Religious Groups Try to Block NY Abuse Bill

The Child Victims Act is getting another shot in the New York legislature, and yesterday Assemblywoman Markey (D-Queens) introduced the bill to a Democratic house for the first time. Governor Patterson is also behind this bill, giving it a good shot at passing. Justice Denied author Marci Hamilton was there to testify.
From the New York [...]

Marci Hamilton to speak on religion and the law

Marci Hamilton will join a panel discussion called Legal Responses to Abuse in Religious Communities on Tuesday, March 3. C-SPAN’s Book TV will be taping as well. The Justice Denied author’s panel will be part of a larger gathering: The Evolving Balance: Abuse in Religious Communities and the Law, presented by Cardozo Advocates for Kids. [...]

Developments in Brooklyn Sex Abuse Cases

Justice Denied author Marci Hamilton just sent me a couple of stories of interest in the recent cases involving abused children in the Orthodox Jewish communities of Brooklyn.
Channel 11 news did a powerful piece yesterday on the current state of the investigation, and spoke with Marci about it.
The video can be seen here.
Meanwhile, TIME Magazine [...]

Hamilton on Sex Abuse in the Orthodox Jewish Community

In an Op-Ed in this morning’s New York Daily News, Justice Denied author Marci Hamilton decries another situation in which sexual abusers are shielded from public scrutiny. It’s a familiar criticism of the Catholic church, but this time, it’s happening in New York’s Orthodox Jewish community.
Most people think our culture offers no sympathy to perpetrators [...]

No Justice for Dallas Rape

Justice Denied author Marci Hamilton sent me yet another story demonstrating the frustrating position that law enforcement finds itself in when dealing with childhood sex abuse and the Statute of Limitations.

DALLAS – While authorities said they have solved the case in the rape of a child in 1983, justice will not be served.
Through DNA tests, [...]