Sexual abuse is traumatizing experience, and it can haunt you for years after the incident. In many cases, you may be worried about taking the right steps to get compensation and closure following sexual abuse. In many cases, hiring an attorney to sue for sex abuse can give you the peace of mind you need ... Read More
New York City law firm Greenstein & Pittari, LLP has filed a lawsuit in Kings County Supreme Court (525260/2019), alleging that while working as a priest at St. Martin of Tours-Bushwick, Fr. John R. Dwyer repeatedly sexually assaulted a minor male congregant. Beginning around 1983, when the minor victim was close to 14 years old, ... Read More
You may have grown up in the Catholic Church, or you turned to the church for guidance and peace as a young adult. Sadly, you were taken advantage of and sexually abused by a clergy member. Now, you’re traumatized, dealing with the aftermath, and wondering where to turn. When you’re struggling to deal with clergy ... Read More
In the mid-seventies, a judge placed a nine-year-old troubled boy in the custody of The Children’s Village, a facility for delinquent and dependent youth located in Dobbs Ferry, New York. No child should endure what is said to have happened next. A recent lawsuit claims that while in the care and custody of The Children’s ... Read More
If you’ve suffered sexual abuse, or if you’re concerned that your child may have suffered sexual abuse, the new Child Victims Act in New York may be on your mind. This act could change things for those considering a sex abuse lawsuit in the state. However, you may not be sure what these changing laws ... Read More
Many children have suffered sexual abuse at the hands of once-trusted adults—whether that’s a family member, a person in the clergy, or a teacher. If you were a child who was victimized by an adult in your life, you may not have gotten the justice, closure, and compensation you deserve. New York has passed new ... Read More