Category: Sexual Abuse
April 29, 2025
What is Sexual Abuse?
What is sexual abuse, and how does the legal system address it? Sexual abuse involves any unwanted sexual act forced on someone without their consent....
August 29, 2024
Putnam Anesthesiologist Pleads Guilty to Sexually Abusing Nanny
Putnam County anesthesiologist Paul Giacopelli, 60, pleaded guilty on August 21 to sexually abusing his family’s nanny. Police arrested Giacopelli, who worked as the chief...
June 3, 2023
New York Urologist Accused of Multiple Sexual Assaults on Patients, Including Minors
Authorities have charged Dr. Darius Paduch, a prominent urologist associated with the New York-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center, with multiple counts of sexual assault. A...
July 14, 2021
New Sex Abuse Allegations Against The Buffalo Diocese
The Buffalo Diocese of the Catholic Church has seen a wave of new sexual abuse allegations in the past few months due to the Child...
June 30, 2021
New York Child Sex Abuse Act Could Help Boy Scout Sex Abuse Victims Seek Justice
On the surface, the Boy Scouts of America seemed like an outstanding youth program that focused on teaching young boys and adolescents diverse skills and...
June 18, 2021
Child Victims Act Results in a Flood of Claims in New York
In 2019, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a monumental legislation called the Child Victims Act. It was a bill conceived out of pain, suffering,...
July 7, 2020
Deadline for filing child sexual abuse claim against the Boy Scouts announced
by Hillary Nappi By now, you know that you’re not alone. If you were sexually abused or assaulted by a Scoutmaster or leader of the...
January 6, 2020
Identifying signs of sexual abuse in children and getting help
It can be difficult to determine whether your child has been sexually abused, but there are warning signs to watch for if you suspect they...
December 27, 2019
Understanding Online Threats to Your Kids
While the internet can be a great resource, it can also provide a risky environment for users, especially children. Some of the greatest online threats...
December 4, 2019
Sexual Abuse at Work: By the Numbers
According to the 2019 definition from the United States Department of Justice, sexual assault is described as “any nonconsensual sexual act proscribed by Federal, tribal,...
November 1, 2019
The Impact of Sexual Assault on Survivors Is More Than Skin-Deep
The impact of sexual assault is something that no one should ever have to experience. While physical trauma will heal, emotional and psychological trauma will...
June 29, 2019
Brooklyn, NY – Registered Sex Offender Arrested for Groping NYPD Traffic Agent
Brooklyn, NY (June 28, 2019) – A man who has been arrested over 160 times has been arrested again for sexual abuse in Brooklyn. The...