JEFFERSON CITY — Legislation to void nondisclosure agreements in child sexual abuse cases was signed into law Tuesday by Gov. Mike Kehoe.
The bill has been called “Trey’s Law,” referring to Trey Carlock, who died by suicide in 2019 after being sexually abused by Pete Newman at the Branson-based Kanakuk Kamps.
Trey’s sister, Elizabeth Carlock, said at a hearing on the bill in February that he had to agree to an NDA as a condition of his settlement with the camp.
“Trey told someone just before his death that ‘they’ll always control me and I’ll never be free,’” Carlock said in February. “A lot of truth dies with people because of NDAs, and that only protects bad actors, which is contrary to public interest.”