The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) this week revealed a $138.7 million settlement agreement with sexual abuse victims of the disgraced former USA Gymnastics doctor, Larry Nassar. The settlement aims to resolve the victims’ claims against the FBI, which allege that the agency failed to properly investigate allegations of sexual abuse involving Nassar. This landmark …
The Archdiocese of Baltimore has been at the center of a disturbing scandal involving sexual abuse perpetrated by priests and members of the clergy. As a result of the Archdiocese’s recent bankruptcy filing, survivors of childhood sexual abuse within the Archdiocese have only three months left to file claims in bankruptcy court. The Pervasive Issue …
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An Illinois woman was recently awarded more than $19 million in a federal institutional abuse lawsuit she brought against her prison counselor at Logan Correctional Center, who she says raped and sexually assaulted her for seven months during her prison sentence. Last week, the federal jury deliberated for four hours before returning the verdict in …
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Were You the Victim of Institutional Abuse? Institutional child sexual abuse is a grave betrayal of trust, and victims deserve justice for the lifelong impacts they endure. A skilled child sexual abuse attorney can help survivors seek justice and hold institutions accountable for enabling such heinous acts. Start My Institutional Abuse Claim Now Please enable …
Illinois is one of the latest states to publicize the results of a decades-long investigation into the systemic sexual abuse of children by members of the Catholic clergy. The investigation in Illinois began in 2018 and included a review of documents from each of the state’s six Catholic dioceses. According to the report, published last …
Were You the Victim of Sexual Assault? Survivors of sexual abuse deserve to see justice served and recover compensation for the physical and emotional harm they have suffered at the hands of their abusers and the negligent institutions that allowed the abuse to happen. Both adult and child molestation are perpetrated by coaches, neighbors, teachers, …
