Apr. 30, 2026
Holding the enablers accountable: How recent legislation is reshaping civil liability in sexual abuse cases
Recent California legislation and federal proposals like H.R. 5560 mark a decisive shift toward holding institutions and platforms, not just individuals, answerable for the harm they enable.
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Sexual violence is pernicious. It is unbiased in its victims and affects almost everyone. Men, women and children alike suffer this form of abuse globally, and the statistics are staggering: "Nearly every minute, someone in the U.S. is sexually assaulted. Every nine minutes, that someone is a child." (RAINN, Scope of the Problem: Statistics [as of Apr. 24, 2026].) "Nearly 1 ...
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