child sex abuse
New bill allows Boy Scouts sexual abuse victims to maximize settlement claims
A bipartisan pair of Ohio House lawmakers are trying to extend the statute of limitations for Boy Scouts of America sexual assault victims. Similar legislation faltered last year in the state Senate, and the current version is even more narrowly tailored — to address the Boy Scouts and no one else. Boy Scouts of America […]
Ohio bans child sex offenders from working with kids
The following article was originally published on News5Cleveland.com and is published in the Ohio Capital Journal under a content-sharing agreement. Unlike other OCJ articles, it is not available for free republication by other news outlets as it is owned by WEWS in Cleveland. A newly-signed law will stop convicted child sex offenders in Ohio from working […]
Child sex abuse survivors beg Ohio lawmakers to eliminate statute of limitations
The following article was originally published on News5Cleveland.com and is published in the Ohio Capital Journal under a content-sharing agreement. Unlike other OCJ articles, it is not available for free republication by other news outlets as it is owned by WEWS in Cleveland. Child sexual abuse survivors begged Ohio lawmakers last week to eliminate the statute of limitations, […]
Child sex abuse prevention bill makes progress after 10 years stalled in Ohio Senate
The following article was originally published on News5Cleveland.com and is published in the Ohio Capital Journal under a content-sharing agreement. Unlike other OCJ articles, it is not available for free republication by other news outlets as it is owned by WEWS in Cleveland. Ohio is one of the few remaining states that doesn’t require […]