Sexual Abuse Law Blog
December 2021
Tampa Massage Therapist Jhonnie Ramirez Surrenders License After Arrest...
Tampa massage therapist, Jhonnie Ramirez, surrendered his license to practice massage therapy in Florida, which was accepted and adjudged as a discipline on November 29,...
November 2021
Filing Deadline Set for Norwich Diocese Sexual Abuse Claims
A federal bankruptcy court judge has ordered all sexual abuse claims against the Diocese of Norwich in Connecticut to be filed no later than March 15,...
November 2021
Homestead Youth Pastor Rick Torcise Arrested For Sex Misconduct...
Rick Torcise, a youth leader and Pastor at New Beginnings Christian Fellowship of Homestead, Florida, was arrested Tuesday, November 16, 2021, after claims were made that...
November 2021
Rev. Peter Foley – Archdiocese of Philadelphia
Reverend Peter Foley Archdiocese of Philadelphia Ordained: 1967 Retired: 2004 Assignment History: Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations against Reverend Peter Foley In a lawsuit filed in...
November 2021
Tamarac School Teacher Leslie Wolfe Arrested, Admits to Sexual...
On Friday, November 12, 2021, Plantation police arrested Leslie Wolfe, a sixth-grade teacher at Bethlehem Junior Academy in Tamarac, for allegedly sexually molesting a 12-year-old female student while...
November 2021
Fr. Etienne LeBlanc – Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux
Fr. Etienne LeBlanc Ordained: 1971 Removed: 2007 Assignment History Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations against Father Etienne LeBlanc In January 2019, the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux publicly named...
November 2021
Fr. Ramon Luce – Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux
Father Ramon Luce Ordained: 1995 Removed: Unknown Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations against Father Ramon Luce In January 2019, the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux publicly named Fr. Ramon...
November 2021
Fr. Robert Melancon – Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux
Father Robert Melancon Ordained: 1962 Removed: 1997 Death: 2018 Assignment History Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations Against Father Robert Melancon In January 2019, the Diocese of...
November 2021
Miami High School Teacher Aaron Hamid Surrenders After Charged...
Aaron Aziz Hamid, a teacher at John A. Ferguson Senior High School in Miami, surrendered to Miami-Dade Police on Monday, November 8, 2021, after being arrested for...