Let's talk about Title IX, which applies to minor kids in government schools, and the absolute dearth of protection when they are abused on government property or by government employed teachers.
Let's talk about legislation to ensure that hosting websites, like Pornhub and social media platforms have liability for the videos of violent rape and child sexual abuse that they facilitate and even monetize.
Let's talk about Sovereign Immunity and Statute of Limitations reform for Title IX violations, since most actual victims have no recourse in our justice system due to archaic legislative structures.
Let's talk about funding for federal investigations and accountability for detectives and prosecutors who cover for abusers (I, for one, would still like answers about the FBI's failure with Larry Nassar, and I bet Epstein's survivors would like some answers too.)
Sending a letter did nothing.
Contact me if you want to deal with real reform.
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This ruling doesn't protect only Catholics, despite confession not being sacramental in most other denominations the way it is for Catholics. Further, we have regularly recognized that simply because someone firmly believes something does not mean it is automatically protected...
Honor killings, for example, or smoking illegal drugs during a religious ceremony.
The idea that there are NO limits to religious expression so long as it's a core doctrine has never been accepted in this country or by any reasonable person.
"No limits as long as it's a core belief" was never embedded in our Constitution, nor in our culture. We have always recognized limits.
No, we aren't moving on from the Epstein Files. We aren't moving on from trafficking and child rape. And no, @realDonaldTrump, we aren't buying the idea that the files never existed, or were faked by Obama, or whatever new story you come up with.
We see you.
We remember "Katie Johnson", who sued you for forcible rape, alleging that when she was 13 years old you and Jeffery Epstein violently assaulted her at four events in Epstein's home in 1994.
We remember "Katie".
We remember Stacey Williams, who alleged you assaulted her in 1993, while Epstein watched.
We remember that in 2017, Epstein himself told journalist Michael Wolffe, that he'd been your closest friend for ten years.
Notable findings from the dismissal of Hunt's lawsuit -
1 – “alleged sexual misconduct involving clergy members and how such matters are handled” are “matters of public concern”. Including the letter sent from the Credentials Committee to a church platforming Hunt.
Another precious survivor I've had the privilege of communicating with, who was crushed by MacArthur and Grace Community Church. She won full custody of her children with her abusive ex limited to supervised visitation only. If you know anything about this process, you know...
How rare this is, and how bad it has to be, to get this verdict.
Men of God, does it not concern you at all, that you missed this? That you counseled so dangerously? Do you not want to understand how and why, you could not or would not see?
Do you feel grief at how you trod on this vulnerable woman and her children? Do you feel fear that you might make this mistake again? Have you wondered if she might not be the only one?
It has been almost six years and counting since several of us who work in this field repeatedly raised concerns to leaders that the lack of clear processes, measurable benchmarks and standards, and appropriate communication strategy, within the Credentials Committee...
Would create serious harm.
The errors noted in the ruling from a few days ago were entirely preventable. They were warned of directly. Sound alternatives were recommended repeatedly.
Model systems used in other entities were recommended.
No less than four attorneys, all of whom have levels of expertise in this field and one of who specializes in the constitutionality of offender registries, repeatedly warned of these risks and urged adoption of clear, measurable policies. All went unheeded.