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• Boy Scouts Seek to Settle Child Sex Abuse Lawsuits for $300 Million

  March 3, 2021

  Irvin Jackson

  The Boy Scouts have offered to pay $300 million to resolve nearly 90,000 claims of sexual abuse by members over the decades.

• Pennsylvania Child Sexual Abuse Statute of Limitations Referendum May Reach Voters This Spring

  February 15, 2021

  Irvin Jackson

  Pennsylvania lawmakers have proposed an emergency constitutional amendment to temporarily suspend the statute of limitations on child sexual abuse lawsuits after an error which would have prevented the issue from being on the ballot this spring.

• Lawsuit Accuses Connecticut Priest of Sexually Assaulting Altar Boy During Sister’s Wedding

  February 1, 2021

  Irvin Jackson

  A deceased priest and a the Roman Catholic diocese of Bridgeport, Connecticut, are the subject of a lawsuit alleging a nine-year-old altar boy was raped at his own sister's wedding.

• Lawsuit Claims North Carolina Priest Sexually Abused Boy In Church

  December 30, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  A North Carolina man has filed a lawsuit against a North Carolina diocese and former priest, alleging he was abused and told it was part of confessional rituals.

• Sex Trafficking Lawsuit Filed by Woman Forced Into Prostitution As Teen At Atlanta Hotel

  December 4, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  A woman claims she was raped and sex trafficked at an Atlanta-area hotel when she was only 15 years old, and that staff knew and did nothing to help her.

• University Sexual Abuse Settlement To Provide $73M To Resolve Claims Former Gynecologist Assaulted Students

  November 18, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  UCLA will pay $73 million to resolve claims of sexual abuse involving a former gynecologist, who now faces 20 felony charges of sexual misconduct against student patients.

• Sexual Abuse Claims Filed By About 90,000 Former Boy Scouts As Bankruptcy Court Deadlines Passes: Reports

  November 17, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  More than 90,000 child sexual abuse complaints were filed against the Boy Scouts of America by a November 16 filing deadline set by the organization's bankruptcy proceedings.

• Catholic Church Sexual Abuse Statute of Limitations Deadline To Be Considered By Pennsylvania Supreme Court

  October 22, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  The Pennsylvania Supreme Court is considering a case which may decide when the statute of limitations is up on filing sexual abuse lawsuits against the Catholic Church in that state.

• Childhood Sexual Abuse Claims Against Boy Scouts of America Likely To Exceed 50,000: Report

  October 12, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  An upcoming study anticipates the Boy Scouts of America will face about 50,000 child sex abuse lawsuits before a deadline to file cases next month as part of its bankruptcy proceedings.

• Catholic Church Sex Abuse Lawsuit Claims Known Predatory Priest Was Allowed Access To Children

  October 6, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  A Navajo nation man claims a Catholic priest sexually abused him for several years, and that the church hid his behavior by transferring him from one assignment to another.