Sexual Abuse Law Blog

SEX ASSAULT COMPLAINT LEADS TO EMERGENCY RESTRICTION ON LICENSE...

The Florida Department of Health (DOH) issued an Emergency Order restricting the massage therapy license of Ruben Dario Saenz on August 29, 2017.  According to the...

Sex Assault Complaint Leads to Emergency Restriction on License...

The Florida Department of Health (DOH) issued an Emergency Order restricting the massage therapy license of David Nazario on July 17, 2017.  According to the...

World Gym Sued By Teen Employee After Gym Hired...

Attorney Adam Horowitz announces the filing of a lawsuit in Lee County, Florida against a World Gym franchise in Lehigh Acres after the gym hired...

Dept. of Health Issues Emergency Order Suspending Florida Doctor’s...

The Florida Department of Health issued an Emergency Order  on June 19, 2017 suspending the medical license of Dr. William Dalton in response to an allegation...

Lakeland Psychotherapist Anthony Conti, Jr. Arrested Again After Seventh...

Anthony H. Conti, Jr., a 72-year old licensed mental health counselor in Lakeland, Florida, has been arrested on an additional charge after a seventh female...

COMPENSATION FUND AVAILABLE FOR VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ABUSE BY...

The Diocese of Brooklyn has announced a program to allow victims of sexual abuse by its clergy to apply for compensation from the church – even for...

Why Do Victims ‘Freeze Up’ During A Sexual Assault?

It is a widely held but erroneous belief – even within the justice system  – that people who are sexually assaulted will always respond with a...

Sharp Rise in Clergy Sexual Abuse Claims in Catholic...

Since the 1950s, more than 18,000 allegations of sexual abuse have been made against clergy members, the Boston Globe reports. More recently, there has been...

Maitland Therapist Arrested on Charges of Child Molestation, Polk...

A behavioral therapist who worked at Big Bear Behavioral Health in Maitland, Florida has been arrested on felony charges of molestation of  two children she met through...