However, criminal courts aren't concerned with providing support for victims. An experienced victims' rights lawyer can offer you, compassionate legal counsel, help guide you through your recovery, and help you to receive compensation for the various damages you're suffering from after a sexual assault. What Will The Police Do If I File A Report?
The JJS Sexual Abuse Division represents survivors of sexual abuse in many types of cases.
Anyone can be the victim of sexual assault or sexual abuse. Although a large majority of rape victims are women, a CDC study found that 1 in 71 men in the US has been the victim of rape or attempted rape. However, these crimes are underreported for victims of all genders.
No one should have to suffer the trauma of a sexual assault on their own. You are not alone, and you deserve to know it. You may also wish to contact a support group for sexual assault survivors. These groups have trained volunteers and counselors who can help guide you through this difficult time.
The legal definition of sexual assault varies from state to state. But generally, sexual assault is defined as any form of unwanted touching or con...
Anyone can be the victim of sexual assault or sexual abuse. Although a large majority of rape victims are women, a CDC study found that 1 in 71 men...
District attorneys (and teams of assistant or deputy district attorneys) handle federal criminal cases against abusers. They represent the governme...
Every area of civil law comes with a statute of limitations, a law that creates a time limit for filing. File after the statute is up and the case...
In these cases, the civil statute of limitations is usually tolled, stopped, or extended to allow victims the time necessary to come to terms with...
Child sexual abuse is an inappropriate physical or sexual contact between a child and an adult or older adolescent. Examples include direct sexual...
If your child has told you about sexual abuse, or if you've picked up on the signs on your own, you may be feeling angry, frustrated, and panicked....
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If you are a student who has been accused of sexual assault on a school campus, you need to take action so that your rights are protected. An experienced campus sexual assault lawyer can guide you through the Title IX process and advocate for you throughout the investigation.
The new Title IX regulations became enforceable law as of August 14, 2020. One noteworthy change from prior guidance from the Department of Education relates to the jurisdiction covered under Title IX. Sexual misconduct that occurs off campus without any connection to an education program or activity over which the school has control no longer falls within the reach of Title IX. If the alleged sexual misconduct occurs off campus and scope of an educational program, the Title IX complaint must be dismissed. In this situation, however, many schools then examine a complaint under the school’s regular code of conduct.
Sexual violence takes many forms, including sexual assault, battery, and rape. In order to constitute sexual violence in the education setting, at least one of the following conditions must occur:
Allegations of cheating and plagiarism are skyrocketing due to virtual learning environments imposed by COVID-19. If you’ve been accused of academic misconduct during this time, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
Our sexual abuse lawyers include, among others, Richard M. Serbin, who the media has described as a “crusader” for survivors of sexual abuse; Natalie D’Antonio , a former sexual abuse prosecutor and member of a “Special Victim’s Unit”; Andrew S. Janet, who has represented hundreds of sexual abuse survivors, including women who were sexually exploited by an OBGYN at USC’s university health center; Brenda A. Harkavy, a known leader in prosecuting rapists and other sexual predators; Patrick Thronson, who has represented survivors of clergy sexual abuse and human trafficking, as well as hundreds of women who were sexually abused by an “OBGYN” who obtained a medical license under false pretenses; Matthew White, who advocates for victims that suffered through sexual abuse as children at the hands of religious organizations and in other institutional settings. and Howard A. Janet, a compassionate advocate for sexual abuse survivors who has won record-breaking recoveries in a wide range of high profile cases.
The JJS Sexual Abuse Division represents survivors of sexual abuse in many types of cases. Our clients include those abused by Catholic priests and other clergy, as well as those whose abusers were enabled by a number of other institutions, including the Boy Scouts of America, the University of Southern California, and other schools and universities. In March 2021, JJS and co-counsel achieved a record-setting $842.4M settlement against the University of Southern California (USC) on behalf of women who were sexually exploited during exams performed by former OBGYN Dr. George Tyndall at USC’s Student Health Center. We are currently representing victims of both University of California, Los Angeles OBGYN Dr. James Heaps and Columbia OBGYN Dr. Robert Hadden.
The settlement secured by JJS is one of the largest sexual abuse cases against a single abuser in U.S. history and helped thousands of women. The JJS team has been nationally recognized for delivering real justice on behalf of sexual abuse victims.
Statute of Limitations laws have prevented many survivors from coming forward, and actually protected the organizations responsible for allowing these predators to continue their abuse, even after it was reported.
In February 2019, New York passed the Child Victims Act, which gives survivors abused in the New York area a one-year window to file a lawsuit, no matter their age or where they currently reside. Other states are also in the process of passing similar bills, which will provide an even greater opportunity to seek justice.
The potential for sexual abuse exists in almost every setting, from schools and universities to athletic facilities, churches, workplaces, hospitals, and doctors' offices. Our team of sexual assault attorneys has successfully represented thousands of victims across the country. We understand how to uncover wrongdoing at an institutional level, which is typically necessary to achieve a full measure of justice.
Our sexual abuse attorneys understand that there is no verdict or settlement that can erase the pain and memories that survivors endure, and that cases of this nature are not simply about compensation or what that compensation can do for survivors of sexual abuse and their families. These cases are also about protecting other innocent individuals from being sexually abused in the future.
Inappropriate sexual behavior should not be tolerated anywhere but when it happens to children in a school, it is particularly unsavory.
The laws vary across the U.S. for dealing with child sexual abuse but, wherever you are located, there are legal steps that you can take to seek justice in the event of abuse in school.
Our firm is best known for representing more than a dozen of Jerry Sandusky’s victims in claims against Penn State. As the Sandusky/Penn State scandal proved, children are vulnerable to sexual abuse at universities and colleges by coaches, professors, staff, and other students.
If you have been accused of rape or sexual assault by your college or university administration, it is imperative that you speak to an experienced college defense attorney as soon as you can. Often, students facing this type of allegation believe that if they simply tell their side of the story, the investigation will be dropped.
Schools that receive federal funding are subject to specific laws regarding sexual assault or rape on campus. Both Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and the Clery Act have strict requirements to report and to prevent instances of sexual violence among students or faculty.
The highly knowledgeable lawyers of Duffy Law have extensive experience with college disciplinary cases, including Title IX complaints of sexual misconduct. If you have been accused of violating your school’s code of conduct by committing a sexual crime, you should never delay in consulting with an experienced college defense attorney.
Federal Law – Title IX. There’s a federal law called Title IX , which imposes a duty on universities to have systems, policies, procedures, in place to help prevent sexual assaults ...
There are two courses of action available under North Carolina law. A tort called battery which is basically an unwelcome physical touching. A tort called the intentional infliction of emotional distress. Both of these would fit very neatly and address a situation in which a woman has been sexually assaulted or raped.
Title IX only applies to universities and colleges that receive federal funding, but, the overwhelming majority of universities and colleges, certainly the larger ones, do receive some sort of federal funding and are governed by Title IX.
It’s important at the very least that women learn about what remedies they might have under civil law to address what happened. Obviously, college students do not have money to fund a lawsuit against a university or a male student. This is not a problem. Our firm certainly has the resources to help cover expenses, even if our client, who might be a college student, can’t afford that.
University’s Liability in Sexual Assault or Rape Incidents. Even in situations where a university wasn’t on prior notice that a particular male employee or student was dangerous, the university can still be liable for a sexual assault or rape incident, or if they didn’t respond effectively and immediately when they learned of the incident.