Dear Friend, As I look back on the month of November, I’m filled with overwhelming gratitude, admiration, and pride, for what this movement has accomplished.
November 2025 will go down in history as the moment that the U.S. federal government finally bowed to the voices of Epstein/Maxwell survivors. Following unrelenting advocacy from these survivors who refused to be pushed aside, the Epstein Files Transparency Act was passed and signed into law, mandating the full release of all government documents related to Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex trafficking network. This victory has been decades in coming, but it now stands as a powerful testament to what happens when we refuse to give up.
Another standout moment this month was when NCOSE was invited to the White House where we had the privilege to brief the National Security Council, Domestic Policy Council, Homeland Security Council, and other senior White House officials on sextortion—one of the fastest-growing threats to Americans. We were honored to be recognized as subject matter experts in this space, and encouraged by the federal government’s attention to this pressing issue.
Amid all the incredibly uplifting victories, challenges persist. The 10 women the NCOSE Law Center represents in a lawsuit against Pornhub and xHamster received a frustrating ruling. And the House made dreadful changes to the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), gutting it of key protections and adding a dangerous pre-emption clause that eviscerates state legislation on child online safety.
We are fighting both these challenges tooth and nail! Read more about these battles in the newsletter below.
Sincerely,
Marcel van der Watt
President & CEO
National Center on Sexual Exploitation
P.S. Read on for the rest of the newsletter! |
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House Version of KOSA is a Gift to Big Tech and an Insult to Victimized Children Imagine: You are a grieving parent whose child lost their life due to an unsafe tech platform. Every single day, you live with the crippling pain of your child’s absence.
You know your child’s death was avoidable. If the tech industry had taken reasonable care to design their products safely, your family and your heart would still be whole.
But you can’t bring your child back. The only thing you can do is try to ensure no other parent suffers what you have suffered.
So, you dedicate yourself to the mission of promoting online safety. For years, you advocate for legislation that would hold the tech industry to a basic standard of reasonable care—a standard that every other industry is held to.
As the years go by, your tireless work begins bearing fruit. The legislation you’re backing has garnered incredible bipartisan support. It passes easily’s a shoo-in in the Senate. You are so close!
And then comes the unthinkable blow … The House takes the bill and guts it of all meaningful protections.
This is the nightmare that dozens of parents are living today. This is the reality of what the U.S. House of Representatives has done to the Kids Online Safety Act.
What are the key changes that have gutted KOSA? Read this blog to learn more. |
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10 Women Denied Justice in the Pornhub/XHamster Lawsuit...But the Fight Continues!
They were just ten young women doing what they loved: playing field hockey for their college team. And somehow, that was enough for them to be victimized by the pornography industry.
Three years ago, the NCOSE Law Center partnered with co-counsels Bell Legal Group, LLC, and Dolt, Thompson, Shepherd & Conway, PSC to file a lawsuit on behalf of these ten young women, entitled Does 1-9 v. Murphy et al. The lawsuit explains that, after playing a field hockey game at Limestone university, the athletes went into the locker room to shower and change. Unbeknownst to them, an employee at the university had a hidden a camera in the locker room and secretly filmed them. And later, another perpetrator uploaded these non-consensually recorded videos to Pornhub and xHamster.
Pornhub and xHamster not only accepted these kinds of nonconsensual voyeur videos—they actively encouraged them. And so, the ten college athletes sued these porn giants. But while this case may seem like a shoo-in, here’s the infuriating truth: on September 3, 2025, the judge ruled to dismiss the case citing Section 230 immunity, clearing Pornhub and xHamster of any accountability.
🎧Hear more about this ruling on the Ending Sexploitation podcast. Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube.
📝Or read this blog to learn more. |
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WRTV: Johnson County family sues Roblox for child sexual exploitation
NCOSE Vice President of Communications, Tim Nester, was featured in a recent story about the dangers of the gaming platform, Roblox.
"It looks fun. It looks kid-friendly, and to be totally fair, a lot of the content there is kid-friendly, but the problem is the connection with other people. That's why they call it a predator's playground," he said in the interview.
This story comes as yet another family sues Roblox for the sexual exploitation. In this case, an 11-year-old girl was exploited after an adult man, posing as a child, groomed and coerced her into sending sexually explicit images to him.
Read the full story and watch Tim's interview here. |
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One Donation, Twice the Impact Thanks to your continued support, this past year has been filled with many historic victories. But a roaring ocean of challenges still lies ahead. We are humbly asking you to make a donation that will directly aid the fight against sexual exploitation. And right now, your gift will go even further. Thanks to a generous donor, all gifts made between now and the end of 2025 will be matched, up to $1 million. One donation, twice the impact.
Make your tax-deductible, double-impact gift today!
Thank you for your support and together, we will turn the tide against sexual exploitation. Sincerely, |
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