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…
Man alleges Knights of Columbus youth basketball coach abused him as child
A man claims a Knights of Columbus member who worked as a youth basketball coach for the organization sexually abused him as a child in the Bronx. The Knights of Columbus has 1.9 million members across the U.S. It was…
NewsNation talks to attorney about New York childhood sex abuse landmark legislation
Phoenix school district sex abuse lawsuit update
On Sept. 15, 2020, four women, all former 1970s-era Phoenix middle and high school students, filed a civil sexual abuse lawsuit against the Phoenix Central School District in state Supreme Court. Attorney Mollie Cearley, of the Marsh Law Firm representing…