Sources close to the case tell Anglican Watch that, absent unforeseen circumstances, prosecutor Antonia Barry intends to retry Episcopal priest Richard Losch over allegations that he raped a boy at a New Hampshire boy scout camp in the 1970s. A previous trial ended in a hug jury. Anglican Watch endorses plans for a
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Press release: Anglican Watch Calls for Criminal Investigations into Episcopal Church’s Failure to Fulfill Mandatory Child Abuse Reporting Obligations
ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 25, 2025 /Standard Newswire/ — Anglican Watch, the unofficial watchdog of the Episcopal Church, today called on state attorneys general to investigate the denomination’s ongoing refusal to comply with state mandatory child sex abuse reporting obligations. Of particular concern is the refusal of Episcopal Church officials to report
Continue readingSean Rowe removes bishop Todd Ousley from all Title IV functions prior to Ousley’s departure later this year
On a day when many are reflecting on issues of organizational and collective integrity, there is good news from within the Episcopal Church. Specifically, incoming Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe has removed corrupt Bishop Todd Ousley from all involvement in the Title IV process for bishops as a precursor to Ousley’s
Continue readingThe Episcopal Church needs to take criminal conduct by clergy seriously
It’s long been a fundamental tenet within private companies that illegal conduct by an employee can and should result in immediate termination. Yet the Episcopal Church, which far too often treats Title IV, the clergy disciplinary canon, as the only solution to clergy misconduct, almost invariably ignores criminal conduct and
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