Update: On September 6th, Lighthouse Trails posted an article (see below) from Patch Network out of S. California, written by reporter Ashley Ludwig, stating that Ruben (Ruven) Meulenberg, a former Saddleback Church youth worker had been sentenced to 12 years in prison after being found guilty this past summer for child molestation of two boys … [Read more…]
Photo: Seducers Among Our Children; Crough LTRJ Note: Children are particularly vulnerable to sexual abuse and molestation by people who are in some type of authority and trust in their lives. Make sure your church is a safe place for all children who attend. Detective sergeant Patrick Crough, author of Seducers Among Our Children, has … [Read more…]
On Friday evening (May 26), Saddleback Church released a statement about the arrest of Ruben Meulenberg, the man who allegedly has been molesting boys at Saddleback. The Saddleback statement called Meulenberg a “student ministry volunteer.” Here is the full statement: We are shocked and grieved to share that this week a Saddleback member reported that … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: This news story is another reminder that untold numbers of children have been and continue to be sexually abused (and not just in the Catholic Church) around the world. It’s an epidemic that still remains hushed in many cases today. Let us not forget that the power of sexual abuse lies in its … [Read more…]
If our action in keeping men out of women’s bathrooms and showers protected the life of just one child or one woman from being molested or assaulted, then it was worth it.— North Carolina Lieutenant Gov. Dan Forest By the Editors at Christian News Network (Reuters) — PayPal Holdings Inc (PYPL.O) on Tuesday canceled plans … [Read more…]
We are reposting this important radio interview because the incidence of children being sexually exploited by online predators is steadily increasing. Below are several short audio clips from the recent interview Jan Markell of Olive Tree Ministries did with Lighthouse Trails author and investigative sergeant Patrick Crough. Patrick is the author of Seducers Among Our … [Read more…]
A Special Commentary by Deborah Dombrowski As I read the headlines on the computer screen from an article a Lighthouse Trails reader had sent me the morning of July 6th, I remembered another headline I had seen just the day before. One was about a child pornography sex ring, and the other was about Obama. … [Read more…]
By Ross Levitt and Susan Candiotti, CNN (CNN) – Opening arguments are scheduled for Monday in Philadelphia in the first case in which an official of a Roman Catholic archdiocese has been accused of protecting abusive priests by moving them from parish to parish. Monsignor William Lynn has pleaded not guilty to conspiracy and endangering … [Read more…]
By Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Prosecutors have dropped efforts to keep a sexually abusive former priest from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles locked up indefinitely in a mental hospital, a district attorney spokeswoman said Wednesday. Prosecutors informed the court at a hearing Friday that they would not pursue a petition to have … [Read more…]
