I de seneste to årtier af 1900-tallet blev Krishna-bevægelsen svækket af omfattende forbrydelser mod børn og unge i bevægelsens skoler. Bevægelsen måtte i USA udrede erstatninger i milliardklassen, og for at stoppe denne lækage i pengetanken erklærede man sig konkurs, men videreførte i øvrigt sine aktiviteter.

Posted February 29, 2004

I am dismayed at the news of the Child Protection Office closing.
It is NOT because their work is done or is now unimportant. Followers of Srila Prabhupada worldwide need to donate money immediately to keep the office going. Beyond this temporary measure, please contact your local GBC officer and local temple administration, and emphasize to them the importance of keeping their financial obligations to the CPO to provide for its existence into the future. The CPO is out of money not because of the lack of pledges from our society's leadership, but because of the lack meeting those promises. If promises and good intentions were money, they'd be well funded.

Krishna Payouts Begin
Society starts resolving its $9.5-million child abuse case. Bankruptcy filing, school closures precede compensation to 535 former students.

Los Angeles Times/June 24, 2005
By Hector Becerra
Los Angeles, USA -- Leaders of the Hare Krishna faith last week began carrying out the terms of a $9.5-million settlement that closes the books on a long-running child abuse scandal.

6. august 2005:

330 mio. kr. til ofre for præsters sexovergreb

Den katolske kirke i Oakland i Californien har indgået et forlig med 56 personer, der som børn blev udsat for seksuelle overgreb fra stiftets præster.
Forliget koster kirken 330 mio. kr. i erstatning.