A detective working for the NYPD Special Victims Division and a special education school aid were both arrested on Friday after being accused of sexually assaulted young girls in New York City. 28 year old Kevin Lemon, a special education paraprofessional is accused of sexually abusing a 9 year-old girl…
A total 427 NY sexual abuse lawsuits were filed in courts last Wednesday, on the first day of the one year window during which victims of childhood sexual abuse in New York State have the possibility to sue their abuser independently of when the abuse occurred. 169 cases were filed…
Following the signature of the NY Child Victims Act into Law by Andrew Cuomo on February 14th that gave all sexual abuse victims in New York State the possibility to sue their abuser during a one year window starting on August 14th, hundreds of victims are expected to come forward.…
If you are working with children or near children on regular basis you may witness behaviors that may indicate that a child suffers abuse. In a recent article, Lori S. Kornblum, an adjunct faculty member at Marquette University Law School focusing on child abuse and the law and Daniel Pollack…
The archdiocese of New York released a list of 120 clergy members accused of sexually abusing minors. In a letter accompanying the list, Cardinal Timothy Dolan asked “forgiveness again for the failings of those clergy and bishops who should have provided for the safety of our young people but instead betrayed…
Victims of sexual abuse in New Jersey are anxiously waiting for Governor Murphy to sign a bill that was passed by the legislature and that would extend the two-year statute of limitations in civil cases for sexual-assault victims. The bill which was passed on March 25 by both houses of…
An 11 year old girl was allegedly sexually abused by a NYC school teacher. 29 year old Daniel Santiago, an elementary school teacher was arrested on Monday and charged with sex abuse and acting in a manner to injure a child under 17. The teacher who worked at the Brooklyn…
Yesterday was a historical day for victims of sexual abuse in New York as Governor Cuomo signed the Child Victims Act into Law. This new law extends what was one of the most restrictive statutes of limitations in the country. Victims of childhood sexual abuse now have until 55 year…
Many Jesuits priests accused of sexual abuse worked in NYC high schools according to a list released earlier this month by the Jesuits. Xavier, Regis, Brooklyn Prep and Fordham Prep which are among New York’s best catholic schools, all appeared to have hired priests who were identified by the Society of…
On January 28 2019, there was a major development for those who have been victims of sexual abuse as children. Both chambers of the New York State Legislature passed the Child Victims Act, which has been sent to Governor Cuomo for his signature. The Child Victims Act extends the current…