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Texas woman arrested for beating gay son

A Texas woman was arrested for beating her 15-year-old son after walking in on him having sex with her 18 year-old cousin. Erica Moore told police when she walked in on her son having a sexual encounter with another man she was so disgusted she had to beat him with an electrical cord. She told police she has no remorse and that homosexuality is a sin, so she did the right thing by attacking her son. She said her Christian family tradition would not allow for gay people and it’s within her parental right to beat her child. The president of the Texas Southern Christian Leadership Conference denounced the arrest, saying, “Texas Penal Code 9.61 gives her the legal rights and the Holy Bible gives her the religious rights to discipline her child the best way she knows how.”

Delaware Republican arrested on suspicion of child abuse

A former Republican candidate for the Delaware Senate with ties to the Tea Party was indicted on charges that he sexually abused a child. Eric Bodenweiser was arrested last fall on 74 counts of unlawful sexual contact, according to the News Journal. He is accused of abusing victims between 1987 and 1990. He is an entrepreneur that owns a chain of dairy stores. He is also a member of the Delaware Family Policy Council, which is a group of ardent opponents to marriage equality.

Catholic Church settles sex abuse case for $10 million

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles will pay $10 million to settle a case alleging abuse by a former priest who admitted he molested children. Plaintiffs in the case say that ex-priest Michael Baker told Cardinal Roger Mahony nearly 30 years ago he had molested children.

The case was set to be heard in April and a judge gave permission for plaintiffs to seek punitive damages in the case. Two claims said Mahony didn’t do enough to stop Baker from abusing children. The case claims Mahony shielded priests from prosecution to hide the church from scandal.