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…
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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,…
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…
Hand and Stone Massage Therapist Christian Mieles Arrested For Sexual Assault of Client in Boynton Beach
In December 2021, Boynton Beach massage therapist, Christian Mieles, was arrested and charged with two counts of battery for sexual misconduct while performing a massage at the Hand and Stone Massage and Facial Spa location in Boynton Beach. The Florida Department of Health (DOH) also issued an Emergency Order on January 12, 2022, restricting his massage therapy license in response…
Colorado Courthouses Now Open to Sex Abuse Survivors for a Limited Time
Survivors in Colorado Will Have a Limited Time to File Lawsuits for Sexual Abuse Occurring Between 1960 and 2021 With the new year comes a new law opening the doors of Colorado’s courthouses to survivors of childhood sexual abuse. On January 1, 2022, the Child Sexual Abuse Accountability Act went into effect, allowing survivors of child sexual abuse to sue schools,…