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Proposed relief for child sex abuse survivors in Pennsylvania won’t reach ballot in 2023
State College Centre Daily Times via Yahoo News· 9 months agoA measure that would give thousands of survivors a two-year window to seek monetary damages against...
Child sex abuse lawsuit window again gets Pa. lawmakers' OK
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoVictims would be able to sue over otherwise outdated claims of child sexual abuse under two pieces...
Baltimore archdiocese report details 'horrific, repeated' sexual abuse. So, what's next?
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCases of child sex abuse by clergy in the nation’s oldest Catholic archdioceses weren't unknown. But...
The Penn State abuse scandal sparked laws that are ensnaring poor families
NBC News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAfter Pennsylvania strengthened its mandatory reporting laws to prevent child abuse, a flood of...
Wayne County had 24 confirmed child abuse cases in 2022
Tri-County Independent via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoThere were 24 confirmed child abuse cases reported to Wayne County Children & Youth (C&Y) Services...
Partisan stalemate keeps child sexual assault lawsuit window from advancing in Pennsylvania
WPXI via Yahoo News· 11 months agoChild sexual abuse survivors pressed Pennsylvania lawmakers Monday to move ahead with opening a...
Gov. Wolf orders lawmakers to hold special session on constitutional amendment aiding abuse...
The Daily Item, Sunbury, Pa. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJan. 6—HARRISBURG — Gov. Tom Wolf ordered a special session of the General Assembly to begin Monday, calling lawmakers from both chambers back to Harrisburg to consider a proposed amendment ...
Are Ohio AG's hands tied to do Catholic Church sex abuse probe? Maybe not, experts say
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 8 months agoLegal experts say the Ohio AG's power to investigate is constrained compared to other states like...
Catholic church in Maryland slammed after sex abuse report
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWhile the Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore has long touted its transparency in publishing the names...
5 priests with Washington County ties named in Maryland AG's child sexual abuse report
The Herald-Mail via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBALTIMORE (AP) — The Maryland Attorney General's Office has publicly released a redacted version of an investigative report detailing sex abuse allegations against more than 150 Catholic priests ...