Sexual Abuse Law Blog
July 2024
Palmetto Pastor Jonathan Elwing Charged with 18 Felonies for...
Jonathan Elwing, a senior pastor of Palm View First Baptist Church in Palmetto, Florida, was arrested by the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office on June 21, 2024, after...
July 2024
Is there a time limit for filing a sexual...
Sexual abuse within the church is a painful reality that many survivors have faced. It is essential to acknowledge their bravery in coming forward and...
July 2024
Another Dangerous Fresno Priest: Father Ramon Salvador Gomez
It leaves us scratching our collective heads as we just posted about another predator priest, but as best we can tell, not a single US TV...
July 2024
Why Diocesan Review Boards Matter in Sexual Abuse Cases
The Fresno Diocesan abuse review board has seven members. At least four are retired, and at least five are grandparents. At least six have been married for an average...
July 2024
Clermont Acupuncturist Andrew Walsh Arrested for Sexual Battery on...
Andrew Walsh, an acupuncturist in Clermont, Florida, was arrested on July 2, 2024, on sexual battery charges. Walsh, 52, has been accused of inappropriately touching...
July 2024
Can doctors have sexual relationships with patients?
Imagine trusting your health to a medical professional, only to have that trust shattered by inappropriate sexual advances. Sadly, this scenario happens more often than...
July 2024
Another Notorious Fresno Predator Priest: Father Louis Aloysius Garcia
A few weeks ago, we wrote about the ‘very troubling case’ of a Fresno diocesan abuser, Fr. Eric Swearingen. As one might expect, Fr. Swearingen has...
June 2024
Massage Envy Miami Brickell Massage Therapist Jorge Cardenio Destrades...
On June 25, 2024, massage therapist Jorge Cardenio Destrades Llanes from Massage Envy’s Mary Brickell Village location in Miami was arrested and charged with sexual...
June 2024
Catholic School Teacher Boris Bastidas Sentenced for Sex Crime...
Boris Bastidas, a Catholic high school teacher at Chaminade-Madonna College Preparatory, who was arrested in March 2024 for sexual misconduct with a student, was sentenced on September 17,...