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Eighties model Carre Otis gives update on her sex abuse lawsuit against photographer Gerald Marie


Carré Otis celebrated a legal victory on Monday, one that could have far reaching repercussions for for victims of sexual abuse.

A lower court had dismissed the case, which was filed under New York state's Child Victims Act, because the alleged abuse took place in France, but Otis appealed and is now one step closer to victory. In a celebratory post on Instagram, the Marin County, California-born beauty announced the US Court of Appeals had ruled 'the New York State Child Victims Act can apply to abuse that happened elsewhere.' 'The rampant sexual abuse of young people in the fashion industry has gone largely unchecked for decades,' she alleged, 'and models continue to work without basic labor protections.'

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