Leo Riley, a priest belonging to the Diocese of Venice in Florida, is facing five counts of sexual abuse in the second degree. The charges against Riley stem from incidents that occurred years ago when he worked as a priest in Iowa from 1982 to 2002. The State of Iowa’s formal complaint outlines the disturbing […]
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Child sex abuse attorney Jeff Herman took the stand this week at a Nassau County courthouse in New York, representing now-adult victims who were sexually abused as teenagers. It is alleged that the former Herricks High School psychologist, Vincent Festa, molested over a dozen male students while he worked at the school. Though Festa died
On November 10, 2023, Herman Law filed a Group Action Lawsuit on behalf of 159 Robert Hadden survivors. NBC 4 New York was on the scene to cover the press conference: We are urging any other potential victims to come forward now as the New York Adult Survivors Act window closes on November 24, 2023.
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Attorney Jeff Herman AND Survivors of convicted sexual abuser Robert Hadden will be holding a Press Conference on Friday, November 10, 2023 at 1:00 pm on the steps of the New York Public Library The Survivors will give a statement and answer questions. This lawsuit is filed under The New York Adult Survivors Act, which
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U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Damian Williams, announced the 20-year prison sentence of Robert Hadden, convicted in January for enticing and inducing four victims to travel interstate for unlawful sexual activity. Hadden, who practiced medicine from 1987 to 2012, abused dozens of patients over two decades, using his position as an
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A prominent gastroenterologist from Queens, Dr. Zhi Alan Cheng, has been charged with a series of sexual assaults, including drugging, raping, and filming the assaults of several women, some of whom were his patients at New York-Presbyterian Queens Hospital. The charges were announced by the Queens District Attorney’s office and include 50 new counts brought
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Advocates of the Child Victims Act (CVA) as well as child abuse victims themselves are currently urging lawmakers to extend the lookback window of the Child Victims Act (CVA) for another year, which would give adult victims of childhood sexual abuse more time to file legal actions against their perpetrators. Unfortunately, with COVID-19 putting a
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November 2022 Update: The window for the NY Child Victims Act is now closed. September 9, 2021 The Child Victims Act Window Opens on August 14th! On August 14th, a one-year, one-time-only period will begin to allow all victims of childhood sexual abuse in New York to seek civil action, regardless of how old the victim is
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According to WABC TV New York, Gov. Phil Murphy signed legislation Monday to ease restrictions on when childhood sexual abuse victims can seek damages in court, an action that comes after a wave of details last year about the abuse of minors in the Roman Catholic Church. Murphy said in a statement that he recognized
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