Church abuse scandal reaches pope's brother (AP via Yahoo! News)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:10:10 GMT
Church abuse scandals in Germany have reached the older brother of Pope Benedict XVI and are creeping ever closer to the pontiff himself.
German convent school latest to probe child sex abuse (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:47:02 GMT
BERLIN—A Catholic convent school that closed in 1981 was on Wednesday the latest religious institution to become enmeshed in a child sex abuse scandal now involving over two-thirds of Germany's dioceses.
German man jailed for Cindy Crawford extortion (Reuters via Yahoo!Xtra News)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:57:46 GMT
BERLIN, (Reuters) - A man was sentenced to two years in jail by a court in southern Germany Tuesday for trying to extort $100,000 from former supermodel Cindy Crawford, German media reported.
German Catholics to investigate abuse charges (Boston Herald)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:53:54 GMT
BERLIN - Catholic authorities in Germany announced two major abuse investigations Wednesday - one into the renowned...
German diocese to examine choir abuse (The Washington Times)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:51:04 GMT
UPDATED: BERLIN -- Catholic authorities in Germany announced two major abuse investigations Wednesday -- one into the renowned choir once led by Pope Benedict XVI's brother and another into what everyone, including the pope, knew about the sexual and physical abuse of students. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Regensburg in southern Germany said it has appointed an independent investigator to ...
Child abuse claims hit Catholic institutions in Germany (CNN)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:52:35 GMT
Norbert Denef says for years he couldn't speak about the crimes committed against him during his childhood in Germany.
German diocese to examine choir abuse (Detroit Free Press)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:23:18 GMT
BERLIN — Catholic authorities in Germany announced two major abuse investigations today — one into the renowned choir once led by Pope Benedict XVI's brother and another into what everyone, including the pope, knew about the sexual and physical abuse of students.
Regensburg diocese in Germany to examine abuse claims at pope's brother's choir (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:56:00 GMT
BERLIN - A spokesman for the Regensburg Catholic diocese in Germany says the diocese will investigate allegations of physical and sexual abuse that have swirled around a famed choir once led by Pope Benedict XVI's brother.
Cindy Crawford blackmailer jailed in Germany (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:17:05 GMT
BERLIN—A German man, who tried to blackmail Cindy Crawford over a photograph showing the supermodel's young daughter gagged and bound, was sentenced Tuesday to two years behind bars.
Germany: Man jailed for Cindy Crawford extortion (San Francisco Chronicle)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:30:09 GMT
A German man who tried to blackmail supermodel Cindy Crawford with a photo of her bound and gagged 7-year-old daughter was sentenced to two years in jail Tuesday. Edis Kayalar, 26, was found guilty after confessing that he tried to extort euro100,000 ($... Cindy Crawford - Extortion - United States - Kirchheim unter Teck - Germany
