Child sexual abuse victims in Oklahoma could see stronger legal protections under legislation moving through the Senate.
The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approved House Bill 4227 by Oklahoma Senator Darrell Weaver. The bill would make settlement agreements that conceal details of child sexual abuse or child sexual exploitation claims void and unenforceable while still protecting victims’ identities.
The measure also removes the current age cap requiring prosecution for sexual crimes against children to begin before a victim turns 45. Instead, those cases could be prosecuted at any time.
Weaver said the bill would prevent abusers and institutions from using non-disclosure agreements to silence victims and avoid accountability.
“You cannot put time limits on sexual trauma, especially when such crimes are committed against an innocent child,” Weaver said.
The legislation is known as the Cindy Clemishire Act, named for an Oklahoma woman abused as a child in Osage County by Gateway Church founder Robert Morris, who pleaded guilty in 2025 to five felony counts of lewd or indecent acts with a child.
A section banning NDAs in child sexual abuse cases is called Trey’s Law.
House Bill 4227 is now eligible for consideration by the full Senate.
