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• Cheerleading Industry Faces Influx of Sexual Abuse Lawsuits, Some Involving Minors and Pornography

  November 10, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  At least 15 cheerleaders nationwide have filed lawsuits against various gyms and cheer organizations, indicating they were frequently sexually abused by coaches.

• Pediatricians Need to Do More to Protect Children from Sexual Abuse By Healthcare Providers: Report

  September 20, 2022

  Russell Maas

  Pediatricians have releases new recommendations on how to prevent and detect child sexual abuse in the healthcare industry.

• Court Approves $2.5B Boy Scouts Sex Abuse Settlement Fund

  September 9, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal bankruptcy judge has approved a $2.5 billion settlement fund which will resolve most Boy Scouts of America child sex abuse lawsuits.

• Southern Baptist Sexual Abuse Problems Under Investigation by Justice Dept.

  August 16, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  The Justice Department investigation comes in the wake of a recent report revealing problems with sexual abuse in the Southern Baptist Convention.

• JROTC Sexual Abuse Problems Outlined in NY Times Report

  July 15, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  A new report find a higher than usual rate of sexual abuse incidents among the Junior ROTC programs in high schools nationwide.

• 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.

• Southern Baptist Clergy Sex Abuse Covered Up For Decades: Report

  May 24, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  A new report indicates the Southern Baptist Convention covered up and ignored reports of sexual abuse and assault for decades, instead placing an emphasis on protecting itself from liability instead of protecting worshipers from abuse by clergy and others associated with the organization.

• Arizona Supreme Court Upholds Extended Statute of Limitations Law in Sex Abuse Lawsuits

  April 20, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  The highest court in Arizona upheld a 2019 law extending the statute of limitations for child sex abuse claims.

• Agape Boarding School Faces Lawsuits Over Student Abuse Allegations

  April 13, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  Nine former students of Agape Boarding School in Missouri say they were physically and sexually abused at the facility, where several staffers face abuse charges.

• Catholic Child Sex Abuse Lawsuit Filed In Louisiana After State Suspends Statute of Limitation For Previously Expired Claims

  March 11, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  A Catholic child sex abuse lawsuit filed against the Diocese of Baton Rouge claims a man was sexually assaulted as a teen by a former priest who passed away in 2000, thanks to a recent Louisiana law which temporarily waives the statute of limitations in these cases.