Despite the continuing pain professed by those who allege charges of sexual harassment aganst Harvey Weinstein’s the clear majority of them will never see justice. Unless any of them experienced his alleged sexual indecencies and alleged aggressions within the last two years in California or during similar brief durations of time in other states, the…
Continue reading…Sexual Abuse in the Medical Community
Sexual abuse can be an issue in any industry or area of life, but one of the most devastating places where it can occur is at the doctor’s office. A recent investigation at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution revealed sexual abuse within the medical community is common and could rival the abuse that occurred within the Catholic Church. Reporters…
Continue reading…The Greatest Myth of Child Sexual Abuse
Perhaps the most enduring and pervasive American myth concerning child sexual abuse is that nice guys don’t molest children; and it’s a pernicious myth because it denies the reality of a victim’s suffering.
Continue reading…York PA YMCA Faces Sexual Abuse Allegations
Alledged Camp Counselor Abuse at YMCA Summer Camp The YMCA is known for providing services within the community and helping children and families from all walks of life learn, grow, and participate in physical fitness. Though the majority of YMCA volunteers and employees serve the children in a nurturing and professional manner, some have taken…
Continue reading…Justice Scalia and Vulnerable Youth
During this period of reflection on Justice Scalia, most news stories just skim the surface of his legal thinking, opting to just describe him as a conservative, brilliant justice and citing a few of his opinions. For me as a child advocate, there was one case, which represents his quintessential legal philosophy. (In full disclosure,…
Continue reading…Rice and Peterson: A Double Standard for Violence
The Adrian Peterson and Ray Rice stories starkly reveal an inherent contradiction about family violence and the treatment of our children. Ray Rice was arrested for hitting his girlfriend — he violated the rule of law that says, absent acting in self-defense, a man cannot hit a woman (or any other adult or child for…
Continue reading…Video Games Hold No Answers
For over 30 years I have represented teens throughout the nation charged with homicide. I have not conducted any laboratory controlled studies on the relationship between violent video games (or for that matter slasher movies or violent music lyrics) and homicidal or aggressive behavior in young people. I have however, come to many understandings about…
Continue reading…Protecting Kids From Sexual Abuse: It’s More Complicated ‘Than See Something Say Something’
If Jerry Sandusky is convicted of the charges against him, then anyone who cares about protecting children from molestation will need to understand exactly how he got away with it for so many years. It’s deceptively easy to answer that question with the explanations that have been repeated in the media so often in this…
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