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Spurred by sexual abuse allegations at Branson-area Christian camps, the bill would extend the amount of time survivors have to file civil action against a perpetrator. Survivors would have until age 41 to file civil action, rather than age 31.

In the wake of child sex abuse incidents at southwest Missouri’s Kanakuk Christian sports camp, Branson-area lawmakers are filing bills in the Missouri House and Senate aimed at making it easier to file lawsuits seeking damages from perpetrators.

Under current Missouri law, survivors of sexual abuse must take legal action before they turn 31. New legislation would expand that limit to age 41, to give victims “more time to work through their own pain and suffering."

Kanakuk Kamps alleges its insurance company discouraged camp leadership from disclosing information about sex abuser to families.

The measure limits drag shows to downtown Branson, although businesses currently hosting drag shows outside of the area can continue to do so.

The new ordinance, which passed its first reading 3-2 on Tuesday night, would require a permit to host a drag show and would not allow shows within 600 feet of any religious institution, park or school. It would also bar anyone under 18 from attending a drag show.

A former camper alleges that Branson-based Kanakuk, one of the largest Christian summer camps in the country, concealed knowledge of a director's sexual misconduct when it persuaded his family to sign a settlement and non-disclosure agreement.

Defense attorneys for three men accused of criminal negligence in the 2018 duck boat tragedy on Table Rock Lake said Missouri law doesn’t allow the Missouri Attorney General to bring criminal charges without an invitation from a local prosecutor.

Just days after a judge dismissed similar charges, Eric Schmitt is pursuing a criminal case against three men involved in the fatal sinking of a Ride the Ducks boat on Table Rock Lake in 2018.

Hospital executives were already attuned to workplace violence before the pandemic struck. But stresses from COVID have exacerbated the problem.

From 2019 to 2020, assaults on hospital staff by patients tripled at Cox Medical Center in Branson, Missouri. Now personal panic buttons are being implemented to alert hospital security more easily.

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