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The actual WP lead, however, is the $23 million settlement of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dallas with eight ex-altar boys who were sexually abused by a priest in the 1980s and early 90s.
According to rough estimates, around 35 percent of women on welfare roles claim they were sexually abused as children, compared with around 20 percent of the female population.
Jordan warned, some abused women will conclude that they will not be treated fairly if they seek refuge in the courts.
As her unauthorized biography, Just Desserts , contends, Martha is an icy, horrible person who abused her (now ex-) husband, ignores her daughter, belittles her mother, sues her gardener for pennies, plagiarizes recipes from better cooks, and humiliates her staff.
Several male family members sexually abused her.