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 retrial, particularly in light of…
NEWS PROVIDED BY Anglican Watch March 31, 2025 ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31, 2025 /Standard Newswire/ — A criminal trial of Episcopal priest and alleged child rapist Richard Losch is set for April 8-9, 2025 in the Grafton New Hampshire Superior Court. The case is State v. Richard Losch, docket: 215-2023-CR-0609. The case stems from allegations dating…
Earlier today, Archbishop Welby’s son, Tim Welby, spoke out about his father’s resignation, saying that his position had become untenable due to the increasing clamor for his resignation. Predictably enough, the trolls came out in force, running interference for Welby and claiming he was taking responsibility for his mistakes. On this issue, we want to…
Regular readers of Anglican Watch will probably grin — and roll their eyes — to learn that we have now read the entire Blue Book, the enormous heap of paper that magically appears prior to every Episcopal General Convention (GC). Yes, we are governance geeks. In our reading, we note that Title IV and the spectacularly corrupt…
Following is an open letter prepared by a member of the Diocese of Easton regarding the Bishop Santosh Marray Title IV clergy disciplinary complaints. Anglican Watch unequivocally supports the complainants in this matter and calls on the national church to act with integrity in this matter. Further, we remind corrupt bishop Todd Ousley and others…
As many of you know, Episcopal priest Richard Losch is facing felony charges for child sexual abuse dating from the mid-1970’s. Anglican Watch has done an enormous amount of research into Losch, including his various jobs that provided him with access to children. These include stints in education, as a priest, and in Boy Scouts. In dozens…
The recent news that alleged child rapist and Episcopal priest Richard Losch has been indicted for child sexual abuse raises a related issue. Specifically, numerous leaders in the Episcopal Church knew of the allegations yet did nothing. Those who ignored the problem, despite more than a dozen emails from the victim pleading for help: –…
Sharp-eyed visitors who read yesterday’s updated “Top ten toxic terrors of TEC” quickly asked about a possible omission. And who is that illustrious candidate? None other than Prince Singh. For the record, his omission was deliberate. The reasons are complex and varied, but let’s plunge in and take a quick look at Planet Prince. One…
Adult sons and ex-wife accuse Bishop Prince Singh of alcohol-fueled physical, verbal violence and call out Presiding Bishop Michael Curry for mishandling their disclosure. Six months after their initial disclosure to The Episcopal Church (TEC), the two adult sons and ex-wife of Provisional Bishop Prince Singh of the Dioceses of Eastern Michigan and Western Michigan…
Earlier today, we responded to PB Michael Curry’s email to the sons of of Bishop Prince Singh, who allege their father abused them as children. We also invited Singh’s son’s to share their perspectives with us. We find it appalling that PB Michael Curry could claim he doesn’t have an easy solution to +Singh’s alleged…
Have you ever read an article that comes close but never manages to tell the whole story? An article that takes you 90 percent of the way there but never quite rounds third base? If so, you may read the joint nominating committee’s profile for the next presiding bishop of the Episcopal church and feel…
We recently raised a toast to the news that Todd Ousley is losing his role as the intake officer for Title IV clergy disciplinary complaints against bishops. But this is only a partial solution, and Todd Ousley needs to resign as head of the office of pastoral development. And no one with a scrap of…
We recently raised a toast to the news that Todd Ousley is losing his role as the intake officer for Title IV clergy disciplinary complaints against bishops. But this is only a partial solution, and Todd Ousley needs to resign as head of the office of pastoral development in order for the Title IV disciplinary…
Bishop Todd Ousley, the Title IV intake officer for bishops in the Episcopal church, has bitten the dust. That’s the word on the street as Presiding Bishop Michael Curry’s office begins the search for a new Title IV intake officer for bishops. The job posting is here. For years, we have reported on Ousley’s corruption….
The office of Presiding Bishop and Todd Ousley form one of the great failures of leadership in the Episcopal church.
Frank Griswold died yesterday. His legacy, including his willingness to personally support social justice, stands in marked contrast to Michael Curry’s approach, which is based on talk, not action.
You have to hand it to Episcopal Church leaders: They are nothing if not arrogant. In a pastoral word to the church (the phrase the church uses for messages from the Presiding Bishop), Michael Curry sent out comments earlier today about the murder of Tyre Nichols. The remarks themselves are entirely appropriate, and there is nothing in…
You can’t make this stuff up. Even as Dr. Oz takes heat from Democratic candidate John Fetterman for holding a rally at the Stone Gables Estate, a venue unwilling to host same-sex weddings, Episcopal Bishop Elect E. Mark Stevenson continues consecration plans at The Saint Paul’s Baptist Church in Henrico, Va. The church does not…
Abuse survivors support proposed resolution D095 BETHESDA, Md. — The Episcopal Survivors Network (ESN), comprising victims of abuse in the Episcopal Church, today sharply condemned Bishop Todd Ousley’s repeated mishandling of clergy disciplinary complaints made via Title IV, the church disciplinary canon. Ousley is the current bishop for the Office of Pastoral Development and reports…
Prominent lay Episcopalian and Duke University official Frank Lombard was arrested on June 24, 2009 for offering his adopted five-year-old African American son to other individuals online for sexual purposes, creating and distributing pornography of his adopted son and of himself assaulting his adopted son, and for sexual exploitation of a minor. He also admitted…
Church governance geeks in the Episcopal Church heard earlier this week that the ironically named Bishop Love of the diocese of Albany has been found guilty by a Title IV hearing panel of violating general convention resolution B012, which requires all bishops to permit same-sex marriage in their dioceses. As one of the first same-sex…
Here in Virginia, where The Episcopal church spent much of the last decade noisily arguing in court that it is a hierarchy, there’s a not-so-delicious irony afoot. That is that the church’s response to the COVID-19 emergency has been inept, disorganized, and inchoate on multiple levels. In fact, it’s looking like something straight out of…