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Eight women allege sexual abuse at Virginia summer camp
DENISE LAVOIE, AP Legal Affairs Writer
April 28, 2021
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) The Association for Research and Enlightenment describes itself as a 90-year-old organization for people to explore meditation, holistic health and the meaning of life. But eight women who filed lawsuits against the organization Wednesday allege they were sexually harassed, abused or raped as children while attending its rural Virginia summer camp.
In the lawsuits, filed in state court in Virginia Beach, where the organization is headquartered, the women describe what they said was a decadeslong camp culture that let adult male staffers sexually abuse young female campers with impunity. ....

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