On July 1, 2022, Altamonte Springs massage therapist Jean Richard Cherisme was criminally charged in Seminole County, Florida, for unlawfully committing battery and intentionally touching or harming another person. The battery charge was due to a formal complaint made on March 31, 2022, to the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office by a 41-year-old woman alleging she was sexually assaulted during an 80-minute massage by Cherisme at Hand and Stone…
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Los Angeles Church Corruption – The Archdiocese That SHOULD Get it Right But Isn’t
If there was one city where the Catholic church hierarchy could try harder to do better on sexual abuse issues and church corruption, that place might be Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Archdiocese could reasonably make efforts above and beyond the norm, given that: 1. it’s the second-largest city in the US. 2. it’s the second-largest media market in the…
Massage Envy under fire for multiple sexual assault claims
No Florida resident should ever feel unsafe while visiting a spa. Popular chain Massage Envy has come under fire in recent years for multiple claims of sexual assault on its clients. What’s happening in Massage Envy spas? Well-known spa chain Massage Envy has been the...
Ex Miami Substitute Teacher Enreeka Nalasco Arrested For Giving Underage Girls Drugs for Sexual Favors
Enreeka Nalasco, a former substitute teacher in Miami/Dade, was arrested Friday, May 13, 2022, on charges including human trafficking, traveling to meet a minor, specific uses of computer services or devices prohibited, unlawful use of a communications device, and contributing to the delinquency of children. He is being held at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center without bond. According to media…
Surprising Secrecy in the Denver Archdiocese
Secrecy in the Denver Archdiocese? We at Horowitz Law hope we’re misreading the news out of the Denver Archdiocese, but we suspect and fear that we aren’t. A Colorado television station reported that a Denver archdiocesan priest had been accused of inappropriately touching a child in 2018. More specifically, a media report states that a priest in the Archdiocese of…
Orlando Massage Therapist Sergio Borges Arrested, Admits to Sexual Battery on Patient
Orlando massage therapist, Sergio Da Silva Borges, was arrested on May 2, 2022, on a charge that he committed sexual battery on a female client during a spa appointment. According to media reports, a criminal complaint was filed at the Orange County Sheriff’s Office by a woman claiming that Borges sexually assaulted her during two massage appointments. The two incidents…
Worcester Diocese Places Food Pantry Director William Riley on Leave After Multiple Complaints of Sexual Misconduct
A well-known advocate for the homeless in Worcester, Massachusetts, William “Billy” Riley, was placed on administrative leave from his job as Director of St. John Church’s Food for the Poor program due to multiple allegations of illegal sexual misconduct. Riley has been the director of the food pantry since 2013 after retiring from the Worcester Country Jail and House of Correction. According…
The Train’s Moving – Jump On Board
Sometimes, it’s good to take a step or two back from the ‘day to day’ and look at the big picture. And this may shock you, but from our perspective at Horowitz Law, when it comes to child sexual abuse, the big picture is good. The big picture shows us that Martin Luther King, Jr. was right when he said,…
Palm Beach Behavioral Health Tech Arrested For Sexual Misconduct with Patient
On January 3, 2022, Edy Velasquez, was arrested and charged with sexual misconduct. The arrest stems from a complaint by a former patient that Velasquez sexually assaulted her on January 29, 2021. Edy Velasquez, age 53, was a behavioral health technician at substance abuse and mental health facility in Lantana, Florida when the alleged sexual misconduct occurred. Velasquez is not…
Norwich Diocese Bankruptcy Filing Deadline is March 15
The deadline is rapidly approaching to file a claim in the Diocese of Norwich Bankruptcy. Don’t miss out on your last chance for justice. Call us now. The filing deadline for all sexual abuse claims against the Diocese of Norwich is rapidly approaching. By March 15, 2022, anyone who believes they were the victim of sexual abuse, sexual harassment, or…