Law enforcement authorities in the Bay State suspect that Dr. Richard Kauff sexually abused many more under age girls than the 24 who have come
Neil Portnow, the former chairman and president of the Recording Academy faces civil legal claims that he raped drugged and raped his successor. Deborah Dugan
In a unanimous vote, the Columbia University Senate has voted to address institutional failures in allowing Dr. Robert Hadden, a former Columbia University Irving Medical
The deadline to file an adult sexual assault civil case in the state of New York under the current law that stays the statute of
PRESS RELEASE – Esteemed NYC law firm Rheingold Giuffra Ruffo & Plotkin LLP (“RGRP”) urges adult survivors of sexual abuse to seek justice under the
A Los Angeles Superior Court judge handed down a sentence of 15 years in prison for each of his forcible rape convictions of which a
The Empire State’s Adult Survivor Act will expire in a little more than 3 months. That means that those who were over the age of
A New York City gastroenterologist affiliated with NY Presbyterian Hospital in Queens has been criminally charged with three counts of rape, 10 counts of predatory
The Diocese of Syracuse filed for federal bankruptcy protection in June 2020, soon after survivors of priest sexual abuse filed lawsuits in state court against
A fellow inmate stabbed disgraced sports doctor Larry Nassar multiple times in a federal prison in Coleman, Florida where he is serving multiple life sentences
By Thomas P. Giuffra Deutsche Bank and JP Morgan have both agreed to settle claims made against them in light of the Jeffrey Epstein sex
One of the country’s largest and influential financial institutions has agreed to settle a lawsuit filed against it by victims of Jeffrey Epstein’s predatory pedophile
Dr. Zhi Alan Cheng, a Queens gastroenterologist, is in jail facing charges that he drugged a woman before raping her. He also purportedly taped the
A federal jury in New York City has found former President and current candidate Donald Trump civilly liable for sexual abuse. The jury awarded the
Dr. Darius Paduch, a prominent New York City urologist who had worked at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center in Manhattan and Northwell Health on Long
Darius Paduch, a New York City urologist who had worked at New York-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center and Northwell Health, now faces new federal criminal
Female sailors say it’s been going on for years and the US Coast Guard has known but done nothing about it. Sexual assault, harassment, and
Sebastian Bear-McClard, the estranged husband of actress Emily Ratajkowski and a producer in his own right, has been accused of using his Instagram account to
The Catholic Diocese of Albany is the latest Empire State Catholic diocese to file for federal bankruptcy protection as a result of priest sexual abuse
By Thomas P. Giuffra It has been a long road for the four people involved in a nursing home abuse case cover-up, but finally, more
New York City residents may be interested in the recent findings of the Iowa Board of Nursing Home Administrators in a case involving sexual assault
By definition, elder sexual abuse is any unwanted sexual contact of an individual that is 60 years old or older. While most of us can’t
By Thomas P. Giuffra Last week, I took a principled stand not only for a survivor of Harvey Weinstein’s predatory sexual abuse but for all
The Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office has announced that Harvey Weinstein will face a new charge of sexual abuse, this time on the West Coast.
Attorney Thomas P. Giuffra of the New York law firm Rheingold Giuffra Ruffo & Plotkin LLP has blasted a proposed settlement of legal claims against
The ongoing civil lawsuits against Harvey Weinstein continue to reach headlines after a Manhattan federal judge rejected a $19 million settlement that had been signed
Rapist Accepts No Responsibility or Accountability New York, (July 1, 2020)-The New York Attorney General’s Office has announced a proposed settlement that would create a
U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein has rejected the proposed $18.9 million civil settlement for women who claimed they were subjected to sexual abuse and workplace harassment by
SEXUAL ABUSE AND TRAUMA BONDING: A THREE-PART SERIES Part Three: Sexual Abuse and New York’s Legal Protection Against Victim Manipulation By Dana Gambardella, Law Intern
SEXUAL ABUSE AND TRAUMA BONDING: A THREE-PART SERIES Part Two: Trauma Bonding and the Legal Rights of Victims of Sexual Abuse By Dana Gambardella, Law
SEXUAL ABUSE AND TRAUMA BONDING: A THREE-PART SERIES Part One: Your Legal Rights and Recognizing Abuse By Dana Gambardella, Law Intern Have you witnessed, or
With civil lawsuits pending against dioceses and archdioceses where he worked, former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick will now face criminal charges for alleged sexual abuse of
Classified as one of the most renowned organizations for training in survival and life skills, the Boy Scouts of America is not what one would