US EditionTed Cruz leads bipartisan bill that would void and prohibit confidentiality clauses in child sex abuse cases
TREY’S Law voids nondisclosure agreements that silence sexual abuse survivors, backed by bipartisan senators and supported by advocacy groups nationwide.
- On Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, introduced the bipartisan Terminating Restrictive Enforcement of Youth Settlements to address misuse of NDAs in child sexual abuse cases.
- Named for Trey Carlock, the bill responds to national attention after his suicide at 28 linked to litigation over alleged abuse at Kanakuk Ministries in Branson, Missouri.
- The bill voids NDA clauses that bar disclosure and makes any NDA provision unenforceable if it prohibits minor sexual abuse disclosures, regardless of when the NDA was signed, with scope broadened to victims of all ages.
- Supporters say survivors will be able to speak and seek accountability, with advocacy organizations like RAINN and the American Association for Justice backing the bill to restore survivors' voices.
- Several states have passed or filed similar laws, including Missouri, Tennessee, California and Alabama, while Texas signed its version of TREY'S Law into effect last year.
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Georgia House passes bill to ban nondisclosure agreements about child sexual abuse
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WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) - Senators are partnering with child sex abuse survivors to introduce "Trey's Law," a federal bill that would ban Non-Disclosure Agreements in civil child abuse cases. The legislation aims to prevent legal contracts from being used to silence victims and protect predators nationwide. The bill is named after Trey Carlock, who was sexually [...]
Ted Cruz leads bipartisan bill that would void and prohibit confidentiality clauses in child sex abuse cases
The bill makes any NDA provision unenforceable if it prohibits or restricts someone from disclosing the sexual abuse of a minor or facts related to that abuse.
Sens. Cruz, Gillibrand Lead Bipartisan Bill to Protect Child Abuse Survivors’ Right to Speak Out
U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), joined by Sens. Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.), and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) introduced the Terminating Restrictive Enforcement of Youth Settlements (TREY’S Law). The bill voids non-disclosure agreements that would silence survivors of child sexual abuse. The bill is named in honor of
'Just common sense': Trey's Law would make NDAs in child sexual abuse cases unenforceable
U.S. Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, joined Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, to introduce legislation Tuesday (March 3) to prohibit the enforcement of civil nondisclosure agreements in child sexual abuse and human trafficking cases. Trey’s Law is named in honor of Trey Carlock of Dallas, who died by suicide at 28 after he was sexually abused at Kannuak Kamps in Branson, Missouri. Pete Newman, the camp director, was sentenced to multiple life sentences in pr…
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