The Maciel case has presented a complex tableau for the church's willingness to confront allegations of sexual abuse, the legacy of Pope John Paul II and what many church experts say is Pope Benedict's evolving view on the issue.

Mr. Pierce, confronting separate allegations of malfeasance and conflict of interest, is now awaiting a decision from the Justice Department on whether it will recommend appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate his actions at the department.

More than six years after the Sandinista National Liberation Front was voted from power, Nicaragua is belatedly having to confront allegations of Government human rights abuses during the Sandinista era.

His apology, planned for several months, has not been popular in Poland, a nation whose people suffered terribly in World War II and has now been forced to confront allegations of its own crimes against its Jewish citizens.

Commissioner Kelly acknowledged that the Police Department has in the past had to confront allegations of wrongdoing against what he called "aggressive officers."

WHILE courts and communities confront allegations of sexual abuse of children in schools and day care centers around the country, researchers and therapists are struggling to understand what causes child molestation and devise better treatment.

"We haven't been confronting allegations and misperceptions."

Chow's higher profile work at SWAN involved the organization's communication strategy confronting public allegations that Title I public school, PS184M, an elite Chinese-English dual language academy and SWAN's partner school, was misappropriating funds.

The Grand Central Partnership, which faced and denied allegations this year that its workers were roughing up homeless people, confronted similar allegations of abuse as early as 1990, an inquiry by the City Council has found.

The new government has been slow to confront allegations of atrocities by rebel fighters, despite repeated calls for them to do so'.