A new bill, unanimously passed by the Oklahoma House of Representatives, has been designated the “Cindy Clemishire Act,” according to a new report from ChurchLeaders.
The bill, 4227, serves to restrict the usage of nondisclosure agreements, or NDAs, when regarding child abuse cases, and make reporting requirements of crimes instead.
According to the report, this legislation is modeled on “Trey’s Law,” which was passed in both Texas and Missouri. Trey Carlock was a victim of sexual abuse as a child at a Christian camp, Kanakuk Camp, located in Missouri. Carlock signed an NDA and could not take any legal measures against the camp before his death by suicide.
Cindy Clemishire has spoken openly about what she endured, stating, “because I refused to sign that document giving up the right to freely speak about events in my life…Robert Morris was indicted.”
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According to the report, this new act would mean, “Any settlement agreement that conceals the details relating to a claim of child sexual abuse or child sexual exploitation is void and unenforceable.”
This new bill comes as Robert Morris is expected to be released from prison near Easter and Passover after spending six months behind bars.
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