Ghislaine Maxwell juror to be questioned under oath by judge

February 24, 2022 Comments Off on Ghislaine Maxwell juror to be questioned under oath by judge

In this courtroom sketch, Judge Alison Nathan presides over the Ghislaine Maxwell hearing Nov. 1, 2021, in New York. Nathan said Feb. 24, 2022, that she'll question a juror under oath during a rare post-verdict evidentiary hearing about the answers he gave during jury selection for the criminal trial of Ghislaine Maxwell after he told news outlets that he didn't recall being asked about prior sexual abuse. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Williams, File)

A judge said she'll question a juror under oath about the answers he gave during jury selection for the criminal trial of Ghislaine Maxwell.

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Supreme Court rejects Epstein sex abuse accuser’s lawsuit

February 22, 2022 Comments Off on Supreme Court rejects Epstein sex abuse accuser’s lawsuit

The Supreme Court is leaving in place a decision throwing out a lawsuit filed by a woman who accused billionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein of sexually abusing her when she was a child.

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Boy Scouts reaches tentative deal with official sexual abuse claimants

February 11, 2022 Comments Off on Boy Scouts reaches tentative deal with official sexual abuse claimants

The Boy Scouts of America has reached a tentative settlement with an official bankruptcy committee representing more than 80,000 men who say they were molested as children.

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Archdiocese of Baltimore: Priest suspended during sex abuse investigation

January 31, 2022 Comments Off on Archdiocese of Baltimore: Priest suspended during sex abuse investigation

A priest has been suspended from his duties while the Archdiocese of Baltimore investigates allegations that he sexually abused a minor in the 1970s.

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BSA bankruptcy plan misses mark in vote by abuse claimants

January 5, 2022 Comments Off on BSA bankruptcy plan misses mark in vote by abuse claimants

A preliminary voting report in the Boy Scouts of America bankruptcy indicates the group’s reorganization plan has failed to win the desired support of victims.

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Boy Scouts bankruptcy case: Insurer agrees to $800M settlement

December 14, 2021 Comments Off on Boy Scouts bankruptcy case: Insurer agrees to $800M settlement

Attorneys in the Boy Scouts of America bankruptcy case have reached a tentative settlement that would direct $800M into a fund for victims of child sex abuse.

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More lawsuits over sex abuse by Ohio State doctor are dismissed

October 26, 2021 Comments Off on More lawsuits over sex abuse by Ohio State doctor are dismissed

This undated file photo shows a photo of Dr. Richard Strauss, an Ohio State University team doctor employed by the school from 1978 until his 1998 retirement. On Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021, a federal judge dismissed some of the biggest remaining lawsuits over Ohio State's failure to stop decades-old sexual abuse by Strauss, now deceased, saying it’s indisputable he abused hundreds of young men but agreeing with OSU’s argument that the legal window for such claims had passed. (Ohio State University via AP, File)

A federal judge dismissed more of the unsettled lawsuits filed by men who say Ohio State University failed to stop sexual abuse decades ago by a now-deceased team doctor.

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Suits against Ohio State over sexual abuse by doctor are dismissed

September 23, 2021 Comments Off on Suits against Ohio State over sexual abuse by doctor are dismissed

A federal judge dismissed some of the biggest unsettled lawsuits over Ohio State's failure to stop sexual abuse by now-deceased team doctor Richard Strauss.

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