Category: Sexual Abuse
YMCA Sexual Abuse Class Action Lawsuit
While the Young Men’s Christian Association (“YMCA”) represents itself as a leading nonprofit committed to strengthening community by connecting people to their potential and purpose, the organization has recently come under fire by former members alleging sexual abuse.
Boys & Girls Club Sexual Abuse Class Action Lawsuit
Four men have accused a former Boys & Girls Club employee of repeated sexual abuse and exploitation as children in a lawsuit filed with the Supreme Court of the State of New York in White Plains.
Dr. Robert Hadden Sexual Abuse Class Action Lawsuit
Dr. Robert Hadden, a former gynecologist at Columbia University in New York, has been accused in recent lawsuits of subjecting dozens of his patients -- including minors under the age of 18 -- to unlawful sexual abuse from about 1993...
New York Sexual Abuse Class Action Lawsuit
New York passes Child Victims Act, allowing survivors of childhood sexual abuse to file class action lawsuits against their abusers - statute of limitations (SOL) extended for victims to the age of 55.
Van Nuys Teacher/Coach Charged with Sexual Abuse
Scott Silva, who taught and coached at Birmingham Community Charter High School in Van Nuys, California, was arrested following an investigation by LAPD’s Sexually Exploited Child Unit, which was initiated November 1 in response to a report of inappropriate conduct...
Former Student Files Lawsuit Against Santa Clarita Basketball Coach Accused of Sexual Abuse
A lawsuit has been filed against the Hart District and former Canyon High basketball coach Jeremy Haggerty, who has been accused of multiple counts of sexual abuse.
More than 200 Baptist Church Leaders Accused of Sexual Abuse
February 11, 2019 - An investigative report by the Houston Chronicle and San Antonio Express-News has uncovered some 400 allegations of sexual misconduct involving 700+ alleged victims over a 20-year period. Of the accused perpetrators, more than half have already...
Settlement Reached in Sexual Abuse Litigation against Boy Scouts, LDS
December 28, 2018 - A total of 19 Idaho lawsuits in which a combined 29 male plaintiffs accused the Boy Scouts of America and Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) of participating in decades of systematic sexual abuse...