A paedophile sacked by a Christian publishing company after being convicted of sexually abusing a four-year-old girl is suing his employers for unfair dismissal.The claim by Geoffrey Moore, whose case will be heard by an employment tribunal next month, was described as "absurd" by a children's charity yesterday.
Moore, 65, avoided jail in May after admitting five offences of indecency with the girl and one of inciting a child to engage in sexual activity. He was given a three-year community rehabilitation order, put on the sex offenders' register for five years and banned from working with children for life.
The day after the hearing, Moore, who is married with two children, was sacked by Kevin Mayhew Publishers, a firm in Buxhall, Suffolk, which specialises in hymn books and religious music. He is now claiming unfair dismissal.
When Moore, of Hightown Green, Suffolk, was arrested in November, he was allowed to keep his job. Mr Mayhew said: "As a Christian organisation, we did not think it would be fair on his wife or children to dismiss him." Instead he agreed to resign if he was sent to jail, but was sacked after the details of his offences were revealed, Mr Mayhew added.
Michelle Elliot, director of the children's charity Kidscape, said: "If abusing a four-year-old girl is not grounds for dismissal, I do not know what is."
Pittsburgh Still Going Broke
It wasn't long ago the Mayor Murphy was talking about a budget surplus. Talk about fuzzy math. Now Pittsburgh City Councilman Doug Shields and the city's Act 47 recovery coordinator say the city's revenues are lagging behind projections, and additional cuts may be needed in the second half of the year to stay within budget.
The Murphy administration said it's too early to project the budget until official numbers are received for the second quarter of the year. Shields, council's finance chairman, said the city could end up $6 million to $8 million short on revenue.
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The Murphy administration said it's too early to project the budget until official numbers are received for the second quarter of the year. Shields, council's finance chairman, said the city could end up $6 million to $8 million short on revenue.
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CBS Moving to Blogs
Get ready for the "CBS Evening Blog."As the network tries to revive CBSNews.com with an array of free video news produced exclusively for its Web site, the network said on Tuesday that it will also introduce a Web log to comment on CBS newscasts, both broadcast and online.
The eye network's blog – called Public Eye – will be written by Vaughn Ververs, former editor of The Hotline site on the Web, and will assemble questions and criticism from viewers and immediately bring in reactions from the CBS newsroom, according to the New York Times.
The network expects to cover the cost of its upgraded Internet presence by increasing the sale of advertising. CBS's evening news trails both NBC and ABC, and its news Web site lags far behind both MSNBC.com and CNN.com.
The eye network's blog – called Public Eye – will be written by Vaughn Ververs, former editor of The Hotline site on the Web, and will assemble questions and criticism from viewers and immediately bring in reactions from the CBS newsroom, according to the New York Times.
The network expects to cover the cost of its upgraded Internet presence by increasing the sale of advertising. CBS's evening news trails both NBC and ABC, and its news Web site lags far behind both MSNBC.com and CNN.com.
Catholic Diocese Warns Against Breakaway Church
As a breakaway church led by a schismatic priest moves into its new home, the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh has repeated a warning that it is not a Roman Catholic Church.
Christ Hope Ecumenical Catholic Church was formed in May 2004 by the Rev. William Hausen, a former priest of the diocese. Hausen's church , which claims 300 members, had been meeting in the Sewickley Country Inn. But it has leased space in a former Episcopal church in Avalon and will hold its first service there at 10 a.m. Sunday.
Yesterday's diocesan notice said that Hausen has "voluntarily separated himself from the Catholic Church" and his church is "considered schismatic." A schismatic church "refuses submission to the authority of the Holy Father or communion with the members of the church that are subject to him and in particular, the diocesan bishop," it said.
The notice said that Catholics "cannot participate in the Christ Hope Ecumenical Catholic Church and be considered members in good standing of the Catholic Church. The Christian faithful need to know that free and willful participation in this church, including the reception of the sacraments, implies separation from the Catholic Church. This is a serious matter that no one should take upon himself or herself lightly."
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This wolf does a really bad sheep impression!
Christ Hope Ecumenical Catholic Church was formed in May 2004 by the Rev. William Hausen, a former priest of the diocese. Hausen's church , which claims 300 members, had been meeting in the Sewickley Country Inn. But it has leased space in a former Episcopal church in Avalon and will hold its first service there at 10 a.m. Sunday.
Yesterday's diocesan notice said that Hausen has "voluntarily separated himself from the Catholic Church" and his church is "considered schismatic." A schismatic church "refuses submission to the authority of the Holy Father or communion with the members of the church that are subject to him and in particular, the diocesan bishop," it said.
The notice said that Catholics "cannot participate in the Christ Hope Ecumenical Catholic Church and be considered members in good standing of the Catholic Church. The Christian faithful need to know that free and willful participation in this church, including the reception of the sacraments, implies separation from the Catholic Church. This is a serious matter that no one should take upon himself or herself lightly."
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This wolf does a really bad sheep impression!
Rehnquist Hospitalized
Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist, ailing with cancer, is in the hospital with a fever, a spokeswoman said Wednesday.
Rehnquist was taken by ambulance to an Arlington, Va., hospital Tuesday night and was admitted for observation and tests, Supreme Court spokeswoman Kathy Arberg said. There was no immediate word on his condition Wednesday afternoon.
Rehnquist was taken by ambulance to an Arlington, Va., hospital Tuesday night and was admitted for observation and tests, Supreme Court spokeswoman Kathy Arberg said. There was no immediate word on his condition Wednesday afternoon.
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