Former “Little Brother” Files Sex Abuse Lawsuit Against Big Brothers Big Sisters
Image source: Big Brothers Big Sisters of America logo, sourced from BBBS. A Promise Betrayed In the late 1970s, a young boy was matched with an adult mentor through Big Brothers Big Sisters, a program that promotes “meaningful, monitored matches” intended to positively shape young lives. But according to a lawsuit recently filed in Baltimore […]
Lawsuit Filed Against Cedar Ridge Children’s Home and School
Image source: Cedar Ridge School Andreozzi + Foote has filed a civil lawsuit against Cedar Ridge Children’s Home and School, Inc., and its former staff member, Joey Ericson, alleging that Cedar Ridge failed to protect a child in its care from repeated sexual abuse. Cedar Ridge’s Mission vs. Reality Cedar Ridge in Maryland publicly states […]
Round House Theatre Lawsuit Alleges Sexual Abuse
Photo courtesy of Round House Theatre Theatres Should Be Safe Spaces Theatres should nurture creative expression in a safe, supportive environment where young performers can thrive without fear. Yet a new lawsuit contends that Round House Theatre—and the arts councils that funded it—fell tragically short of that duty. Overview of the Round House Theatre Lawsuit The lawsuit, […]
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. […]
Calvert County Public Schools Face Serious Allegations
Image source: Homes.com – Northern High School, Owings, MD Andreozzi + Foote has filed a civil lawsuit in the Calvert Circuit Court in Maryland on behalf of a victim who was sexually abused by Donald Hammond, a former teacher at Northern High School within Calvert County Public Schools. The lawsuit names both Donald Hammond and […]
Survivor Files Lawsuit Against St. Peter’s in Olney, MD
St. Peter’s Church, Olney, Maryland by Smallbones, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons For decades, St. Peter’s Catholic School and St. Peter Catholic Church in Olney, Maryland—trusted institutions in the local Catholic community—served families across the region. But a newly filed lawsuit alleges that a former parish priest betrayed the trust placed in him by […]
