When we talk about sexual crimes against children, the most important question is not how to come up with the harshest punishment, but how to prevent another victim from appearing.
As scandals of sexual abuse by priests rise to the surface, photographer and journalist Vidmantas Balkūnas shared a personal story – in his adolescence, someone tried to sexually abuse him…
Archbishop of Vilnius Gintaras Grušas claims to have spoken with one of the 11 victims in the case against priest Tadas Švedavičius, who is accused of sexual crimes against children.
Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius states that the Church’s leaders must decide on the investigation into possible sexual crimes against children in the Church, and politicians should not interfere in internal decisions…
The Speaker of the Seimas Juozas Olekas says he does not see the need for a wide-scale independent investigation to determine the extent of sexual exploitation in the Lithuanian Catholic Church,…
To the interview of Vilnius Archbishop Gintaras Grušas, in which he spoke about priest Tadas Švedavičius, the Church’s responsibility, and the prevention of sexual abuse, Santaros responded…
The Vilnius District Court on Thursday extended the restriction of property rights for priest Tadas Švedavičius, who is accused of sexual crimes against children.
Vilnius Archbishop Metropolitan Gintaras Grušas states that Tadas Švedavičius, accused of sexual crimes, is requesting to be relieved of the priesthood.
Vilnius resident Vadimas Kaluginas (born 1986), due to his dangerousness and the brutality of his crimes in the past, compared to the famous late Kaunas maniac Ervydas Čekanavičius, reminded again…
We understand that an accusation is not yet a court verdict, and the final legal assessment of the circumstances must be provided by competent authorities. However, the very fact that such accusations have been made and are being investigated obliges us to ask why this happens, what to do next – what does this reality…
