An amendment to Pennsylvania’s Constitution that would extend time limits on when a survivor of childhood sexual abuse can come forward has once again been approved through a vote in the Commonwealth’s House of Representatives. Changes to Pennsylvania’s constitution must be approved through both chambers of its legislature during two consecutive legislative sessions before being presented to the people as a referendum vote. The first ...
Amendment to Expand Time Limits on Childhood Sex Abuse Allegations Set to Clear Pennsylvania House
Posted June 3, 2021 in Product News and Recalls | Sex Abuse and Trafficking
New Jersey Schools Settle Laptop Sex Abuse Case for $1 Million
Posted January 26, 2021 in Product News and Recalls | Sex Abuse and Trafficking
When the family of a Camden County 12-year-old girl accepted a school-issued laptop for their daughter to complete work during the 2017-2018 school year, they assumed it would be locked down and configured to prevent access to sites that could potentially cause harm and risk to a child. Instead, the girl used the laptop to download Discord – a chat and messaging platform primarily used for communication within the gaming community.
It was on Discord that she met ...
continue reading...University of California Settles Sex Abuse Case for $73 Million
Posted December 31, 2020 in Product News and Recalls | Sex Abuse and Trafficking
A class-action suit filed against the University of California has led to a $73 million settlement agreement with the seven women who filed the suit alleging multiple acts of sexual abuse at the hands of a university gynecologist. Additionally, the settlement makes compensation available to upward of 6,600 additional women seen by the doctor during his time practicing. Under the terms of the ...
Sex Abuse Lawsuit Settlements May Bankrupt Boy Scouts by Summer
Posted December 31, 2020 in Product News and Recalls | Sex Abuse and Trafficking
As the Boy Scouts of America work to settle nearly 100,000 claims of sexual abuse of the children under their care, the organization says that they need to settle the claims by this coming summer or they may not be around for the fall.
The number of settlements was finalized last month as a deadline elapsed for those wishing to come forward as ...
continue reading...Abuse Alleged at New Hampshire Youth Detention Center
Posted October 8, 2020 in Product News and Recalls
36 former residents of the Youth Development Center in Manchester, New Hampshire have filed a class-action suit against the youth detention facility alleging a wide array of physical, sexual, and emotional abuse at the hands of those who worked there.
The victims were between the ages of 11 and 17 at the time of their abuse, and the abuse was perpetrated against both boys and girls. According to the Associated Press, of the 36 involved in the suit, continue reading...
Sex Abuse Allegations Force Bankruptcy Claim by Boy Scouts of America
Posted June 12, 2020 in Product News and Recalls | Sex Abuse and Trafficking
Boy Scouts of America filed for bankruptcy earlier this year in a move that says more about the organization’s commitment to staying open than its commitment to righting the wrongs perpetrated on so many boys and young men by its leaders. As a result of BSA’s Chapter 11 filing, victims and survivors of abuse at the hands of thousands of scout leaders will ...
