Phoenix school district sex abuse lawsuit update
On Sept. 15, 2020, four women, all former 1970s-era Phoenix middle and high school students, filed a civil sexual abuse lawsuit against the Phoenix Central School District in state Supreme Court. Attorney Mollie Cearley, of the Marsh Law Firm representing…
Jennifer Freeman’s Miami Herald Op-Ed
Are you a former New Yorker? Time’s almost up for childhood sex-abuse survivors to seek justice We all know it — every year, thousands of New Yorkers move to Florida for its warm weather and leisurely lifestyle. Some stay — I’m…
New York’s Catholic church leaders control billions outside the reach of abuse survivors
The Catholic bishops of New York sold a lucrative insurance business they controlled and stored the proceeds in a foundation they also administer, keeping billions out of the reach of survivors of childhood sexual abuse. The move occurred in 2018, with…
Is Submitting a False Statement to the FISA Court a “Victimless” Crime?
The general issue of who qualifies as a “victim” under the CVRA is a foundational question for protecting “victim’s” rights and thus is extremely important to the crime victims’ movement. Along with victims’ rights attorney James Marsh, I have filed…
‘Predators go where the prey is’: Lawsuits describe abuse in foster care
ALBANY — In the early 1980s, David Burgos was sent to Pleasantville Cottage School, a group home for troubled youth in Westchester County. Soon after his arrival, an assistant teacher asked him to stay after class to clean the blackboards….