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2024 was a landmark year for the rights of child sex abuse victims in California. In October 2023, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill (AB) 452 into law, which eliminates the statute of limitations for childhood sexual abuse survivors to pursue civil claims against...
For many survivors of child sexual abuse, seeking justice through the legal system is more than just a matter of courage; it is also a matter of resources. Filing and pursuing sexual abuse claims is expensive, with attorneys’ fees and court costs to consider....
On September 29, 2024, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 1386 into law, enhancing California’s Rape Shield Law. This critical amendment, introduced by Sen. Anna Caballero, aims to protect survivors of sexual assault by preventing courtroom inquiries into their...
Roman Polanski, a French-Polish film director responsible for movies like Rosemary’s Baby and The Pianist, is currently hiding out in Europe. He has refused to return to the United States because he fears arrest — and rightfully so. The award-winning director faces...
We are learning more about how we process trauma. We know we often set traumatic events aside as a means of survival; that we may take years or even decades before we can open ourselves to those traumatic memories and attempt to process what happened. We are even...
More than 14 years after Michael Jackson died, a pair of lawsuits accusing him of sexual abuse of minors have been revived. The lawsuits come from two men who say Jackson abused them as children. Their stories were featured in the 2019 documentary Leaving Neverland....
In May 2016, three male students at Focus Point Academy in Pasadena sexually assaulted an 11-year-old special education student. More than six years later, in response to a 2018 lawsuit accusing the district of negligence, a jury awarded the student $26 million in...
This year, California gave many survivors of childhood sexual assault the opportunity to seek justice. As of January 1, 2020, survivors of abuse have a three-year window to file civil claims that could not be filed under previous laws. The new laws do not impact the...
