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• Over 1,300 New York Sex Abuse Lawsuits Filed Since Statute Of Limitations Extension

  January 9, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  More than 1,300 child sex abuse lawsuits have been filed in New York since a new law relaxed statute of limitation requirements in August, with hundreds targeting the Catholic Church.

• Lawsuit Alleges Jesuit Priest Sexually Abused Boy 1,000 Times

  January 2, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  A lawsuit filed in California accuses a famed Jesuit priest of assaulting an assistant repeatedly as a child.

• South Carolina May Be Next State to Extend Child Sexual Abuse Statute Of Limitation Laws

  December 27, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  A proposed bill in South Carolina would follow a trend of states passing new laws extending the statute of limitations for child sexual abuse cases.

• Facing Sex Abuse Lawsuits, Boy Scouts Considering Bankruptcy Protection: Reports

  December 17, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  The Boy Scouts of America are considering filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the face of a growing number of lawsuits claiming the organization failed to protect scouts from sexual predators over the decades.

• Sex Trafficking Lawsuits Allege Hotel Industry Earned Profits At Expense of Victims

  December 11, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  A number of plaintiffs who have filed sex-trafficking lawsuits against major hotel chains seek to have all of the cases consolidated before one federal judge for pretrial proceedings.

• Uber Sexual Assault Reports Topped 3,000 Last Year

  December 9, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  A new safety report by Uber reveals it has received about 6,000 sexual assault reports over a two-year period.

• Priests At California Catholic High School Abused Children For Decades: Report

  December 4, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  A CNN special report details decades of abuse by priests belonging to the Salesian order at a California high school, and how those events were covered up until the children stepped forward as adults.

• New Jersey Courts Prepared For Sexual Abuse Claims To Be Filed Under New Statute Of Limitations Law

  December 2, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  New Jersey is likely to be hit by a large influx of child sex abuse lawsuits as new statute of limitation laws go into effect.

• North Carolina Governor Signs Sexual Abuse Law, Extending Statute Of Limitations And Closing Consent Loophole

  November 11, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  A new law in North Carolina extends that statute of limitations for filing childhood sexual abuse lawsuits to 10 years.

• Lawsuits Over Boy Scouts Abuse Nationwide May Be Filed in New Jersey Courts

  October 25, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  New Jersey is likely to be the site of numerous Boy Scout sex abuse lawsuits due to loosening of statute of limitations laws and the site of a former Boy Scouts of America headquarters.