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Lawsuit Accuses Zuckerberg, Meta of Failing to Address Sex Trafficking, Child Exploitation

A new lawsuit accuses Mark Zuckerberg and other Meta Platforms Inc. executives and directors of failing to do enough to stop sex trafficking and child sexual exploitation on Facebook and Instagram. The complaint made public late Monday by several pension …

Snowboarders Sue Coach, USOPC in Assault, Harassment Case

Olympic bronze medalist Rosey Fletcher has filed a lawsuit accusing former snowboard coach Peter Foley of sexually assaulting, harassing and intimidating members of his team for years, while the organizations overseeing the team did nothing to stop it. Fletcher is …

Should a Sex Trafficking Defense Apply in a Homicide Case?

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — On a June night in 2018, 17-year-old Chrystul Kizer put a .38-caliber pistol in her book bag and took an Uber from Milwaukee to Kenosha. She walked into Randall Volar’s home. She had met Volar on …

Giuffre’s Prince Andrew Suit Goes Ahead Despite Epstein Deal

NEW YORK (AP) –A judge has–for now–refused to dismiss a lawsuit against Britain’s Prince Andrew by an American woman who says he sexually abused her when she was 17. Stressing Wednesday that he wasn’t ruling on the truth of the …

Jeffrey Epstein Paid Prince Andrew Accuser $500,000 in 2009 Settlement

A woman suing Prince Andrew for sexual assault agreed in a confidential 2009 settlement with Jeffrey Epstein to release “any other person” involved in the case from litigation in exchange for $500,000. Virginia Giuffre’s lawsuit against Queen Elizabeth’s second son …

Prince Andrew: Accuser Cannot Sue Because She Isn’t in US

NEW YORK (AP)–A lawsuit by an American who claims Prince Andrew sexually abused her when she was 17 might have to be thrown out because she no longer lives in the U.S., lawyers for the Prince said in a court …

Prince Andrew Accusations Left Out of Epstein-Maxwell Case

NEW YORK (AP) — When Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime companion Ghislaine Maxwell goes on trial next week, the accuser who captivated the public most, with claims she was trafficked to Britain’s Prince Andrew and other prominent men, won’t be part of …

Judge in Prince Andrew Suit Says Key Document Can Be Secret

NEW YORK (AP) — A 2008 settlement agreement that a lawyer for Prince Andrew says would protect him against claims that he sexually abused an American when she was 17 can remain secret, a New York judge ruled Wednesday. U.S. …

Top Hotels Sued for ‘Industry-Wide Failures’ to Prevent Sex Trafficking

New York — Landmark U.S. legal action was filed on Monday accusing several major hotel groups of profiting from sex trafficking on behalf of 13 women who claimed they were sold for sex in hotel rooms. Twelve hotel chains were …