Representing over 30 child sexual assault survivors abused by a former Catholic school gym teacher, Grant & Eisenhofer’s Barbara Hart and the team of civil rights attorneys found disturbing documents in the alleged perpetrator’s apartment. These cases were bought under New York’s Child Victims...
As sexual abuse cases continue to be filed against colleges and universities nationwide, some schools have finally begun to enact policy changes surrounding Title IX and sexual misconduct. Elon University has updated its student handbook to reflect the new Title IX policies enacted in August of...
A total of 24 individuals have joined a Title IX lawsuit against Eastern Michigan University, alleging Title IX violations related to several sexual assaults at the school. The newest plaintiffs filing in the September 2021 case include four women and one man. Plaintiffs allege that the school...
In October 2023, a federal court jury found that Baylor University was negligent in its handling of a Title IX lawsuit filed by a former student. The female student was awarded $270,000 after alleging she was physically abused by a football player in 2014.
Almost 10 years ago, then-Baylor University...
A former Boston Ballet principal dancer and her husband are accused of rape in a sexual abuse lawsuit filed in Nevada federal court. According to the lawsuit, the plaintiffs, who join five other Boston Ballet dancers with similar allegations, experienced numerous instances of sexual assault, rape,...
Former Catholic gym teacher Edwin Gaynor’s May 2022 passing has left dozens of his former students in a frustrated quandary. Gaynor was a gym teacher and coach at several Catholic schools and institutions from the late 1950s to the late 1960s. He was a teacher and coach at St. Bernard School in...
Survivors of sexual violence on campus, typically young female students, often do not report their sexual assaults. Many survivors are trying to change this by coming forward to publicly share their experiences in an effort to increase awareness and to encourage other survivors to tell their stories.
Recently,...
Former mayor of Claremont, NH and special education aide, George Caccavaro, faces criminal charges tied to sexual assault. He is accused of assaulting a non-verbal student in February 2019.
Caccavaro was an aide to students with disabilities at Stevens High School. Once a week, Caccavaro would...
A former Tennessee pastor and girls basketball coach is in jail after child sexual abuse charges were brought against him. He is charged with aggravated sexual battery and three counts of statutory rape by an authority figure after being accused of having inappropriate interactions with two teen...
This week, G&E’s Steve Kelly and Suzanne Sangree spoke on a panel hosted by the Maryland Association for Justice covering the Maryland Child Victims Act of 2023. Moderated by Jenner Law, “Representing Survivors of Institutional Sexual Abuse” panelists discussed the components of a case filed...
On February 7, 2022 the U.S. House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly (335 to 97) in favor of the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault & Sexual Harassment Act (H.R. 4445). This bill is a historic step towards further bolstering the rights of survivors of sexual assault and sexual...
Am I Facing Workplace Sexual Harassment?
Workplace sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination and has serious and sometimes permanent traumatic and detrimental effects on victims. Victims of sexual harassment may feel forced to take sick leave or even quit their jobs.
If you are a victim...
Shedding light on alleged sexual abuse of ICE immigrant detainees at Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin, Georgia as well as ICE facilities nationwide
For years, patterns of sexual abuse have plagued U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facilities nationwide. Recently, the...
The Interfraternity Council, known as the IFC, has instituted a new requirement among fraternity members at The George Washington University. Chapters are now required to attend sexual assault training. These educational workshops, led by activist group Students Against Sexual Assault, are required...
Allegations of sexual abuse at Golden Dawn Tabernacle in Tucson went ignored or swept aside for decades, according to an investigation into the apparent culture of silence at the Arizona church.
An investigation led by Lee Enterprises Public Service Journalism Team and Arizona Daily Star has...
In another sexual abuse lawsuit brought against a Catholic diocese in Connecticut, the plaintiff alleges he was raped by a former priest at his sister’s wedding in 1992 when he was nine years old. The lawsuit claims the church knew that the defendant, now-deceased Kiernan Ahern of the Diocese...
A class action lawsuit was filed in January 2020 in New Hampshire revealing allegations of physical, sexual, and emotional abuse at the Sununu Youth Services Center between 1982 and 2014. Victims were between the ages of 11 and 17 at the time of the alleged abuse.
“These horrific acts of abuse...
Students at Loyola University Chicago have started to speak out about how the school handles reports of campus sexual misconduct. Many students feel that the school’s Title IX office has not taken adequate action to investigate sexual assault claims, saying the office takes too long to investigate...
According to an investigation by the Fairfax County, VA Police, the former manager of a bakery in Chantilly, VA was arrested for sexually abusing two special needs employees.
The abuse victims reported the alleged incident to their parents, prompting police to investigate. The other employee...
Proposed legislation is finally making headway through Annapolis, as survivors of child sexual abuse bravely make their stories known and call for action. The bill, known as Child Victims Act of 2023 (House Bill 1), would eliminate the statue of limitations—or the amount of time someone has...
