24-04-2025
Missouri House passes bill to void NDAs in child sex abuse cases
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A bill that would void non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) in child sexual abuse cases received unanimous approval from Missouri's House on Tuesday, April 22.
Sponsored by Republican state Rep. Brian Seitz from Branson, the bill is now headed toward the Missouri Senate.
House Bill 709 supporters say that NDAs are often used to silence underage victims of sex abuse.
'The only way healing occurs in trauma is to give the victim back their voice and freedom,' Christa Yandell, the mother of a boy who was a victim of sex abuse at Kanakuk Kamps in Branson, testified to the House. 'An NDA protects the abuser, not the victim. NDA's have no place in sexual abuse cases.'
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The bill — titled 'Trey's Law' — is named for Trey Carlock, who was a victim of sexual abuse at Kanakuk and later died by suicide at the age of 28.
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