow a sexual abuse victim to file a civil suit within a year after the resolution of a criminal case. "http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/bal-md.statute09feb09,0,2906635.story?coll=bal%2Dlocal%2Dheadlines
Ex-Jordan teacher facing up to his demons, lawyer says Jim Adams 2/8/03 "A former Jordan High School teacher convicted of sexual assault....A prosecutor has said Simon admitted to counselors or corrections officials that, by his own estimate, he molested about 100 students and others in his 20 years at the school." http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/3641251.html
4 arrested in Toronto over child porn Dentist, three others, in 2,400 names found on U.S. lists Christian Cotroneo 2/8/03 "Toronto police have arrested four men, including a 57-year-old dentist, on child pornography charges. The arrests were described as the latest in an ongoing investigation known as Project Snowball, based on tips from U.S. authorities that produced a list of some 2,000 suspected Canadian owners and distributors of child pornography." http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1035777594657&call_pageid=968332188492&col=968793972154
http://www.cornellsun.com/articles/7517/
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 07, 2003 Government Scrutinizes Research Publications By PHILIP LANE
Recent increases in government regulation have some University officials worried that terrorism will soon claim another casualty -- academic freedom. The Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act has created, in addition to the already existing categories of classified and unclassified information, a new category of "sensitive" information. This last category could potentially include many aspects of Cornell research and is proving to be ambiguous terrain for an institution that holds a tradition of academic openness as one of its guiding principles.
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Digital TV Project Who Controls the Media
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The Walt Disney Co. $23 billion
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Viacom $18.9 billion
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News Corporation $13 billion
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http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=15138
Son of the Patriot Act By Charles Lewis and Adam MayleFebruary 7, 2003
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