Oct

25

Blanco Monk Sentenced To 80 Years For Child Sex Assault

October 25, 2007 | Comments Off

Yesterday a Blanco County jury sentenced a former monk to 80 years in prison Wednesday for four counts of sexual assault on a minor.
Hughes, 57, was convicted Wednesday on four counts of sexual assault of a child. He showed no emotion as the verdict was read by state District Judge Dan Mills. source
Accusers took the […]

Oct

17

Family struggles with aftermath of clergy sex abuse

October 17, 2007 | Comments Off

A moving article on the terrible after-effects of clergy sexual abuse was published today on WJBC.com.
When you think of clergy sexual abuse, people often think of older adults and young children. However, a couple from Bloomington says their son would have been 26 last week, but Eric Iliff never made it because he said he […]

Oct

2

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October 2, 2007 | Comments Off

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