Category : Sexual Abuse

Mandatory Reporting of Child Sexual Abuse After Penn State Scandal

February 25th, 2012
Child Sexual Abuse

Some of the sexual abuse allegedly occurred at Penn State facilities

There are lessons for parents and Los Angeles sexual assault lawyers to learn from the Penn State football team child sexual abuse scandal that is unraveling right now.  Meanwhile, Pennsylvania lawmakers are considering legislation that would make it mandatory for a person to report sexual abuse when he becomes aware of it.

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Parents Need to Be Concerned about Sexual Abuse in Schools

February 14th, 2012
sexual abuse in schools

Parents need to be concerned with the most recent cases of sexual abuse in schools throughout California.

A recent rash of cases about sexual abuse in schools involving teachers in Los Angeles and around California has once again indicated to Newport Beach sexual abuse attorneys that parents need to be vigilant and alert at all times.

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Lawsuit Alleges Abuse by Teacher from Hamilton High School in Los Angeles

February 10th, 2012
Teacher from Hamilton High School in Los Angeles

A lawsuit has been filed against a teacher from Hamilton High School in Los Angeles on the act of sexual abuse.

A lawsuit, that claims that a teacher from Hamilton High School in West Los Angeles abused a student, was filed last week.  This is the 2nd lawsuit alleging abuse against the award-winning music teacher at the high school.

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Clovis Elementary School Teacher Arrested for Sex Abuse

February 7th, 2012
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An elementary school teacher in Clovis has been arrested on charges of sex abuse.

An elementary school teacher in Clovis has been arrested on charges of sex abuse, after federal investigators found footage of a girl, a student at the school, performing oral sex on him. The victim was 7 years old.

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Delaware Catholic Institutions Settle Sexual Abuse Lawsuit for $7 Million

December 6th, 2011
sexual abuse lawsuit

Fourteen Delaware men who suffered sexual abuse as children had reached settlements for their cases

Fourteen Delaware men, who suffered sexual abuse as children, have reached a settlement with 3 Catholic institutions for their sexual abuse lawsuit cases.  The abuse allegedly took place in the late 70s and 80s.

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Women Who Have Suffered Physical, Sexual Abuse More Susceptible to Cardiovascular Disease

November 16th, 2011
physical Sexual Abuse

9% had been severely physically abused, and 11% had been severely sexually abused

Women who have been suffering physical or sexual abuse during childhood are at a much higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease.  These findings were revealed at a cardiovascular health conference recently.

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Dominique Strauss Kahn, Ex-IMF Chief Faces a Civil Lawsuit

August 30th, 2011
IMF Chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn

Dominique Strauss-Kahn now faces a civil lawsuit after the rape case was dismissed.

The rape case involving ex-International Monetary Fund Chief Dominique Strauss Kahn has collapsed, and the case has been dismissed.  However, now the ex-imf chief faces a civil lawsuit by his alleged victim.

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More Revelations in Huntington Beach Sexual Abuse Case

May 24th, 2011
Huntington Beach Sexual Abuse

More details emerge in the Huntington Beach sexual abuse case involving two teachers.

Police are alleging that the Huntington Beach couple accused of molesting a teenage boy, have also attacked other kids in the past.  The couple, both schoolteachers, has been accused of sexual contact with the boy, who was a student at Westminster High School.

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April Is Sexual Assault Awareness Month

April 26th, 2011

Sexual AssaultEvery year, there are more than 3 million reports of child abuse in the United States.  The number of children actually being abused or assaulted every year around the country is actually higher, because those reports involve incidents where multiple children were involved.  In 2007, there were an estimated 3.2 million child abuse reports, and these involved approximately 5.8 million children.  This April, Los Angeles sexual abuse lawyers, parents and safety groups will mark Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

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Ventura County School Board Official Sentenced to 17 Years for School Sexual Abuse

May 24th, 2010

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School sexual abuse is a tragic occurrence. A Ventura County school board official, who sexually abused a minor and impregnated her, has been sentenced to 17 years in state prison. It has been a case that has shocked California sexual abuse attorneys and the Ventura County community.

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