Category: Sexual Abuse & Crime Victim Legal Insights

Patients often allow medical professionals to examine parts of the body that would remain private in almost every other setting.

People often enter therapy during periods of grief, trauma, anxiety, family conflict, or emotional instability. A therapist may know private

Sexual abuse survivors often hear a simple statement about Missouri law: a childhood claim can be filed until age thirty

When abuse occurs in a school setting, families often want more than answers about one incident. They want to know

When a child discloses possible sexual abuse, families may suddenly hear unfamiliar terms such as child advocacy center, forensic interview,

Families often assume that a sexual abuse case ends if a video was erased, a phone was replaced, or an

The start of a school year brings new teachers, schedules, activities, coaches, clubs, and routines. For parents, it is also

Schools depend on many adults who are not traditional classroom employees. Bus drivers, tutors, coaches, health providers, security personnel, technology

Learning that the person accused of sexual abuse has died can leave a survivor or family believing that every civil

When a high school student experiences sexual assault, families are often pulled into several systems at once. There may be