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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

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VIEWPOINT: Continue Trusting Georgetown Jesuits

VIEWPOINT: Continue Trusting Georgetown Jesuits

By Ryan Anderson March 15, 2019

This viewpoint discusses sexual abuse. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources. After The Boston Globe’s investigation of clerical sex abuse was released in 2002, many...

Former GU Hospital Chaplain Barber Admitted to Abusing Minor

Former GU Hospital Chaplain Barber Admitted to Abusing Minor

By Mason Mandell March 15, 2019

Fr. Michael Barber, S.J., who was removed from the ministry in 1994, served as a chaplain at the Georgetown University Hospital from 1976 to 1978 in the department of pastoral care, where he assisted patients...

ILLUSTRATION BY EMILY SHAMBAUGH
Just 1 year after his assignment ended at the Woodstock Theological Center, Fr. Jack Kennington abused siblings Bridget and Brendan Lyons between 1984 and 1987

‘Supposed to Be Infallible’: Kennington Abused Children of Family Friend

By Yasmine Salam March 15, 2019

Christine Lyons saw Fr. Jack Kennington as a close family friend. Her neighbors on Manhattan’s Lower East Side saw him as a proud advocate for people struggling with drug addiction and a popular...

Axer Sent as GU Representative 2 Years After Abuse

By Will Simon March 15, 2019

On Nov. 7, 1958, the University of Washington inaugurated Charles Odegaard as its 25th president. The speakers for the week’s events included luminaries from highly esteemed institutions across the...

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