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• Surge of Child Sex Abuse Lawsuits Overload Baltimore Court

  June 3, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  Facing more than 1,250 child sexual abuse lawsuits, a Baltimore judge has placed litigation stemming from the Maryland Child Victims Act on hold while the court determines how to handle the deluge of claims.

• $3 Million Glen Mills School Settlement Proposed to Resolve Child Abuse Class Action Lawsuit

  January 30, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  Plaintiffs involved in a class action lawsuit over allegations of child abuse at the former Glen Mills reform school for boys in Pennsylvania have reached a $3 million settlement to resolve claims of civil rights violations against the Chester County Intermediate Unit.

• Circle of Hope School Sex Abuse Lawsuits Mount, Including Allegations of Forced Labor

  August 25, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  A woman says she was sexually abused for years at a Missouri religious boarding school which illegally used her and other children as child labor.

• More Student Abuse Lawsuits Filed Against Agape Boarding School in Missouri

  June 22, 2022

  Russell Maas

  Additional lawsuits have been filed against a Missouri boarding school accused of years of physical and sexual abuse of students.

• Lawsuit Claims Vision Specialist Sexually Assaulted Blind Teen Girls At Michigan School

  June 15, 2021

  Irvin Jackson

  A child sexual abuse lawsuit claims a vision specialist molested two eight-year-old girls at a Michigan elementary school, and was not fired as a result.

• Child Abuse at Schools and Institutions Linked to Improper Use of Restraint

  May 20, 2009

  AboutLawsuits

  A new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) describes hundreds disturbing reports involving serious injuries and even deaths...