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WWE sexual abuse lawsuit naming Trump education secretary pick Linda McMahon is paused

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Lawsuit accuses Linda McMahon of turning a blind eye to child sexual abuse by a former ringside announcer at the wrestling company.

The lawsuit alleges Melvin Phillips for years hired — and later assaulted — "ring boys" as young as 13 .

It targets the McMahons and the WWE under a new change in Maryland law that eliminates the state's statute of limitations for child sex abuse.

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