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More than 850 sexual abuse lawsuits have been filed as deadline approaches for past claims
It is just one of hundreds of civil lawsuits that have been filed in New Jersey since the state opened a two-year window that greatly extended the amount of time victims of sexual abuse had to sue. And now, that window is closing. At the end of the month, a two-year extension allowing such lawsuits on decades-old allegations comes to an end.
Domestic Violence Increased in 7 Countries During pandemic
Domestic violence in the U.S. spiked by 8.1% following the imposition of stay-at-home orders during the pandemic, according to a review of studies on violence by the Council on Criminal Justice.
Boy Scouts sex abuse victims vote on $1.9-billion settlement
More than 82,000 men who say they were sexually abused have begun voting on a controversial reorganization plan to settle their claims and allow the beleaguered Boy Scouts to emerge from bankruptcy.
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330,000 VICTIMS OF CHURCH SEX ABUSE
Victims of abuse within France’s Catholic Church welcomed a historic turning point Tuesday after a new report estimated that 330,000 children in France were sexually abused over the past 70 years in the country’s first accounting of the worldwide phenomenon.
Taxi-hailing firm reveals 4,158 reports of sexual assault
Lyft, the US taxi-hailing app, has said that 4,158 incidents of sexual assault were reported to the firm between 2017 and 2019.
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For domestic violence survivors, petitioning for a protective order can be an uphill battle
A bill that passed in the Washington State Legislature is aimed at simplifying the protection order petition process for victims of domestic violence, but while some barriers were addressed by the law, some advocates against domestic violence say that many still exist.