There are 5 article(s) tagged child sexual abuse:

• June 2026

  • More than 100 images linked to used cellphone lead to alleged child predator’s arrest

    Memphis police arrest an alleged child rapist who may have numerous victims over the past two decades or longer.

    By Jody Callahan June 12, 2026

• May 2022

  • Southern Baptists to release secret list of pastors accused of sexual abuse

    The report on sexual-abuse coverups among Southern Baptist congregations includes connection to a local megachurch.

    By Ben Wheeler May 24, 2022

• February 2021

  • Pandemic sets up victims of abuse for even more terror

    Shelby County prosecutors have seen more violence in domestic violence cases during the pandemic and they worry about the number of post-pandemic disclosures of child abuse. 
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    By Don Wade February 08, 2021

• February 2020

  • Talley’s call for repentence in Lenten season comes with list of accused priests

    The new report and list lacks the detail that a trove of internal church documents and depositions released a decade ago show about how the Catholic Diocese handled allegations of child sexual abuse by priests over a half century.

    By Bill Dries February 29, 2020

• November 2018

  • Eight Catholic priests with Memphis assignments on list of abuse allegations

    Three of eight former Roman Catholic priests connected to the Catholic Diocese of Nashville accused of child sexual abuse and dismissed from the priesthood had church assignments in Memphis.

    By Bill Dries November 05, 2018