The Michigan Supreme Court to Rule on Whether Decades-Old Sexual Abuse Allegations can be Resurrected in Civil Lawsuits

The Supreme Court heard arguments last week over whether a 2018 law with a specific carveout for old claims brought by victims of serial sexual molester Larry Nassar also applies to individuals abused decades ago by clergy, school staff or other authority figures.

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Governor Signs Bill to Change Statute of Limitations for Boy Scouts Sexual Abuse Settlement

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed into law a measure Friday that lifts the statute of limitations on child sexual abuse specifically for victims involved in the Boy Scouts settlement — narrowly meeting the deadline necessary for Iowans involved to receive the same compensation as people in other states.

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A.I.-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Material Overwhelms the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children’s Tipline

The organization’s CyberTipline, created in 1998, is the federal clearing house for all reports on child sexual abuse material online and is used by law enforcement to investigate crimes, but many of the tips received are incomplete or riddled with inaccuracies. Its small staff has also struggled to keep up with the volume.

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Deepfake Nudes on Campus: An AI Nightmare Leading to Arrests

A great article for parents, teachers, and all district and school pool staff, as it provides a high-level overview of what deepfakes are, as well as current cases of how it is presenting itself in various types of schools, how it is being dealt with, and the issues surrounding it.

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Oregon Public School to Pay $3.5 Million Over Coach’s Sexual Abuse

The St. Helens School District has agreed to pay what may be Oregon’s largest legal settlement ever by a public school after a teenage student was sexually abused by a high school coach who had, for years, been the target of complaints of unwanted touching, sexual comments, and other questionable behavior.

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Pastor Who Sexually Abused a Child for 7 Years Receives Probation

William Robinson, a pastor in Corpus Christi, Texas, pleaded guilty to 1 count of continuous sexual abuse of a child under 14; 1 count of sexual assault of a child; and 3 counts of indecency with a child over the course of 7 years, in exchange for which, he’ll receive no jail time and 10 years of probation.

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NJ Youth Wrestling Coach Sentenced to Over 7 Years in Prison for Distributing Child Exploitation Material

A New Jersey youth wrestling coach and former state champion who made headlines for becoming the NCAA's first openly gay college wrestler has been sentenced to more than seven years in a case involving distributing videos and images of pre-pubescent child sexual exploitation material.

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Trial Testimony of a Virginia Revival Window Middle School Sexual Abuse Case

In 2019, 7 years after the alleged victim’s parents pulled her out of the school, the woman filed a lawsuit alleging that Fairfax County Public Schools failed to provide her with a safe learning environment; a violation of her rights under Title IX, when students began bullying and sexually harassing her at Rachel Carson Middle School, which eventually escalated into repeated rape.

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