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Category: Child Sex Abuse

More states extend lawsuit filing deadlines for victims of child sex abuse

More states extend lawsuit filing deadlines for victims of child sex abuse

December 11, 2024 A growing number of states are extending filing deadlines for legal claims against child sex abuse perpetrators. According to Non-profit...

LA Teacher Arrested for Child Sexual Assault; More Victims Possible

LA Teacher Arrested for Child Sexual Assault; More Victims Possible

November 19, 2024 Los Angeles police have arrested Los Angeles Unified School District middle school teacher Colleen Jo Matarico on charges that she...

Waters Kraus Paul & Siegel Clients Welcome Landmark $880M Los Angeles Diocese Sex Abuse Settlement

Waters Kraus Paul & Siegel Clients Welcome Landmark $880M Los Angeles Diocese Sex Abuse Settlement

November 15, 2024 Waters Kraus Paul & Siegel clients welcomed a landmark $880 million settlement that resolves more than 1,300 sex abuse lawsuits...

The Catholic Church’s Efforts Fall Short in Addressing Clergy Sex Abuse

The Catholic Church’s Efforts Fall Short in Addressing Clergy Sex Abuse

October 22, 2024 Efforts by Pope Francis to address global clergy sex abuse in the Catholic Church have failed, according to victims and...

For Clergy Sex Abuse Survivors, Path to Justice Can be Elusive

For Clergy Sex Abuse Survivors, Path to Justice Can be Elusive

October 2, 2024 Survivors of clergy sex abuse find it nearly impossible to crawl out from under their painful memories. For some, like...

Los Angeles-area Schools Pay $1M-Plus to Resolve Sex Abuse Lawsuits

Los Angeles-area Schools Pay $1M-Plus to Resolve Sex Abuse Lawsuits

September 4, 2024 Two women who were sexually assaulted by their ninth-grade social studies teacher at a Los Angeles-area public middle school in...

Sex Traffickers Use Tech, the Internet to Lure, Exploit Victims

Sex Traffickers Use Tech, the Internet to Lure, Exploit Victims

July 3, 2024 Sex trafficking has increased rapidly in recent years in the U.S. and worldwide, thanks in large part to modern technology...

Another Catholic Diocese Files Bankruptcy as Sex Abuse Lawsuits Mount

Another Catholic Diocese Files Bankruptcy as Sex Abuse Lawsuits Mount

June 18, 2024 The Catholic Diocese of Sacramento is the latest diocese to declare Chapter 11 bankruptcy following a wave of civil lawsuits...

Sex Abuse Victims are Coming Forward and Making a Difference

Sex Abuse Victims are Coming Forward and Making a Difference

April 24, 2024 During National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, we salute victims of sexual abuse who are making a difference by bravely coming...