Three Former CA High School Students Sue District, Alleging Decades of Sex Abuse

Three women are suing the El Monte Union High School District, claiming they were sexually abused while they were students at Rosemead High School.

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NYC Urologist Convicted of Sexual Assault of Multiple Patients, Including Using Sex Toys on Them

Darius Paduch was found guilty by a jury in Manhattan federal court on all 13 counts he faced related to his sexual abuse of eight patients, including 6 boys.

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WA Attorney General Says Seattle Archdiocese ‘Refused to Comply’ with Sex Abuse Investigation

Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced that he has taken legal action against the Archdiocese of Seattle, alleging that it has ‘refused to comply’ with his investigation into whether the 3 WA dioceses used charitable funds to cover up allegations of child sex abuse by clergy.

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Lawsuit Alleges Decades of Child Sexual Abuse at Illinois Juvenile Detention Center

A group of 95 people filed a lawsuit in Illinois alleging they were sexually abused as children in juvenile detention centers across the state for over two decades, between 1996 and 2017.

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Larry Nassar’s Victims Reach $138.7 Million Settlement Over Inadequate FBI Investigation

The Justice Department agreed to pay more than $138 million to victims on 139 claims of USA Gymnastics sports physician Larry Nassar and apologized for the FBI's failing to act on warnings about the convicted sex abuser.

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Federal Review Slams Redlands Unified for Failing to Address Sexual Abuse Complaints by Students

The Redlands Unified School District in CA has entered into an agreement with the federal government to address concerns that the district failed to respond properly to 35 reports of sexual misconduct against students, including by employees, according to the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights.

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Pending Legislation: Kentucky Lawmaker Revives Push for More Thorough Background Checks on School Staff

House Bill 275 would require districts and private schools to check with applicants’ previous employers to verify they were not found to have sexually abused students.

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Springfield Doctor Accused of Sexual Contact with a Student

Dr. Louis Krenn has been charged with second-degree sexual assault and sexual contact with a student while he was volunteering in a Springfield Public Schools-related program, with the victim allegedly telling investigators that Krenn had an ‘obsession’ with her, would offer her money for bikini photos, and spoke to her about the sex lives of his patients.

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