Victims of childhood sexual abuse will experience a number of physical consequences, some of which won’t be seen until they reach adulthood. But regardless of when these effects manifest themselves, treating sexual abuse and sexual violence requires caring for all aspects of the child’s health. Those who perpetrate sexual abuse, or allow it to happen,…
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Social and Emotional Effects in Child Sexual Abuse Victims
How children behave around others and feel about themselves, can be drastically altered if they become victims of sexual abuse. The social and emotional effects of child sexual abuse are well-documented and very difficult to treat. Children may cause further harm to themselves or carry many of these issues into adulthood. Our law firm works…
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Grooming and Sexual Abuse In The Catholic Church
The Catholic Church has a sordid and unfortunate history of child sexual abuse that goes back decades but has only come to light relatively recently. In the vast majority of Catholic Church abuse cases, the priest, nun, or other predator doesn’t just start abusing a minor one day. The abuse takes time and patience, using…
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Mental Health Effects in Child Sexual Abuse Victims
Sexual abuse victims suffer long-term consequences, and the effects are especially pronounced in children. Victims are likely to have severe problems as a result of their abuse when compared to non-victims. If you or someone you know is a child victim of sexual abuse, seeking professional mental health counseling and treatment is essential. And an…
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Sexual Abuse Claims Against Boy Scouts Top 90,000
Over 90,000 sexual abuse claims against the Boy Scouts of America were filed last month as a crucial deadline expired for victims to act. The Boy Scouts is in Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and a November 16 deadline was set for victims to step forward and file their claims. As the number of claimants soared to…
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Catholic Diocese Previously Sued by Attorney Paul Mones Files for Bankruptcy After Additional Sexual Abuse Victims Come Forward
On October 1st, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre in New York became the latest and largest Roman Catholic Diocese in the nation to protect itself from sexual abuse lawsuits by filing for bankruptcy. “At this point, the bankruptcy process takes over and people will never get their day in court,” Attorney Paul Mones…
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Paul Mones, P.C. Will File Civil Lawsuit On Behalf Of Victim Of Joe Robles, Jr. The arrest and conviction of former Eleanor Roosevelt High School track coach Joe Robles, Jr. is another tragic example of a teacher and coach using his position of authority and trust to sexually abuse students. Children and their parents place…
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Filing A Sexual Abuse Claim Against the Boy Scouts Of America
Attorney Paul Mones is currently assisting hundreds of men, sexually abused as Scouts, who are now seeking to hold the Boy Scouts of America accountable for its decades of wrongdoing. His goal is to obtain fair and just compensation for them in the BSA’s bankruptcy that was filed in February of 2020. Unlike many attorneys…
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New York Gives Sex Abuse Victims Extra Time To Seek Justice In Wake Of COVID-19 Crisis
Since going into effect in 2019, New York’s Child Victims Act has given thousands of childhood sexual abuse survivors the ability to bring their abusers to justice. The law allows sexual abuse survivors, regardless of their present age or when they were sexually abused, whose claims were previously time-barred a new window of opportunity to…
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How Come We Didn’t Know?
Why has sexual abuse in the Catholic church become such a hot topic in recent years when the abuse dates back decades? How come the public didn’t know about this sooner? Why didn’t the church make an effort to stop abuse years ago? As we learn more about the horrific sexual abuse endured by countless…
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