Use This One Weird Trick to Keep Your Name Out of an Upcoming Sexual Assault Lawsuit Against You
A mother and son are embroiled in a legal battle involving allegations of sexual abuse and defamation. The son accuses his mother of abuse that he claims he only remembered recently, while the mother counters with a defamation lawsuit. The court has denied the request for pseudonymity in the consolidated cases, emphasizing the importance of transparency in legal proceedings.
- ▪The son alleges that his mother sexually abused him when he was a child, but the claims were only remembered in 2024.
- ▪The mother filed a defamation lawsuit against her son, claiming he is trying to extort her and has mental health issues.
- ▪The court initially sealed the mother's case but later consolidated it with the son's federal lawsuit, ultimately denying pseudonymity.
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Free Speech Use This One Weird Trick to Keep Your Name Out of an Upcoming Sexual Assault Lawsuit Against You Or at least try: A court considered it, but ultimately said no. Eugene Volokh | 5.20.2026 8:01 AM Here's the story, somewhat simplified, from a case now labeled Breskin v. Blattberg (D. Mass.) (I had filed an amicus brief opposing pseudonymity, as part of my general opposition to pseudonymity in defamation cases, see, e.g., Roe v. Smith): Son v. mother federal lawsuit threatened: Blattberg accuses his mother, Breskin (a psychologist), of having sexually abused him 30 years ago, when he was 4 to 7 years old. The son claims he "did not remember the abuse until 2024." The son's lawyer sends a demand letter to the mother, threatening to sue, with a draft Complaint attached.
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