Weimar Institute Settles Sexual Harassment Case with Melissa Osadchuck

According to a Weimar University staff meeting report on February 23, 2023, attorney Jon Daggett reported the lawsuit has been settled. A statement from the University Board was shared in the meeting notes. Weimar University Board Statement Regarding Lawsuit Settlement Weimar University’s insurance carrier decided to settle the lawsuit Melissa Osadchuck vs. Weimar Institute. Weimar […]

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UCB se omite em denúncias de assédio sexual

Os abusos teriam sido cometidos pelo ex-diretor regional da ADRA e departamental da ASA para o estado de São Paulo, encobertos por pastores da união, e os processos ajuizados contra ele correm em segredo de justiça Por Eva Manoela | (Anônima) é jornalista e colaboradora da revista Zelota. *todos os nomes citados são fictícios para […]

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Suicide at Weimar University

On Sabbath, November 5, 2022, at approximately 10:30 AM, several junior/early teen girls and boys saw something hanging outside a window, above room 209, at the Weimar Inn. Curious, three of them ran to see it closely and saw that it was a woman who had died by suicide. They thought it was a Halloween […]

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Annotated: Statement by the Board of Trustees of Weimar University

Annotated: Statement by the Board of Trustees of Weimar University Note: In bold font are annotations by Adrian Zahid. We republished the Weimar University Board of Trustees statement here. “In our just concluded three-day board meeting, there has been an extensive and prayerful review of concerns as well as affirmations from various sources, including students, […]

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Weimar University Board Member Resignation Letter

IA received this letter through our whistleblower & news tips link. In his resignation letter, Weimar University board member, David Butler, cited a lack of confidence in the Weimar Administration “due to poor choices in background checks and hiring practices, which has resulted in hiring sexual predators, delinquent staff, staff demeaning the students and hurting […]

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News Tips Are Welcome

We are getting many news tips from readers from our stories on Weimar University. We want to thank those who have shared with us their observations, experiences, and information. We are following up on many of these news leads and will publish them soon. If you have a tip for us from Weimar University or […]

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Coverup Alleged of Serial Sexual Assaults at Weimar University

Right after we published Melissa Osadchuck’s story, Weimar University responded to our story with a statement that reads: “Weimar University takes employee and student safety very seriously.  While privacy laws do not allow the university to provide further information at this time about personnel matters, it should be known that Weimar acted immediately and appropriately […]

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Weimar University Statement

Weimar University president, Dr. Neil Nedley, responded to our story. “Weimar University takes employee and student safety very seriously.  While privacy laws do not allow the university to provide further information at this time about personnel matters, it should be known that Weimar acted immediately and appropriately at every step” Neil Nedley, MD President Weimar […]

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Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Filed Against Weimar Institute & Dr. George Araya

On August 8, 2022, Melissa Osadchuck, a former employee at Weimar University, filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against Dr. George Araya, former Vice President of Academic Affairs at Weimar University, and against Weimar Institute. She is requesting a trial by jury in the Superior Court of California, Placer County. The case number listed is S-CV-0048892. […]

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(Serbian Translation) Optužbe za seksualno eksploatisanje i zlostavljanje, ponovo se pojavljuju protiv Rafata Kamala predsednika Trans-Evropske divizije (Članak 11/15). 

Tokom našeg izveštavanja o slučaju zlostavljanja u porodici Anite Trto, bili smo upozoreni na optužbe za zlostavljanje iznete protiv pastora Rafata Kamala tokom njegovog reizbora 2010.godine. Hitno smo kontaktirali kancelariju generalnog savetnika pri Generalnoj konferenciji, i nikada nismo dobili odgovor od njih. Pozadina priče Žrtva/e zlostavljanja je svedočila pred izvršnim odborom, sa svojim terapeutom/ima zaduženim […]

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Allegations of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse Resurface Against Raafat Kamal, President of the Trans-European Division (Article 11/15)

(This story was updated) During our reporting on Anita Trto’s domestic abuse case, we were alerted to allegations of abuse raised against Pastor Raafat Kamal during his re-election in 2010. We immediately contacted the Office of the General Counsel at the General Conference and never received any communication from them.  Background to the Allegations The […]

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A Match from Hell and the Myth of a Safe Church (Article 9/15)

Most victims of domestic violence and sexual assault that I spoke to for this series in the Seventh-day Adventist Church are aware by their own experience of how ill-equipped the Church is to deal with their trauma. They, however, aren’t prepared for the vast army of church lawyers and self-serving administrators to deny them any […]

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Seventh-day Adventist Church Retaliates against Abuse Victim and her family. (Serbian Translation)

Hrišćanska adventistička crkva sedmog dana čini odmazdu nad žrtvom zlostavljanja i njenom porodicom Ovo je priča od ženi koja je govorila o seksualnom, emocionalnom i duhovnom zlostavljanju od strane svog sada bivšeg muža. Njena mesna crkva, Oblast i Unija nisu poverovale u njenu priču. Danas Hrišćanska adventistička crkva sedmog dana i dalje čini odmazdu nad […]

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