Religion & Law

After Arkansas Raid, 6 Children In State Custody, Sect Leader Arrested
As previously reported, last week federal authorities, as part of a child pornography investigation, raided the southwest Arkansas compound of the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries. Since then there have been two developments...

Tony Alamos Evangelical Church Raided After Allegation of Child Abuse and Pornography
Evangelical minister Tony Alamo blames the Catholics. But, police insist that they had evidence of child abuse and pornography at his headquarters in Fouke, Arkansas. Critics have long called Alamo’s massive church a cult, but he insists that it is “true Christianity...

CP raid occurres because impending raid leaked to press
A child porn raid on a religious compound in Arkansas occurred within a hour of this post in the Western District of Arkansas after an e-mail between AUSAs on the case was accidentally sent to the press...

AR - Six children in custody after raid on Arkansas church compound
View the article here A video is below as well. 09/21/2008 FOUKE - Six children have been placed in temporary state custody after a raid on a church compound as part of a child-porn investigation, the Arkansas state police said Sunday...

Pfizers Head of Patents Faces Allegations of Child Pornography
The AP is reporting that the feds have charged Pfizer’s global patent director, Alan Hesketh, with receiving, distributing and possessing child pornography. Hesketh, 61, stands accused of posing as a 28-year-old woman and, while chatting online, trading hundreds of images of children engaged in sex acts, according to the report...

Michigan: Police raid church to stop worship music TMLC files suit
The lawsuit was prompted by the series of police incursions into the church and threats by the Township prosecutor to raid the church every time music was heard coming from it.

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The Bay Presbyterian Church
$700,000 settlement reached in church split case.

Florida State Settles with Feds over Disclosure of Personal Driver Info
Florida State Settles with Feds over Disclosure of Personal Driver Info

West Virginia Child Advocate Office Faces Class Action over Child Support
West Virginia Child Advocate Office Faces Class Action over Child Support

Nationwide
Settles Arkansas Class Action

Roman Catholic Church
Diocese of Antigonish faces class action over abuse by a priest

Wells Fargo Settles New Jersey State Investigation into Pick-a-Payment Mortgages
Wells Fargo Settles New Jersey State Investigation into Pick-a-Payment Mortgages