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• Lawsuits Allege Altar Boys Sexually Abused by Roman Catholic Priests in Guam

  August 20, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  A sexual assault lawsuit filed against Catholic organizations in Guam say an altar boy was molested by a priest there in 1979.

• New York Sexual Abuse Lawsuits Filed By Hundreds of Adults Victimized as Children, As New Statute of Limitations Window Opens

  August 15, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  Hundreds of child sex abuse lawsuits were filed in New York on the first day of a law which extends the statute of limitations for such cases and suspends them for an entire year.

• U.S. Figure Skating Coach Accused Of Sexual Molestation In Lawsuit By Top Skater

  August 13, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  A U.S. Figure Skating coach, removed last year for sexual misconduct, now faces a sex abuse lawsuit from a former skater.

• Lawsuit Allege Second USC Doctor Sexually Assaulted Students at University Health Center

  August 12, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  Former students of the University of Southern California say a doctor sexually abused gay and bisexual men there for decades.

• Texas Megachurch Failed To Prevent Girl’s Sexual Assault By Pastor, Lawsuit Claims

  August 6, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  A woman accuses a Texas megachurch of doing little to prevent a sexual assault by one of its pastors when she was a child.

• Proposed Legislation Seeks To Protect Athletes From Sexual Assault

  August 2, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  Lawmakers filed new legislation this week to make the U.S. Olympic committee and other athletic organizations more liable for sexual assaults committed against its members and also seeks to give Congress the power to disband groups that do not adequately protect their young members.

• Pennsylvania Priest Abuse Lawsuit Filed Decades After Man Was Subjected to Violent Sexual Assaults as a Boy

  July 26, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  A new lawsuit blames a Pennsylvania diocese and two Bishops for failing to prevent the repeated rape of a young parishioner decades ago.

• Lawsuit Alleges Adventist Church Pastor Sexually Abused 16-Year-Old Girl

  May 31, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  Two women are suing the Florida Conference of Seventh-day Adventists for failing to protect them from a pastor who molested them for months.

• Ohio State University Doctor Abused Nearly 180 Students: Report

  May 20, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  A new report from Ohio State University reveals that a former doctor sexually abused about 180 male students over a 20-year period while the University took no action, despite numerous warning signs.

• Lawsuit Alleges Catholic Priest Sexually Molested Altar Boy

  May 17, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  A former altar boy has filed a sex abuse lawsuit against a New Jersey diocese where he says a former priest abused him for years.