Boy Scouts, Mormon Church Reach $1 Billion Settlement With Sex Abuse Victims September 15, 2021 By Maria Chutchian The Boy Scouts of America on Tuesday secured more than $1 billion in new settlements to resolve sex abuse claims,...
Boy Scouts Insurance Fight Complicates Deal to Pay Victims August 31, 2021 By Steven Church A dispute over whether a unit of insurance giant Chubb Ltd. must contribute to a trust fund for sexually abused...
Judge Clears Boy Scouts’ $850M Sex Abuse Settlement Plan With Conditions August 23, 2021 By Andrew G. Simpson The Boy Scouts of America has received a green light from a judge to proceed with its $850 million reorganization...
Epstein Accuser Sues Prince Andrew Claiming Sexual Abuse August 11, 2021 By Bob Van Voris Prince Andrew was sued in New York by a woman who claims she was recruited by Jeffrey Epstein as a...
Suit: Brown University Neglected ‘Endemic’ Sexual Abuse August 10, 2021 By Erik Larson Brown University was sued by four current and former students who claim the Ivy League school consistently downplayed complaints about...
Justices Deal Blow to Outdated Claims of Child Sexual Abuse July 22, 2021 By Mark Scolforo HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s high court on Wednesday dealt a blow to victims of child sexual abuse, throwing out...
Cleared Chicago Priest Holds First Mass Since Reinstatement June 8, 2021 By Sophia Tareen CHICAGO (AP) — An activist Roman Catholic priest cleared by an Archdiocese of Chicago investigation into claims that he sexually...
Sex Abuse Class-Action Suit Tossed, Individual Claims Stand May 28, 2021 By Holly Ramer CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A judge on Wednesday dismissed a class action lawsuit involving 300 people who allege decades of...
$6 Million Settlement for Men Abused at Kiwanis Boys Home May 5, 2021 TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Insurance companies are paying $6 million to settle a lawsuit brought against Kiwanis International and local...
Church Official Warns of Financial Flood Due to Abuse Claims April 12, 2021 SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A top official with the Archdiocese of Santa Fe says a financial flood from clergy...