The Lithuanian Catholic Church has taken the first step towards the initiative to conduct a broad investigation into sexual abuse in the church. The Archdiocese of Vilnius met with those proposing the investigation…
The director of the State Child Rights Protection and Adoption Service, Ilma Skuodienė, says that in order to strengthen the protection of children from sexual violence, training will be organized in schools…
At the beach of the town of Panemunė in the Pagėgiai municipality, there was a possible attempt to sexually exploit a woman, the Tauragė County Police reported on Saturday.
LRT on Friday announced that it appealed the prosecutors’ decision requiring the disclosure of the source on which the report of possible sexual harassment of a minor was based…
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.
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 second specialized assistance center in Lithuania for children affected by sexual violence was opened in Klaipėda on Thursday, aiming to help more than 10,000…
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…