Court documents said the case was stayed pending a ruling by the Supreme Court of Maryland on consolidated appeals on the constitutionality of the Maryland Child Victims Act of 2023.

Summary

A sexual abuse lawsuit against former WWE CEO Linda McMahon, Trump’s education secretary pick, is paused while a ruling is made on Maryland’s 2023 Child Victims Act, which eliminated the statute of limitations for abuse claims.

The lawsuit, filed by five men, accuses McMahon of ignoring abuse by former WWE announcer Melvin Phillips, who allegedly assaulted boys as young as 13 in the 1980s.

McMahon denies the claims and plans to fight the case.

Vince McMahon, also implicated, left WWE earlier this year amid misconduct allegations.

  • distantsounds@lemmy.worldEnglish
    33·
    15 days ago

    Vince McMahon decided it was best to step away from the WWE over these allegations, but Linda is going to be the US’s education secretary.
    🤯

    • Timmy_Jizz_Tits@lemmy.world
      11·
      15 days ago

      Vince didn’t even step away because of this. Vince stepped away because of his own actions 35 years later. That is related to the Jenelle Grant lawsuit which is also paused because of an active federal human trafficking investigation. So many fucking skeletons in this closet.

      Linda was CEO of wwe when Jessica Massaro was drugged and raped at a us military base in Kuwait, iirc. She committed suicide but she had detailed the abuse and the cover up to her attorney years prior. Written statement in her own words, its a fucking tragic case and i really hope the story cracks open if there is an actual cabinet appointment process.