People who say they survived sex abuse at Kanakuk camp near Branson spoke out at a hearing in Jefferson City last week. A bill proposed by an Ozarks lawmaker would restrict nondisclosure agreements signed to settle court cases between sexual abuse survivors and perpetrators.
NDAs were created in the 20th century as a way for businesses to guard precious trade secrets. But since the #MeToo era of recent years, NDAs have been seen differently. Sex abuse survivors say these legal contracts are a tool often used by abusers and institutions to hush up victims.