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Survivor Advocates Criticize New York Top Court’s Dismissal of Sexual Abuse Lawsuit

A lawsuit against New York alleging sexual abuse decades ago was tossed out by the state’s top court Tuesday because it lacked specific information, drawing criticism from advocates concerned about setting unrealistically high standards for survivors to recall traumatic events. …

Michigan State Documents Reveal No New Information on Nassar Abuse Scandal

DETROIT (AP) — Thousands of documents turned over by Michigan State University reveal nothing new about what the school might have known about years of sexual abuse committed by Larry Nassar, the campus doctor who assaulted female athletes, the state …

Survivors of Alleged Abuse in Illinois Youth Detention Facilities Speak Out

CHICAGO (AP) — Three men who say they were sexually abused as children while incarcerated at Illinois juvenile detention centers came forward Tuesday as part of a lawsuit that chronicles decades of disturbing allegations of systemic child abuse. Calvin McDowell, …

Maine Jury Awards $4.5M for Claim of Sexual Abuse Committed 30 Years Ago

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A jury has awarded $4.5 million in damages to a woman whose lawsuit contended she was sexually abused three decades ago by a family friend in Maine. The federal jury found in favor of 36-year-old Julia …

Nebraska School District to Pay $2.75M in Suit Over Girl’s Abuse by Former Golf Coach

The Scottsbluff School District in Nebraska is paying a girl $2.75 million to settle a lawsuit she filed over sexual abuse committed by her former high school golf coach. The former coach, Mike Klein, is serving a 24-to-32-year prison sentence …

Texas Ranch Didn’t Protect Boys from Sexual Abuse, Lawsuit Says

A young man and a teenage boy have filed a lawsuit accusing the staff at a Texas ranch for at-risk youth of not protecting them from sexual abuse by older residents, an advocate for child abuse victims says. In recent …

Former Connecticut Altar Boy Sues Church Over Alleged Sexual Abuse

A former Connecticut altar boy who says he was sexually abused by a now deceased Roman Catholic priest has sued the Archdiocese of Hartford. The Republican American reports that the lawsuit filed Wednesday by 46-year-old Kevin Distasio alleges negligence and …

Pennsylvania Fire Company Closes Following Sexual Abuse Lawsuit

Authorities say a Pennsylvania volunteer fire company that was sued over sexual abuse by a firefighter and its alleged cover-up by fire officials has closed its fire station. Lancaster Emergency Management Agency director Randy Gockley tells LNP the West Willow …