The Boy Scouts of America reached an $850 million settlement Thursday with tens of thousands of people who say they were sexually abused when they were Scouts over decades and later sued in a case that rocked the historic institution….
Women say culture of secrecy at Victory Church enabled predators to abuse them as girls
According to the court papers filed under the Child Victims Act in New York State Supreme Court in Monroe County Monday, the church allowed and even encouraged multiple men with known histories of sexual abuse to serve on staff and…
Former Boy Scouts speak out on sexual abuse claims, bankruptcy case
As Child Victims Act lookback window nears closing, some still don’t know it exists
The Child Victims Act was passed by the state legislature in January 2019. Sexual abuse survivors and advocates spent more than a decade pushing for the legislation. With it came a one-year lookback window, giving all survivors, regardless of age,…
Child Victims Act Reaches Florida
Floridians who may have been sexually abused in New York State will want to know about the extension of a law. The Child Victims Act, passed in 2019 in New York State, allows people who were sexually abused to file civil…
Man ‘fled’ to Turkey following NYC assault conviction: suit
A man known for dating a top Ukrainian model was convicted of brutally beating another woman he met at a Manhattan bar three years ago — but then fled the US for Turkey before he could be sentenced, new court papers…