Judge Pauses Abuse Suit Against Education Nominee

The New York Times reports:

A federal judge in Maryland has paused a lawsuit against Linda McMahon, the former World Wrestling Entertainment executive whom President-elect Trump chose for education secretary, while another court weighs a recent state law involving such cases.

The lawsuit claims that Ms. McMahon and her husband, Vince McMahon — who together led W.W.E. starting in the early 1980s — had failed to act on credible allegations that an employee of the organization had sexually abused “ring boys,” who ran errands and assisted with various tasks before wrestling matches.

Judge James K. Bredar of the U.S. District Court in Maryland granted on Tuesday the defendants’ request to stay the case until the Maryland Supreme Court rules on the constitutionality of a state law enacted in 2023. That measure erased the statute of limitations for certain civil lawsuits related to child sexual abuse, allowing for more plaintiffs to file such cases.

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A federal judge paused the child sexual abuse case alleging Linda McMahon, her husband and the WWE turned a blind eye to years of sexual abuse of the underaged “ring boys.”

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