Sexual Abuse

Daughter is abused from age 7 to 17 by her adoptive father.

After highly publicized criminal charges, local businessman receives defense verdict in alleged child molestation.

Social workers don't properly follow through after they find a known child molester living in child's room.

Student is abused by director of private school's after-school program.

The middle school teacher, a male, sexually messaged and sent graphic images to 13-year-old female student, but there was no physical sexual contact.

Residential facility for special needs children is accused of gross neglect leading to sexual assault off-campus.

High school water polo referee has sex with minor female over extended period until her father finds out.  

Teenage boys with history of substance and sexual abuse are sent to after-school program, later molested by AA sponsor they met at the program.

Male hospice patient, an alcoholic, claims he was raped by hospice aide in a nursing facility.  CCP offer of $150,000 total by two defendant corporations.

After a one-time incident of minor-on-minor sexual assault, Boys & Girls Club offers $60,000 but jury awards much more.

High school teacher engages in ongoing sexual contact with a female freshman. District disputes extent of plaintiff's injuries and offers $100,000 before trial.

Nine-year-old special ed student is sexually assaulted at after-school program run by LAUSD.  School district admits negligent supervision, offers $225,000 per CCP 998.

School district settles for $4.75 million after jury finds that it was negligent in hiring a school bus driver who later molested a special-needs child on the bus.

Ten-year-old male student is molested by teacher on and off campus.  School principal reported a prior, suspicious incident involving the male teacher.  Jury finds school district 30% at fault for not taking earlier action.