Lots of concern about children "being groomed" via drag performances, but is this born out in reality? So much of that rhetoric comes from the religious, so here's a thread where anyone and everyone can post information about suspected, alleged, and confirmed child abuse either at drag-related events or through religious institutions.
1. May 21st, 2023 Vice News: Video that came out today about allegations of physical and sexual abuse by Dallas Megachurch pastor Rickie Rush:
https://youtu.be/qtNvu6J1CAQ2. April 6th, 2023 ABC report: "More than 150 priests and others associated with the Archdiocese of Baltimore are accused of sexually abusing more than 600 children in a newly released report from Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown. The report, which examined thousands of documents dating back to the 1940s, states that the number of abused children is “likely far higher” than 600."
https://abcnews.go.com/US/church-child-sex-abuse-allegations-600-victims-detailed/story?id=98405822Maryland AG report:
https://www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/news%20documents/OAG_redacted_Report_on_Child_Sexual_Abuse.pdf3. May 20th, 2023 Hawaii News Now: "A former church volunteer been charged with alleged child sex crimes could now face a lawsuit. Four victims have already come forward, and attorneys believe there may be more. Casey T. Nishimura was indicted by a grand jury in December 2017 for third-degree sexual assault involving two minor children. His case has still not going to trial. Meanwhile, attorneys for a pair of sisters claim they were sexually abused by Nishimura when he was a summer fun volunteer at Manoa Valley Church in 2001 and again in 2007. The church said in a statement that the girls were between 5 and 7 years old at the time".
https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2023/05/20/man-accused-child-sex-abuse-criminal-case-now-faces-possible-lawsuit/4. ABC7 News Report from 2022:"Sixty-six Catholic clergy members accused of child sexual assault have been identified in 116 lawsuits filed in Alameda County under the California Child Victims Act, the law firm of Jeff Anderson & Associates revealed Tuesday. The public data collected is believed to be a small percentage of what attorneys and advocates anticipate the final number of lawsuits filed to be."
https://abc7news.com/catholic-church-sexual-abuse-california-child-victims-act-clergy-members-accused-of-sex-assault-lawsuit/12507676/5. April 18th, 2023 WSMV4 report: " A Williamson County pastor was indicted after investigators found he used his church’s internet connection to upload images of child sex abuse online, according to the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office. Daryl Hayes, 50, was charged with six counts of sexual exploitation of a minor. The Williamson County Sheriff’s Office Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force began investigating Hayes after receiving a CyberTip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, a media release said. The tip led to the search of the Berry’s Chapel Church of Christ, where Hayes was lead pastor, and his residence. While details of the search were not immediately made available, Hayes was immediately fired from the church, according to the release. Detectives do not believe there were any local child victims or any additional concerns for the public, the release said."
https://www.wsmv.com/2023/04/18/deputies-pastor-uploaded-child-sex-abuse-images-using-churchs-wifi/Found another pedo.