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Suits pour in with NY Adult Survivors Act set to expire after sex abuse cases against Trump, Cosby
The New York State Adult Survivors Act window for victims of sexual abuse is closing on Thanksgiving with the state seeing over 2,600 claims.
Jets legend Joe Namath accused of allowing child sex abuse at football camp
Jets legend Joe Namath is akin to disgraced Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, covering up sexual abuse at one of his facilities, according to court papers filed by a...
Insurers refusing to pay for thousands of cases of sex abuse claims under New York's Child Victims Act, advocates claim
A coalition representing alleged child sex abuse victims is launching a campaign to pressure insurance companies representing churches, the Boy Scouts, hospitals and schools, to stop stonewalling and pay claims.
Manhattan urologist sexually abused 16-year-old high school intern, lawsuit claims
A Manhattan urologist sexually abused a male high school intern for two years under the pretext of teaching him, new court papers allege.
Rey Buono enters plea in decades old abuse allegations
An accused child predator has pleaded guilty to child rape charges in Massachusetts.
'No justice': Thousands of NYC child sex abuse cases stalled in courts
"I feel I’m being abused all over again," said Thomas Beneventine, 69, who sued under the Child Victim's Act nearly three years ago.
Catholic church in Albany settles first Child Victims' Act sex abuse suit for $750K
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany reached a $750,000 settlement agreement last month with a 47-year-old man who accused former priest, Mark Haight of sexual abuse.
Albany to pass bill giving adult survivors of sexual abuse another year to sue
Survivors of sexual abuse will get a chance to sue their attackers for civil damages for one year under legislation that state lawmakers plan to pass by early June.
Bob Dylan's lawyers seek to discredit accuser's 'fantastical' story
The woman filed suit in August alleging that she was just 12 years old when Bob Dylan plied her with alcohol and drugs before sexually abusing her multiple times in...
Bob Dylan's accuser expands timeframe for when sexual abuse allegedly occurred
The woman who accused Bob Dylan of sexually abusing when she was 12, has expanded the timeframe for when the abuse allegedly started.
Prince Andrew asks judge to toss sex assault suit— because accuser was age of consent in NY
In court papers filed Monday, the Duke of York argues there are constitutional issues with Giuffre's suit because it was filed under the New York Child Victims' Act.
Sex accuser of late Met Opera maestro James Levine sues for $25M
A man who accused disgraced Metropolitan Opera maestro James Levine of molesting him for years as a teen has filed suit over the alleged abuse.
Bob Dylan sued for allegedly sexually abusing 12-year-old girl in 1965
Bob Dylan allegedly used his star status to groom, gain the trust of and control the victim "as part of his plan to sexually molest and abuse" her, according to...
New woman steps forward alleging Jeffrey Epstein raped her
Another woman has come forward with new claims that she was raped by Jeffrey Epstein at his Manhattan townhouse when she was just 17, a lawsuit shows.
How the Child Victims Act uncovered NY's dark history of child sex abuse
Victims of sexual abuse are speaking out on how the Child Victims Act, which allows adults to sue for damages, revealed New York's dark history.
Legendary US equestrian accused of sexually abusing two teens
The men claim that George Morris "the most well-known and admired riding trainer in the country" sodomized them in separate incidents while they were attending horse competitions and clinics in...
NY woman claims Trinity School gym teacher sexually abused her: suit
A New York woman says she was sexually abused by her gym teacher at the tony Trinity School on the Upper West Side when she was a little girl in...
Prince Andrew accused of sexually assaulting Virginia Roberts in bombshell lawsuit
Jeffrey Epstein accuser Virginia Roberts Giuffre may file a lawsuit against Prince Andrew this week in New York court, accusing him of "improper sexual violations," her lawyer said in a...
Suit alleges horrific sexual abuse of 4th grader at NYC private boys school
Two students at an NYC private school for boys in the 1960s sexually abused a fourth-grader so brutally that his teeth were knocked out and he lost consciousness, new court...
NYC man sues over alleged foster-care sex abuse that started when he was 4
Lamont Wilder, a 47-year-old barber in The Bronx, recounted to The Post how he bounced around foster-care homes until he was 21.