Category: Sexual Abuse & Crime Victim Legal Insights

Police officers can stop vehicles, conduct searches, place people in handcuffs, transport detainees, enter homes in lawful circumstances, and use

Teenagers often begin working in restaurants, retail stores, farms, recreation programs, entertainment venues, offices, and family owned businesses. A first

Private instruction can give an adult repeated access to a child outside the structure of a traditional classroom. Lessons may

A survivor may live in Missouri today even though the sexual abuse occurred at an out of state camp, school,

A survivor may learn that the school, church, youth program, treatment center, daycare, or other organization connected to the abuse

A teacher, coach, administrator, contractor, or volunteer may face allegations of sexual misconduct and then quietly leave the school. The

Families may wait weeks or months for a school to investigate a report of sexual abuse. The final letter may

A sexual assault connected to a fraternity or sorority can involve more than the person who committed the act. The

A sexual assault involving college students can trigger several processes at once. The survivor may report to campus security, local

A child placed in juvenile detention is under the control of the facility. Staff decide where the child sleeps, who