
New Report Reveals Alarming Impact of Sextortion on Children and Teens
A new report from Thorn exposes the disturbing reality of sextortion among teens—including self-harm, revictimization, and abuse from people they know.
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Experience sexual assault during their lifetime. Roughly 1 in 4 girls experiences sexual abuse before age 18 in the U.S.
Source: NSVRC
Have been sexually abused or assaulted.
Source: 1in6.org
Someone is sexually assaulted in the U.S.
Source: RAINN
70–75% of survivors wait five years or more before disclosing sexual abuse. The average age of disclosure is 52 years old.
Source: Child USA
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A new report from Thorn exposes the disturbing reality of sextortion among teens—including self-harm, revictimization, and abuse from people they know.
A Louisiana jury just awarded $2.4M to a man who says he was abused by a Catholic camp director in the 1960s, thanks to a revived law allowing survivors to sue decades later. The outcome could reshape what clergy abuse victims across the country are owed.
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Varsity Brands, the monolithic youth sports apparel and competitive cheer entity that owns the Varsity Spirit brand, is launching a professional cheerleading league. While the intentions are seemingly altruistic, survivors and critics question whether the for-profit motivation heavily stems from the company’s desire to rehabilitate its reputation amid sexual abuse allegations and other legal troubles.
In states such as Colorado, Rhode Island, New Jersey, and Massachusetts, rideshare companies, Uber and Lyft, have resisted introduced legislation that would strengthen passenger safety efforts.
For nearly a decade, survivors of child sexual abuse have pleaded with Massachusetts lawmakers to act. Now, with heartbreaking new testimony and a bill that could close a dangerous legal loophole, advocates say it’s time to stop listening—and start legislating.
Three teens are suing Maryland in federal court, saying they were sexually abused in state-run juvenile detention centers as recently as 2019 and 2020. Their $300 million lawsuit accuses officials of ignoring a brutal culture of abuse—and it’s just one piece of a growing crisis. Over 11,000 people have already filed claims under Maryland’s Child Victims Act, but state lawmakers quietly capped future payouts. Now survivors are turning to federal court, where those limits don’t apply, to hold the system accountable for decades of failure.
A teen’s desperate call led Iowa authorities to raid a religious camp and remove 88 children. Allegations of child abuse and endangerment are under investigation.
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