Understanding sexual abuse is hard. And who wants to try? Sexual abuse is not a subject anyone wants to think about, let alone read about and study. But our clients live with the sexual abuse they went through when they were kids, or sexual assault as adults, so Ashley and I try to learn as […]
Former San Mateo High School Student Sues for Sex Abuse by Convicted Sex Offender Roy L. Casstevens
March 24, 2021 By
FORMER SAN MATEO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT SUES FOR SEX ABUSE A former student of San Mateo High School filed a lawsuit today alleging claims for child sexual abuse by his former teacher and theater director, Roy L. Casstevens. Our client, Felix Montano, sued the San Mateo Union […]
Southern Cal Faces Doctor Sex Abuse Scandal
June 8, 2018 By
Dr. George Tyndall, a former University of Southern California doctor, is accused of sexually abusing and harassing at least 52 women when he was the gynecologist at the university’s health center. Tyndall was at the university for almost 30 years before leaving quietly last year. University President C. L. Max Nikias resigned in the face […]
Independent Investigation of Prep School Finds More Sex Abuse
November 11, 2017 By
St. Paul’s, a prestigious New Hampshire prep school, faces more bad news about its history of sexual abuse of students. The prep school released an independent report that documents allegations of abuse going back decades, involving at least 18 previously unidentified teachers and school employees. St. Paul’s requested the investigation last year, following reports about […]
The Dire Consequences of “Passing the Trash” in Sexual Abuse Cases
May 10, 2017 By
The NY Times recently exposed how private schools handle allegations of sexual abuse. The story focused on how Choate Rosemary Hall, an elite Connecticut boarding school, mishandled allegations of sexual abuse by teachers for decades. According to the Times, “For many years, when teachers at private schools were forced out over claims of sexual misconduct, […]
Feds Seek to Punish Penn State in Sandusky Sex Scandal
November 14, 2016 By
After a five-year investigation into Penn State University’s handling of former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky’s sexual abuse of young athletes, the federal government seeks to fine the university $2.4 million. The federal investigation found 11 serious violations of federal law requiring crimes on college and university campuses to be reported. “For colleges and universities […]
BYU Drops Honor Code Investigations of Sex Abuse Victims
November 7, 2016 By
Imagine you are a college student at Brigham Young University, you are sexually assaulted on campus, you do the right thing and report the assault to the college, expecting the college to investigate the sexual assault. Instead, you find yourself the subject of an “Honor Code investigation” as the college investigates whether you violated school […]
Teachers Fired for Sex Abuse Often Find Jobs Elsewhere
October 7, 2016 By
The Boston Globe’s Spotlight Team has been investigating child sexual abuse at New England private schools since the initial revelation of abuse at elite New England institutions. The Spotlight Team’s investigation revealed that teachers who have been removed from their positions for sexually abusing students often find work as a teacher in other schools. Sometimes […]
Oregon City School Aide Suspected of More Sexual Abuse
April 18, 2016 By
James McGlothlin was arrested in late February on suspicion of producing child pornography. Further investigation has led police to more evidence that links McGlothlin to hundreds of pornographic photos involving kids, as well as a number of videos on McGlothlin’s home computer hard drives — including folders with the names of schools in the Oregon […]
Portland Area Youth Coach Indicted on Child Sex Abuse Charges
October 15, 2015 By
Wyatt Ross DeRemer, 25, has been indicted on 10 criminal counts of sexual abuse. He was arrested by Gresham, Oregon police after a three week investigation that began after a high school student told his parents that DeRemer had touched him inappropriately. During the law enforcement investigation, DeRemer also disclosed additional victims, including another Gresham […]