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Alleged Victim Sues District; Victim's Mother Speaks Out

August 29, 2008 | By Sharon Cotal

As head counselor at Golden Valley High School, it was Roselyn Hubbell’s job to help students succeed in school and choose the right path in life.

But rather than helping, said the mother of a former Golden Valley student, Hubbell, 33, led her 14-year-old son down a sordid path of sex, drugs and lies.

“I thought, oh my God, I found someone to help me with my son, because she was a counselor and he was having some problems,” said the alleged victim’s mother. “Then, I found out she was making love to my son in my own house.”

The Signal is withholding the name of the now-16-year-ol...

 
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August 29, 2008
 

Editorial: Clergy Sex Abuse Cases - Showing the Way

August 11, 2008 | By Philadelphia Enquirer

Cardinal Justin Rigali and other Roman Catholic officials last week unwittingly provided a textbook example of the need for Pennsylvania to enact a law giving child sex-abuse victims their day in court.
So why are church officials still so staunchly opposed to Harrisburg lawmakers taking this important step?

Cardinal Rigali did the right thing last Monday by blocking the transfer to Bucks County of a long-time Philadelphia-area priest who was accused in a lawsuit of abusing four boys at a Delaware high school.

The Rev. Dennis Killion was headed for St. Bede the Venerable Parish in Holland, b...

 
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Letters released by John Manly - in the case of four Delaware men accusing Fr. Dennis Killion of sexual abuse - show the important of passing civil window legislation in Pennsylvania.
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August 11, 2008