Everyday thousands of children are being sexually abused. You can stop the abuse of at least one child by simply praying. You can possibly stop the abuse of thousands of children by forwarding the link in First Time Visitor? by email, Twitter or Facebook to every Christian you know. Save a child or lots of children!!!! Do Something, please!

3:15 PM prayer in brief:
Pray for God to stop 1 child from being molested today.
Pray for God to stop 1 child molestation happening now.
Pray for God to rescue 1 child from sexual slavery.
Pray for God to save 1 girl from genital circumcision.
Pray for God to stop 1 girl from becoming a child-bride.
If you have the faith pray for 100 children rather than one.
Give Thanks. There is more to this prayer here

Please note: All my writings and comments appear in bold italics in this colour

Wednesday, 19 March 2025

Child Sex Abuse in America > Robert Morris' CSA Victim testifies at Texas NDA Committee; 35 Hard Drives full of CSAM; 78 y/o pervert in CT; MD Juvenile Detention Facilities sued for thousands of CSAs

 

Bill to ban NDAs for child sexual abuse heads to Texas House after unanimous committee vote


House Rep. Jeff Leach, chair of the Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence committee, talks to the person giving testimony Wednesday, March 12, 2025, in Austin.


Elizabeth Carlock Phillips’ brother Trey Carlock was 7 years old when he was first groomed and sexually abused by serial sex offender Pete Newman from Missouri-based summer camp Kanakuk Kamps — abuse that would go on for a decade and ultimately lead to Trey’s death.

Trey died by suicide at the age of 28 in 2019, when Phillips said she began to learn more about the extent of his abuse that was kept hidden because of a nondisclosure agreement.

The man was brilliant. He had so much to offer and yet, because of some pervert, it was all destroyed. There is far too much tolerance for child sexual abuse in this world. I think Idaho is on the right path.


Trey Carlock was forced to file his civil case against Kanukuk Kamps by the Texas Civil Statute of Limitations when he was 23, which ended with a settlement involving a restrictive nondisclosure agreement, or NDA, she said.

“Now that I know what I know and have caught my breath, I’m trying to be a voice for Trey and the countless other victims of childhood crimes who are suffering in the shadows due to NDAs that restrict them from speaking in settings like this,” Elizabeth Phillips told state lawmakers at a Texas House committee hearing Wednesday.

Phillips was one of several child sexual abuse advocates and survivors who shared their testimony during a Texas House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence committee in support of a bill that seeks to prohibit the misuse of NDAs against child sexual abuse and trafficking victims in civil settlement agreements — what would be known as “Trey’s Law.”

Trey’s Law, or HB 748, was approved unanimously Wednesday to move to the full House of Representatives for approval. After the House vote, the bill would still need Senate approval to pass in the Texas Legislature and reach the governor’s desk. 

It was filed by Rep. Jeff Leach, R-Plano, after Phillips and others first shared their testimonies at an interim hearing in October.

Among those who spoke both in October and at Wednesday's hearing was Cindy Clemishire, whose alleged abuser Robert Morris was indicted on child sexual abuse charges in Oklahoma last week. Clemishire accused Morris of abusing her in the 1980s when she was a child.

Morris, the now-disgraced founding pastor of Southlake-based megachurch Gateway Church, turned himself in to Oklahoma authorities Monday.

Clemishire has been outspoken about her alleged abuse from Morris and the NDA that was offered to her in 2007 that she refused to sign.

After the first time Morris allegedly molested her, Clemishire said Morris warned her: “Never tell anyone about this because it will ruin everything.”

The alleged abuse went on for more than four years before Clemishire said she confided to a friend about it.

“When I did finally tell someone, it seemed as though Robert Morris was right, it ruined everything,” she told lawmakers during Wednesday’s hearing. “Friendships ended, marriages of mutual family friends ended, my relationship with my parents, siblings, friends and others took a shift. And at 17 years old in 1987, I felt like as if it was all my fault.”

Twenty years later, Clemishire’s attorney asked for $50,000 from Morris to compensate for years of past and future therapy. In response, Morris’ attorney blamed Clemishire for the alleged abuse and offered her $25,000 in 2007 if she agreed to sign an NDA.

“As I began the lifelong journey to sort through these emotional challenges, my life seemed to attract more shame while Robert’s attracted fame,” Clemishire said through tears Wednesday.

NDAs can be part of a larger settlement agreement or a standalone contract wherein one or more parties agree that certain information will remain confidential. While NDAs were created to keep proprietary business information like trade secrets or sensitive client information confidential, they've sparked controversy in recent years over their use in civil settlements related to sexual misconduct.

In addition to Leach’s HB 748, four other versions of “Trey’s Law” have been introduced in Texas this session. Leach’s bill is the first to get a hearing in Texas.

