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Mar

What to Do If My Child Was Sexually Assaulted at School?

As a parent, when you send your child to school, you entrust the school administration with your child’s safety. Unfortunately, school administrators and teachers often fail in their duty to provide a safe environment for the children. As a result, children are at risk of being s...

Mar

What To Do If You Have Been Sexually Assaulted

Sexual assault is shockingly common in New York. Data from the New York City Alliance against Sexual Assault (NYCAASA) states that approximately 50,000 women are sexually assaulted in New York City every year and that number is probably growing because of the bail reform laws tha...

Mar

3 Tips For Choosing a Sexual Assault Attorney

If you have been sexually assaulted and are planning to sue the perpetrator, it is important to choose the right attorney to handle your claim. Sexual violence-based claims can be more complicated to handle than negligence based claims and recovering damages can prove to be trick...

Mar

Sexual Assault in The Workplace – What You Need To Know

Being sexually assaulted at the workplace can be an extremely traumatizing experience. Apart from the physical impact of the assault, which can be painful in its own way, the memories of the incident can haunt you for a long time, affect your self-esteem, productivity and earning...

Mar

Sexual Harassment vs. Sexual Abuse

Sexual harassment and sexual abuse are forms of sexual misconduct that are punishable under local, state, as well as federal law. While these terms are used interchangeably at times, there are several key differences between these two types of criminal offenses that you need to b...

Mar

What Are The Types of Sexual Abuse?

Sexual abuse involves non-consensual sexual contact by one person upon another. The term is not limited to a particular sexual act and is commonly used to describe a wide range of sexually abusive behavior – from unwanted touching to sodomy. While anyone can be subjected to sexua...

Mar

How to Prove Sexual Assault

Sexual assault attorney Michael Lamonsoff and his legal team will obtain compelling evidence, such as a copy of the police report, medical records, therapy and counseling records, forensic evidence, witness accounts, proof of any communication with the defendant, and any other po...

Mar

New York Adult Survivors Act (ASA)

New York has become one of the most progressive states in the fight for justice for sexual assault survivors and sexual abuse survivors. Legislation, such as the recently passed Adult Survivors Act (ASA) and the previously passed act the Child’s Victim Act (CVA), give survivors o...

Mar

Is Groping a Felony in New York?

Criminal groping, also known as forcing touching or fondling, is defined under New York law as touching the sexual or intimate body parts of a person without their consent. Groping may include non-consensual touching, squeezing, pinching, or grabbing of the private parts of anoth...

Mar

Is There a Statute of Limitations on Child Molestation in New York?

Back in January of 2019, New York passed a state legislation called the Child Victims Act. This legislation temporarily eliminated the statute of limitations on child molestation and other forms of sexual abuse against a child (from August 14th , 2019 to August 13th , 2021). More...

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