Bible Chapel Ministries Sued for Alleged Failure to Protect a Child with Down Syndrome from Sexual Abuse
Image source: Bible Chapel’s South Hills campus in McMurray, PA via Bible Chapel. Churches have a fundamental legal and moral duty to protect the children entrusted to their care. When they fail to uphold this responsibility, vulnerable individuals can suffer devastating harm. Andreozzi + Foote recently filed a civil lawsuit in Allegheny County against Bible […]
Former Sheetz Employee Pleads No Contest to Sexual Assault of Teen in Store Bathroom
Image source: Exterior of a Sheetz, featured on sheetz.com. A former Sheetz employee has pleaded no contest to sexually assaulting a then 14-year-old girl inside the bathroom of the store where he worked. In 2023, he was charged with “rape, statutory sexual assault and corruption of minors, according to court documents filed in Cumberland County.” […]
Circles of Care Scrutinized After Godbold & Mendez Arrests
Street view of Circles of Care Children’s Crisis Stabilization Unit in Melbourne, FL. Image source: Google Street View, © Google. Accessed via Google Maps. Circles of Care, a behavioral health provider in Florida that receives public funds, is facing local scrutiny after two reported sexual assaults from within its walls. One case involves a former staff […]
Lawsuit Filed Against Days Inn for Enabling Child Sex Trafficking
Image sources: Days Inn & Suites in Rancho Cordova, CA, Google Street View, © Google. Accessed via Google Maps. Photo of Abdul Basier Hashimi, courtesy of Elk Grove Tribune. Hotels Have a Responsibility to Protect Guests, Not Enable Their Exploitation Hotels have a legal and ethical obligation to recognize and respond to signs of human […]
Foster Home Abuse Lawsuit Filed Against Baltimore City DSS
Image of Baltimore City Department of Social Services building courtesy of LoopNet Every child placed in a foster home deserves safety, stability, and the chance to heal. Yet newly filed court documents allege that, for some Baltimore youth in the 1970s, the very system designed to protect them became the source of their deepest trauma. […]
St. Helens High School Teachers Facing Sex Abuse Charges
Two teachers from St. Helens High School in Oregon are facing criminal charges for sexually abusing students. Eric Stearns, 46 years old, and Mark Collins, 64 years old. Stearns is facing: seven counts of second-degree sexual abuse and one count of third-degree sexual abuse. Collins is facing: two counts of second-degree sexual abuse one count […]