After the Wisconsin Department of Justice announced its investigation six months ago, 180 survivors of clergy abuse made reports. The range of survivors ages spans from under 18 years to over 75 years old. The reports come from every single Catholic diocese in the state,…
As states around the country consider whether or not to reform outdated laws that protect and enable abusers, we have an opportunity to better protect women of color, who are hyper-vulnerable to sexual assault and relationship violence. Many states have begun opening up statute of…
Maine has joined two dozen states across the nation to reform the statute of limitations, the time in which a person legally has a right to file a lawsuit, pertaining to child sex abuse. States are changing their laws to significantly increase the time during…
Mick Grewal discusses the plan that would create policies to help prevent sexual abuse – and provide $425 Million for Survivors. The Survivors Committee, which is a court-appointed committee that represents survivors of Larry Nassar’s sexual abuse, reached an agreement with USAG on a settlement…
Leon Walsh, who is representing a survivor of R. Kelly’s sexual abuse, gives an overview of the government’s case against R. Kelly. The R. Kelly trial is underway. A jury was selected this week and opening statements are set to begin on July 18th…
Apple announced that it will use algorithms to search and identify images of child sexual abuse on its users’ phones. The new policy was announced in partnership with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. The new process will scan images on user devices…
During the last few years, there has been a flood of sexual assault and harassment allegations against men in positions of power and trust. Recently, the New York Times wrote about the epidemic of sexual assault and abuse of women in the military. This summer,…
Michigan State University Professor David Foran resigned after reports of sexual assault were confirmed by the University’s own investigation. At least four women reported instances of being sexually assaulted by Foran, according to MSU’s Office of Institution Equality (OIE) report. Foran, a former criminal justice…
The Boy Scouts of America offered nearly 90,000 survivors, who were abused as children in the organization, a historic $850 million as part of its bankruptcy proceedings. The plan has yet to be approved by survivors, but lawyers for the plaintiff survivors say they expect…
U of M Staff heard about Anderson’s sexual misconduct with patients as soon as his employment began, but nobody investigated him, allowing him to abuse patients for 37 years. ” Over the course of his thirty-seven years as a University employee, Dr. Anderson engaged in…
