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U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Hear Bid to Sue Reddit over Child Porn

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear a bid by child pornography victims to overcome a legal shield for internet companies in a case involving a lawsuit accusing Reddit Inc of violating federal law by failing to rid …

Sex-Abuse Video Victimizes Child Long After Abuser is Gone

The video of a man raping his 9-year-old daughter was discovered in New Zealand in 2016 and triggered a global search for the little girl. Investigators contacted Interpol and the pursuit eventually included the FBI, the U.S. State Department and …

Viewpoint: Videotaping of Child in Shower is ‘Sexual Misconduct’ Excluded by Policy

Plaintiffs, R.S. and D.S. filed a lawsuit against a homeowner, Shawn Conrad, in Yellowstone County, Montana. The case involved a minor who took a shower at Conrad’s home. The female minor discovered hidden cameras that had been placed in the …

Sex Abuse Victim Can’t Challenge Ruling that Insurer Had No Duty to Defend

A victim of childhood sexual abuse cannot challenge a trial court’s decision that an insurer had no duty to defend her abuser from a lawsuit, a panel of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled. The appellate panel on Tuesday …

Judge OKs $1.3M Settlement in Kansas City Priest Lawsuit

A Jackson County judge has approved a $1.35 million settlement in a civil lawsuit involving a Kansas City, Mo., priest who’s serving 50 years in prison for producing child pornography. Jackson County Circuit Judge Kenneth Garrett III approved the settlement …