People all across the country with no ties to the university are contacting lawyers and revealing secrets they've kept for years. "Without a doubt, there's a Domino effect," says one victim's attorney.

A grand jury has indicted the Roman Catholic bishop of Kansas City for failing to report suspected child sexual abuse. Bishop Robert Finn has pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor count of not reporting to police that he had seen child pornography on a priest's computer. It's the first time a bishop has been indicted since the church abuse scandal became public 25 years ago. NPR's Barbara Bradley Hagerty reports.

Cardinal Justin Rigali announced his retirement Tuesday, a few months after a scathing report found that the archdiocese failed to investigate child sexual abuse claims and retained more than 30 priests in ministry despite credible allegations of abuse.

Philadelphia's archbishop announced the suspension of 21 priests who were named as child molestation suspects in a recent grand jury report. A canon lawyer says the archdiocese's moves mark a historic moment in the church abuse scandal. But the leader of a victims' group calls it "only a very partial first step."