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A judge overseeing a lawsuit brought by the family of a California boy molested by his troop leader in 2007 has ordered the Boy Scouts of America to hand over confidential files detailing allegations of sexual abuse by Scout leaders around the nation.

Santa Barbara Channel 17: Sex abuse and the Boy Scouts-Television Interview

Almost three weeks after a five-part series was published by the Santa Barbara News Press written by freelance journalist Peter Lance who scrutinized police officer Kasi Beutel’s DUI arrest practices, Beutel has formally requested that large portions of the articles be retracted. In a letter hand-delivered to the News-Press Monday evening, her new lawyers — Santa Barbara attorneys David Nye and Jonathan Miller — demanded that the daily “publish all retractions the paper deems appropriate.”

Lance and Carla Hoffman, the young couple badly burned when they tried to escape the Tea Fire as it raged around their rented home on Mountain Drive the night of November 13, 2008, have filed a civil lawsuit against the 10 people alleged to be responsible for the fire, as well as the owner of the Tea Garden property.

Santa Barbara News Network: Tim Hale-Inside the Franciscan Ruling

City of Angeles Blog: Tim Hale discusses the Franciscan perpetrator, Sam Cabot

Father Kelly’s Curse: Mixed Feelings Surface in Sex-Abuse Settlement

A judge ruled Monday that confidential personnel files on Roman Catholic clergy accused of molesting children can be made public even if the clerics were never charged with a crime and legal claims against them were not proven.

Serving as lead counsel, NSH&M realizes a ground breaking decision in Los Angeles Superior Court Court Orders: Ground Breaking Settlement

A fifth allegation of sexual abuse has been filed against the Roman Catholic Church over the actions of the late Rev.