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Judge rejects challenge to Maryland Child Victims Act in class action lawsuit against church
A Prince George’s County Circuit Court judge ruled a class action lawsuit against the Archdiocese of Washington can proceed Wednesday, dismissing a challenge brought by the church to the Maryland law underpinning the case. Attorneys for the archdiocese filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit on the grounds the state’s Child Victims Act – a 2023 law that allows child…
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Judge upholds Maryland's Child Victims Act
The law that allows survivors of childhood sex abuse in Maryland to file civil cases no matter when their abuse occurred withstood its first major legal challenge Wednesday. Investigative Reporter Tracee Wilkins and the News4 I-Team report a judge ruled a case and the Archdiocese of Washington can move forward.
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‘Accept responsibility': Survivor behind lawsuit against Washington Archdiocese wants closure
A Maryland man behind a class action lawsuit against the Archdiocese of Washington said the assault he endured as a child by a priest caused decades of substance abuse, shame and depression. “From age 15 until I was 40 … I used alcohol to cope with the pain, but all that did was turn me into an alcoholic,” said the…
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Survivor suing Washington Archdiocese says assault as a child led to decades of substance abuse, depression
Investigative Reporter Tracee Wilkins and the News4 I-Team sat down with a man behind a sex abuse lawsuit that triggered the Archdiocese of Washington to challenge Maryland’s Child Victims Act.
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Baltimore Archdiocese says it will file for bankruptcy before new law on abuse lawsuits takes effect
The Archdiocese of Baltimore announced Friday it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization days before a new state law goes into effect removing the statute of limitations on child sex abuse claims.
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Law easing claims for child abuse victims in Maryland starts Sunday
On Sunday, the Maryland Child Victims Act of 2023 takes effect, lifting the statute of limitations on sex abuse cases so that victims from decades ago can pursue justice through civil cases. Though schools or other groups could be affected, much of the focus is on the Catholic Church, which could face suits from potentially hundreds of victims of abuse...
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DC police officer found guilty of repeatedly sexually abusing a child
A D.C. police officer was convicted Tuesday of repeatedly sexually abusing a young girl.
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Measures to Protect Child Sex Abuse and Trafficking Victims Stall in Maryland Senate
Maryland lawmakers are considering legislation that would protect children who are victims of sex trafficking from facing prosecution and increase penalties against people who abuse children.
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Maryland Considers Bills to Protect Child Sex Abuse, Trafficking Victims
Maryland lawmakers are considering legislation that would protect children who are victims of sex trafficking from facing prosecution and increase penalties against people who abuse children. News4’s Aimee Cho reports.