The child sexual abuse lawsuits bill comes as a judge has granted the Maryland Attorney General to release a report on sexual assault claims within the Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore.
The 400 claims against the Diocese came as a result of changes to statute of limitation laws in California which allowed the filing of clergy abuse lawsuits which would have otherwise been time-barred.
Lawsuit claims Omegle sexually trafficked an 11-year-old girl by pairing her in a chat room with a sexual predator, who harrassed and blackmailed her into sending him obscene content.
The settlement resolves a class action lawsuit claiming former students were deprived of their civil rights and a meaningful education.
The state Senate recently passed the new law, despite the report, and proponents are awaiting passage in the state House and approval by the governor.
RICO claims added to sexual abuse lawsuits claim cheer industry organizations covered up years of assaults and grooming.
The juvenile detention sexual abuse allegations include multiple facilities and claims dating back to the 1970s.
The Catholic Church has spent at least $200,000 lobbying against provisions of the bill that would allow Maryland clergy abuse lawsuits to be filed decades after the incidents occurred.
The complaint is one of a growing number of cheerleader sexual abuse lawsuits which claim the cheerleading industry knew about rampant abuse but did nothing to stop it.
Maryland Attorney General is seeking to release church documents and the findings of its investigation into hundreds of sexual abuse incidents involving the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
