Family Sues Chicago Public Schools After Gym Teacher Charged with the Sexual Abuse of 3 Boys

The family of three Chicago Public Schools students has filed a federal lawsuit against the district, claiming their children were groomed and sexually abused by their gym teacher for over 5 years.

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Missouri Summer Camp Sues Its Insurance Company Over Sexual Abuse Allegation Cover-Up

Kanakuk Camps, a Missouri Christian summer camp accused of covering up years of sexual abuse of its students, is suing its insurance company, claiming it threatened to deny coverage if information about abuse was made public.

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The Adult Survivors Act Has Expired in New York State

While the statute of limitations was extended to 20 years in 2019, the 2022 Adult Survivors Act provided victims of sexual misconduct in New York with a one-year “lookback window,” which ran from November 24, 2022, until November 24, 2023, giving them the opportunity to raise claims that would otherwise be barred by the statute of limitations.

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Arizona Court Dismisses Child Sex Abuse Lawsuit Against the Mormon Church Finding that Privilege Applies

An Arizona judge has dismissed a high-profile child sexual abuse lawsuit against The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ruling that church officials who knew that a church member was sexually abusing his daughter had no duty to report the abuse to police or social service agencies because the information was received during a spiritual confession.

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New Jersey School Bus Drives Charged with Possession and Distribution of Child Sex Abuse Material

A Monmouth County man, recently hired as a school bus driver, was arrested and charged with possession and distribution of child sex abuse materials after a tip came through the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children that he was distributing them on social media.

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Former San Diego C.I.A. Officer Pleads Guilty to Sexual Assault Charges

A 47-year-old former C.I.A. officer from La Mesa, CA, who worked at the American Embassy in Mexico City pleaded guilty to drugging and sexually assaulting more than two dozen women, both in the US and abroad, over a period of nearly 20 years.

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Maine Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Eliminating Statute of Limitations for Child Sex Abuse Lawsuits

A lawyer for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland argued before the ME Supreme Court elimination of time limits on child sex abuse lawsuits is unconstitutional and imposes new liabilities, a reference to costly lawsuits that have driven some dioceses into bankruptcy.

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Suspect Charged in Connection with a 25-Year-Old North Carolina Sexual Assault Cold Case

After a previously untested rape kit was tested, 58-year-old Erwin King was arrested and charged with first-degree rape and first-degree kidnapping, for a 25-year-old sexual assault.

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