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• Former Speedway High School Teacher and Coach Faces Child Seduction Charges

  The Marion County Prosecutor has charged Tyler Carmichael, a former teacher at Speedway High School and track coach, with child seduction and sexual battery according to media reports. A former student of Carmichael’s claims he touched and kissed her while she was at a friend’s house in November last year. Court documents state the girl … Read More

• Carle BroMenn Medical Center and McLean County Orthopedics Face Sexual Abuse Lawsuit Over Dr. Shaun Kink

  Cohen & Malad, LLP has filed a civil law suit in McLean County, Illinois against Carle BroMenn Medical Center and McLean County Orthopedics alleging negligent supervision of Dr. Shaun Anthony Kink, a surgeon who repeatedly sexually assaulted his patient, Jane Doe, in 2019. Jane Doe underwent an emergency surgery on her foot at Carle BroMenn … Read More

• Dozens of Children Report Sexual Abuse at Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health

  Over 40 children have come forward to report sexual abuse perpetrated by employees at Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health facilities. Devereux is a non-profit residential care facility specializing in care for children with intellectual disabilities, mental disorders, and trauma with facilities located in thirteen states. An investigation by the Philadelphia Inquirer uncovered numerous reports of sexual … Read More

• Massage Therapy Sexual Abuse

  

  Indiana Lawyers for Massage Therapy Sexual Abuse Survivors Spas and massage clinics offer personal care services that are meant to provide necessary physical care and relaxation. The relationship between clients and massage therapists or aestheticians is one of trust. Clients expect the spa or clinic will provide a professional, safe, and relaxing environment for self-care. … Read More

• Boy Scout Sexual Abuse Survivors Get Access to Justice

  A New Jersey law that takes effect December 1, 2019 will allow former scouts who were sexually abused by organization leaders and volunteers a two-year window to file civil lawsuits and hold their perpetrators accountable. The law applies to BSA members who were sexually abused during the approximately 30 years the organization was headquartered in … Read More

• Pediatrician Jonathon Cavins Found Guilty of Multiple Counts of Sexual Abuse

  **UPDATE June 5, 2020** Pediatrician Jonathon Cavins was sentenced to 23 years with 19 years served in prison and the remaining 4 years to be served on probation. The sentence was handed down by Boone Circuit Judge Lori Shein after Cavins was found guilty on two counts of child molestation, one count of sexual misconduct … Read More