“What is happening with these NDAs it is truly a re-traumatization of a victim,” Leach said. “When you tell them they can not tell their story, when they are under the threat of them losing whatever settlement or whatever care has been promised to them, they are unable to talk about what happened to them, it is truly in many cases just as traumatic as the originally(sic) abuse itself.”

It's a re-traumatization that never ends. Being able to talk about your sexual abuse is the very beginning of the healing process. Not being able to talk about it prevents ever being able to overcome the trauma.



How many children's lives have to be destroyed to create 35 hard drives full of CSAM? It's madness and grossly evil!


Michigan man charged after police seize 35 hard drives filled with child sexual abuse material files

A Michigan man was charged with multiple counts relating to child pornography after officers recovered digital storage media containing "tens of thousands of child sexual abuse material files," the Oakland County Prosecutor's Office reported Wednesday. 


"The scale of depravity uncovered in this case is shocking," Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald said in the press release.

Law enforcement recovered about 35 hard drives along with multiple flash drives, CDs, DVDs and computer devices during their search, according to the report. Some of the files were described as involving bestiality.

Benjamin Weeks, 45, of Clarkston, has been charged with three counts of aggravated child sexually abusive activity and three counts of use of a computer to commit a crime as a result of the investigation, the press release said. The case is pending in 52-2 District Court, Clarkston. 

"Law enforcement officials believe the defendant was attempting to create a server of child pornography," the report said. Each count of aggravated child sexually abusive activity is punishable by up to 25 years in prison and/or a $125,000 fine. Each count of use of a computer to commit a crime is punishable by up to 20 years in prison and/or a $20,000 fine, with a consecutive sentence possibly involved. 

"Behind every one of these images and videos is a child who was the victim of unspeakable abuse. I'm committed to aggressively prosecuting child pornography cases so we can protect the next child from becoming a victim," McDonald said. 



Today's oldest, dirty, old man


Berlin, CT man, 78, accused of having child sexual abuse material, police say



BERLIN — A Berlin man was arrested earlier this month after an investigation revealed he possessed child sexual abuse material, according to police.


Berlin police charged William Prickett, 78, with first-degree possession of child pornography. He is free on $250,000 bail and is scheduled to appear at state Superior Court in New Britain, April 22, judicial records show. 

Berlin police said officers began investigating Prickett in 2024 based on an Internet tip. 






Thousands are suing states over sexual abuse in juvenile detention facilities

Even as more states try to take responsibility,

lawmakers weigh the financial liability.



BALTIMORE — Avery Fauntleroy was 16 years old in 2008 when he entered the Charles H. Hickey Jr. School, a juvenile detention center in Maryland.

If you or someone you know has experienced sexual assault, contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 800-656-4673 (HOPE) or visit RAINN.org.

What was meant to be a place of rehabilitation for him became something far worse.

During his three-month stay for violating the conditions of his home detention order — which was originally issued for riding a motorized dirt bike on public roads — two male correctional staff members sexually abused him at least five times, he says, in both the intake office and the shower room.

Within the first few weeks of his stay, he was placed on something called a one-to-one — a form of suicide watch that required at least one officer to be with him at all times.

“The thing that was supposed to protect me the most was actually the thing I felt like hurt me the most,” Fauntleroy said.

He repeatedly reported the abuse to his in-facility therapist, but nothing came of it, he said.

Avery Fauntleroy as a child.
 Avery Fauntleroy, at about age 7. (Courtesy of Avery Fauntleroy)

“You start to notice that things seem more aggressive the more you say, so you just tend to not say anything,” Fauntleroy said. “I just put my head down, just kind of took what was going on.”

Now 33, he continues to grapple with the lasting impact of the abuse — something that has seeped into every aspect of his life, including his relationships with his children.

As he got older, he eventually revealed the truth to his mother and brother, who encouraged him to speak out.

“You’re in the facility because you’ve done something that clearly wasn’t good,” Fauntleroy said in an interview, “but that doesn’t give anyone the right … to do what they want to do with you.”

Fauntleroy is among the thousands of people suing Maryland under the Child Victims Act, a 2023 law that lifted the 20-year statute of limitations on lawsuits against public and private entities — including schools, religious institutions and local or state agencies — involving incidents of sexual abuse.

A man poses for a photo.
 Avery Fauntleroy, today. (Courtesy of Avery Fauntleroy)

Survivors can seek damages against state and local governments of up to $890,000 for each occurrence of abuse. The cap is higher for cases against private institutions, at $1.5 million.

Since the law took effect, more than 3,500 people have filed lawsuits against Maryland state agencies, many alleging abuse in the state’s juvenile detention facilities. The state is negotiating settlements outside of court, but there are at least 29 additional pending complaints, which include hundreds more plaintiffs, across various courts in the state.

In recent years, lawsuits alleging sexual or physical abuse by juvenile correctional officers and other detention center staff have emerged in more than a dozen states, including California, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Washington.

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Between 2000 and 2015, recurring abuse was documented




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