Melissa graduated from Indiana University Bloomington in 2001 with a B.A. in Anthropology and Sociology, focusing on Middle Eastern Studies and Social Psychology. In 2006, she earned a J.D. from Valparaiso University School of Law, with a concentration in Criminal Law. Currently, she is in the English and Philosophy M.A. program at Purdue University. She teaches composition, rhetoric, criminal law, and ethics. Melissa is also a contributor for an online media magazine. She writes eclectic and humorous music reviews. She is a published author and is now working on critical essays in literature and feminist theory. She is enthusiastic about being part of the LegalFish and Daily Tackle team. You can contact Melissa at melissa.hayes@legalfish.com.
Could it be that the Catholic church’s systematic structure, that requires priests to be celibate and not marry, could in fact be the root cause of the rampant pedophilia that’s been recently revealed in the multiple child molestation cases worldwide (in Malta, Ireland, Chile, as well as the United States)?
We’ll spend a series of entries diving into the charges against the Vatican to hypothesize how the victims in this situation may finally receive just reciprocity for the crimes committed against them.
A Marine’s father was ordered to pay the court fees of the church protesting his son’s funeral, but there are several other legal layers to this case and decision.
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