BLOOMINGTON — Five women who were sexually abused as children have filed a lawsuit against the 79-year-old man convicted of molesting them.
Source: Five Central Illinois women sue man who molested them | Local Crime & Courts | pantagraph.com
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A person may be subject to criminal charges and face a civil lawsuit for the same actions. Civil lawsuits usually seek monetary damages.
Emotions ran high at the state capitol as a child sex abuse victim of Dennis Hastert lobbies for changing the rules on prosecuting child predators.Hastert, the former House Speaker, is serving time at a federal prison for his hush-money case. Hastert plead
Source: Senate Committee Passes Bill After Emotional Testimony From Hastert Victim
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You cannot argue against removing the statute of limitations against child predators. Do not let them hide behind any procedural walls.
YORKVILLE — A judge has ruled that a lawsuit filed by a sexual abuse victim against former U.S. House speaker Dennis Hastert can go forward.Kendall County Judge Robert Pilmer says the plaintiff established what was needed to allege “a claim for contract.” The Chicago Sun-Times reports that the judge filed his ruling Monday.Attorneys for Hastert had asked Pilmer to dismiss the lawsuit, which was brought in April by a man who contends Hastert owes him $1.8 million of the $3.5 million promised to
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The court has allowed the case to proceed against Hastert. This does not mean the man has won the case. He must prove that a contract was in place with Hastert to pay millions to keep his sexual abuse quiet. If the case goes forward the sordid details will come to light.