BY CHELSEA KOERBLER HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — State lawmakers moved a bill to reform statute of limitations for child sex abuse victims one step closer… Read More »Statute of limitations reform bill moves one step closer to appearing as a constitutional amendment on May ballot
By Pete Madden | January 14, 2021 When Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the longtime leader of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, introduced the Independent… Read More »Leaked transcript shows NY church’s attempt to block Child Victims Act
By Kayla Goggin Continuing a decade-long battle between federal prosecutors and victims of Jeffrey Epstein’s underage sex ring, an attorney for one victim asked the… Read More »Full 11th Circuit Asked to Revive Challenge to Epstein Plea Deal
By MELISSA TURTINEN The City of Worthington and its police department have settled a police brutality lawsuit for $590,000. The ACLU of Minnesota filed the lawsuit last… Read More »Worthington settles police brutality lawsuit for $590,000, agrees to reforms
By Tina Sanders Actor Anthony Rapp and one other man are suing disgraced actor Kevin Spacey, claiming he sexually assaulted them in separate incidents once… Read More »Actor Anthony Rapp sues Kevin Spacey for alleged sexual assault
By Larry McShane The Boys Scouts of America were not prepared for this. Nearly 90,000 sexual abuse claims were lodged against the 110-year-old organization before… Read More »Boy Scouts facing nearly 90,000 sexual abuse claims from coast to coast as deadline for filings comes to an end
By Matt Zapotosky and Beth Reinhard The Justice Department’s internal disciplinary arm concluded that then-U.S. Attorney Alexander Acosta exhibited “poor judgment” but not “professional misconduct”… Read More »Justice Dept. faults former Epstein prosecutor for ‘poor judgment’ but finds no misconduct
By Gene Maddus Miriam Haley, the former “Project Runway” production assistant who testified at Harvey Weinstein’s trial earlier this year, filed a civil lawsuit against the… Read More »Miriam Haley, Victim in Harvey Weinstein Trial, Files Civil Lawsuit
By Emily Holter Cumberland Children’s Hospital in New Kent faces a $127 million lawsuit after 20 former patients and their families came forward alleging years… Read More »New Kent children’s hospital faces $127M lawsuit; 20 former patients accuse doctors, staff of sexual, physical assault
WASHINGTON – The Justice Department’s Office for Victims of Crime, a division of the Office of Justice Programs, presented Professor Paul G. Cassell the Ronald… Read More »JUSTICE DEPARTMENT HONORS UTAH PROFESSOR AND FORMER JUDGE WITH RONALD WILSON REAGAN PUBLIC POLICY AWARD