317.582.0000Category Archives: Sexual Abuse
IN THE NEWS: DID CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OFFICIALS TURN A DEAF EAR TO SEXUAL OR PHYSICAL ABUSE?
Allegations of physical and sexual abuse have been leveled against nine former employees at the American School for the Deaf in Connecticut, CNN reports. After the school (in 2019) reported the allegations (which related to incidents going back to 1979) to both the West Hartford Police and the Connecticut Department of Children and Families,… Read More »
INDIANA AUTHORITIES BUY MORE TIME TO PROSECUTE CHILD ABUSERS
Under current law, child molesters can be prosecuted only up until the victim is 31 years old. Recently, however, the Indiana Senate’s criminal law committee voted unanimously in favor of a bill extending the statute of limitations by five years, Fox News reports. The proposal now goes to the full senate. The state prosecutors’… Read More »
WHEN A CHILD IS SEXUALLY ABUSED, THE LAW CAN PUNISH THE PERPETRATOR. ONLY A CIVIL LAWSUIT CAN HELP PAY FOR TREATMENT
The laws about sexual violence may vary from state to state and country to country, but sexual assault, whether in childhood or adulthood, has numerous potential consequences that can last a lifetime. In fact, the most common effects of sexual abuse in children include: symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder psychological distress inappropriate sexual behavior behavior problems… Read More »
WE MUST SPEAK OUT ABOUT SEDUCTION AND SEXUAL ABUSE IN INDIANA SCHOOLS
“A Jeffersonville teen pleaded guilty Friday to molesting 20 children over 17 months while working as a teacher’s assistant at an elementary school and a Clark County YMCA.” “A former assistant dive coach at a northwest Indiana high school faces four years in prison after reaching a plea agreement in a sexual misconduct case… Read More »
IN THE NEWS – COLLEGE DOC’S SEXUAL ABUSE OF STUDENTS COMING TO LIGHT
Just a little over a year ago, in this Ramey & Hailey blog, we were quoting the words of Judge Rosemarie Aquilina, as she prepared to sentence sports doctor Larry Nassar to decades in prison for the sexual assault of Olympic athletes: “Inaction is an action. Silence is indifference. Justice requires action and a… Read More »
FILING A CIVIL SUIT AGAINST A SCHOOL SYSTEM FOR STUDENT-ON-STUDENT SEXUAL ASSAULT
“Our schools are in crisis,” cautions Esther Warkov of Seattle, founder of the national organization Stop Sexual Assault in Schools (SSAIS), referring to the problem of student-on-student sexual attacks. Here in Indiana, while there have been many headlines dealing with adult-on-child sexual assault, there are actually many more such assaults of students, by students. Our… Read More »
SEXUAL VIOLENCE VICTIMS NEED AFFIRMATION AND FINANCIAL HELP
“Adolescent sexual violence is far too common in the State of Indiana. The best available data indicates that Indiana has the second highest rate of forced sexual intercourse among high school females in the nation,” begins a report based on data from a study funded by the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute. One factor that… Read More »
MUNICIPALITIES OWE A DUTY TO VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT BY POLICE
In the Indiana Court of Appeals two cases, involving two different women, in two different cities, were combined. Each woman had been sexually assaulted by a police officer, one in Evansville, the other in Ft. Wayne. Now the combined case was being reviewed by the Indiana Supreme Court…. The legal issue at stake: Does… Read More »
SEXUAL ABUSE – TEACHING THE RIGHT AND WRONG LESSONS TO OUR CHILDREN
Terri Miller of SESAME (Stop Educator Sexual Abuse, Misconduct, and Exploitation) said it right when she spoke about teachers: “This is a position of trust, and every precaution should be taken when you are placing people in authority over children.” Since our personal injury work at Ramey & Hailey Law includes helping victims of… Read More »
AS PRIEST SCANDAL HITS CLOSE TO HOME, INDIANA PERSONAL INJURY ATTORNEYS PAY ATTENTION
A leading American cardinal who met with Pope Francis just last month to discuss the sex abuse crisis that has engulfed the Roman Catholic Church is now facing criticism over a Texas priest who was arrested this week on charges of indecency with children, the New York Times reports. Unfortunately, as we know all too well… Read More »
