New Sexual Abuse Legislation for Statute of Limitation in Pennsylvania
HB 963: Sexual Abuse Statute of Limitations Update in Pennsylvania Determining whether your sexual abuse case in Pennsylvania is viable under the statute of limitations is a fairly complicated [...]
Sexual Violence in Religious Institutions
Sexual Violence in Religious Institutions In recent years, several high-profile investigations have uncovered a scale of sexual abuse in religious institutions that most Americans struggle to comprehend. It is [...]
Pedophilia in Youth Organizations
Pedophilia in Youth Organizations: What You Need to Know Pedophilia: it’s a topic that most people find unpalatable. Nevertheless, understanding more about it is the key to uncovering potential [...]
New York’s Child Victims Act
New York’s Child Victims Act In the past, perpetrators of child sexual abuse may have got away with their crimes due to immunity from liability after a certain amount of [...]
Boy Scouts of America File for Bankruptcy Amid Sexual Abuse Claims
The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) is something of an American institution. Although its members’ motto is be prepared, BSA was decidedly not prepared for the legal backlash it [...]
Important Skills a Child Learns From Body Safety Education
Protecting kids from adult victimization can be difficult. No matter their race, religion or culture, getting touched inappropriately by predatory abusers can have long-lasting negative impacts on a child’s life. [...]
New York’s Child Victims Act Enables Jeffrey Epstein’s Victims to File Civil Suits for Damages
The victims who have accused Jeffrey Epstein of sexually abusing them as minors will be eligible to bring civil claims for one year starting in August under the New [...]
North Charleston Church Volunteer Arrested for Sexually Abusing a Child
Today, it was reported that Jacop Robert Lee Hazlett was arrested for sexually abusing a child while volunteering as a chaperone at NewSprings Church in North Charleston, South Carolina. Hazlett, [...]
Allentown Catholic Diocese covered for abusive priests
By Nathanial L. Foote of Andreozzi + Foote posted in Child Sexual Abuse on Tuesday, August 21, 2018. On August 14, 2018, Pennsylvania's Attorney General released a long-awaited grand jury report that showed top Roman Catholic [...]
Greensburg Catholic Diocese covered for abusive priests
By Nathanial L. Foote of Andreozzi + Foote posted in Child Sexual Abuse on Tuesday, August 21, 2018. On August 14, 2018, Pennsylvania's Attorney General released a long-awaited grand jury report that showed top Roman Catholic [...]