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The Archdiocese of Chicago has agreed to pay $5.4 million to settle nine sexual abuse claims involving eight priests, including four who are not on the archdiocese’s current substantiated-abuse list.
A Portland survivor alleges Oregon DHS repeatedly failed to act on warning signs that she was being sexually exploited and trafficked beginning at age 13.
One year after the Diocese of Rochester clergy abuse settlement was approved, survivors are reflecting on delayed payments, validation and what closure can mean after years of litigation.
In Minnesota, the Diocese of Winona-Rochester’s largest insurer has agreed to pay $30 million to 145 clergy sexual abuse survivors, resolving years of insurance litigation tied to the diocese’s bankruptcy.
A former Uber driver from Tustin, California, was sentenced to eight years in prison for sexually assaulting an intoxicated passenger in Orange County, as criticism grows over Uber’s handling of survivor lawsuits.
Three former residents have filed federal lawsuits against Show-Me Christian Youth Home in Missouri, alleging sexual abuse, forced labor and retaliation after reporting mistreatment.
The Diocese of Ogdensburg has proposed an $83 million fund for clergy sexual abuse survivors as it moves closer to emerging from Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
The CEO of Fox Run Center for Children and Adolescents was arrested in Ohio after police say he drove about 175 miles to meet someone he believed was a 14-year-old girl.
California lawmakers have sent SB 577 to Gov. Gavin Newsom. The bill preserves many childhood sexual abuse lawsuits against public entities without capping damages, but some survivors age 40 and older could face a tougher evidentiary standard.
A former Mount Desert Island High School student has expanded her federal lawsuit over a 2024 assault, adding the school system, superintendent and a Title IX claim alleging officials failed to respond adequately to prior sex- and gender-related harassment.