In cases involving abuse by powerful institutions, survivors often face not only legal obstacles, but emotional isolation. Standing up to an established religious organization requires courage, strategy, and unwavering support. Recently, a client shared a review describing what that experience meant to them while working with Peter Saghir and our team. Their…
A Long Island child therapist has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison after admitting to collecting and distributing some of the most disturbing forms of child sexual abuse material imaginable. According to federal prosecutors, Renee “Rina” Hoberman, a licensed mental health counselor based in Plainview and working with…
A Brooklyn day care worker has been charged with sexually abusing multiple young children entrusted to his care, according to prosecutors. Authorities allege that Devante Brown, a 30-year-old teacher at a Bushwick child care center, repeatedly abused four girls—ages five through nine—over a period spanning more than a year. Prosecutors…
The 2025 Year in Review documents another extraordinary year for the NYC personal injury law firm of Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf, marked by record-setting verdicts, precedent-shaping settlements, and litigation that advanced safety and accountability across New York. Throughout 2025, the firm secured results in cases involving catastrophic…
A recent federal arrest involving allegations of child sexual exploitation underscores a painful reality: when a young child is harmed, families are left not only reeling emotionally, but also facing urgent legal questions. Parents often ask what steps they can take immediately—and whether the law allows them to pursue compensation…
An off-duty New York Police Department employee was arrested in Manhattan following allegations of non-consensual sexual contact inside a Lower Manhattan office building. According to published reports, the incident allegedly occurred in the Two Bridges area and resulted in charges including forcible touching, sex abuse, and harassment. The criminal case…
A high-profile sexual abuse and sex-trafficking case involving three brothers from a wealthy Florida family is set to proceed to trial in Manhattan, where federal prosecutors have filed charges alleging years of sexual assault and exploitation involving dozens of women. The case, brought in the Southern District of New York,…
Allegations of sexual misconduct by a public school employee are among the most serious violations of trust in the New York City education system. A recent criminal case involving a Brooklyn public high school gym teacher underscores why students and families must understand their legal rights when abuse occurs in…
Federal prosecutors have charged Howard Rubin, a retired New York City financier with sex trafficking, transportation of women across state lines for sexual purposes, and bank fraud. The indictment alleges that Rubin used his significant wealth and influence to lure dozens of women—many of them former Playboy models—into what appeared to…
From our New York Sexual Abuse Lawyers’ Perspective When a longtime New York City Department of Education employee is arrested at JFK Airport with alleged child pornography on his phone—including images of his own students—the public has every right to be alarmed. The recent federal criminal complaint against Alejandro Santos,…