An Esteemed Doctor, Child Sexual Abuse Claims and a Hospital That Knew for Years

For almost 30 years, parents sought out Dr. Reginald Archibald when their children would not grow. They came to his clinic at The Rockefeller University Hospital, a prominent New York research institution, where he treated and studied children who were small for their age.

He also may have sexually abused many of them.

The hospital sent a letter last month to former patients of Dr. Archibald asking about their contact with him. Ten days later, on Oct. 5, it posted a statement online saying it had evidence of the doctor’s “inappropriate” behavior with some patients and that it first had learned of credible allegations against him in 2004. The letter went out to as many as 1,000 people, said a former patient who spoke with a hospital administrator. read more »  

Justice department opens investigation into Catholic church in Pennsylvania

DoJ served subpoenas last week following report that found 301 ‘predator priests’ molested over 1,000 children in the state

The US justice department (DoJ) has opened an investigation of child sexual abuse inside the Roman Catholic church in Pennsylvania, it emerged on Thursday, using subpoenas to demand confidential files and testimony from church leaders, according to two people familiar with the investigation. read more »  

Iowa basketball coach admits to sexually exploiting 400 boys

A prominent Iowa youth basketball coach faces potentially decades in prison after admitting to a yearslong pattern of sexually exploiting and abusing at least 400 boys, including former players, their friends and other young athletes.

Greg Stephen, 42, posed as girls on social media to trick the boys into making live videos masturbating. He secretly recorded them showering during trips to tournaments. In some cases he recorded himself fondling nude players as they slept. read more »