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Category: Day Care / Preschool

March 20, 2019

New York Child Victims Act Spurs New Jersey and Maryland to Pass Similar Bills, Giving Victims of Childhood Sexual Abuse a Voice

Numerous states are continually working to give a voice to victims of childhood sexual abuse. Following in the wake of New York passing the Child Victims Act, New Jersey and Maryland are bringing similar bills to fruition. In New Jersey, the senate passed a bill that will allow victims to file a lawsuit up until age 55. In addition, the law, if signed, would open up a two year window for victims of any age to file lawsuits and seek justice. In Maryland, the House of Delegates has passed a preliminary approval of a bill that will completely null the […]

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March 5, 2019

COMING FORWARD AS A VICTIM OF CHILDHOOD SEXUAL ABUSE IN NEW YORK

The New York Child Victims Act is now law. It is great news for victims but it also creates many new issues for these same people. Prior to passage of the CVA, victims had to file their civil cases before they turned 23 years old. Of course, most survivors of child sexual abuse did not meet this overly restrictive deadline. Having no legal recourse, many victims have spent decades trying to move on and suppress these memories. Now seemingly overnight, anyone who was sexually abused as a child in New York and the ability to file a civil lawsuit and […]

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September 13, 2018

Attorney says charter school did ‘bare minimum’ to screen accused pedophile

Parents of accused pedophile’s alleged victims want accountability COOPER CITY, Fla. – Christopher Falzone quickly went from teacher to accused pedophile. Last week, we showed you the allegations from students at Sheridan Hills Elementary that led to him being fired from the Broward School District in 2014. But somehow, just a year later, he was hired at Renaissance Charter School in Cooper City, which is sponsored by the Broward School District. https://www.local10.com/education/attorney-says-charter-school-did-bare-minimum-to-screen-accused-pedophile

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September 11, 2018

Accused pedophile hired at charter school was banned from jobs at Broward public schools

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Although the Broward District Schools Police Department’s chief of police informed an accused pedophile that his termination had disqualified him from future employment with Broward County Public Schools, the former substitute teacher found a job with a charter school in Broward County and applied for a Florida educator certificate, records released Thursday show. https://www.local10.com/education/accused-pedophile-got-job-at-charter-school-despite-broward-schools-disqualification-records-show

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June 13, 2018

New disturbing details on former Abilene church daycare worker accused of child sex crimes

ABILENE, Texas — New court documents reveal more disturbing details about a former Abilene church daycare worker accused of multiple child sex crimes. Benjamin Russell Roberts, 25, was arrested on March 28 and charged with possession of child pornography, indecency with a child by contact and continuous sexual abuse of children. Roberts worked at Wylie Baptist’s CDC and childcare programs at two other Abilene churches. Police originally discovered Roberts after a child pornography investigation led them to his address in north Abilene. According to court documents, Roberts admitted that a child from his neighborhood slept over at his house and at […]

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March 19, 2018

High-profile arrest of Northwest Iowa teacher raises awareness of child sexual abuse

SIOUX CENTER, Iowa | After former elementary teacher Curtis Van Dam was arrested in October and charged with having sexual contact with an 11-year-old boy, emotions ran high in this Sioux County city. Parents of children attending the private Sioux Center Christian School, where Van Dam taught, were upset. So were others in the community, Sioux Center police Chief Paul Adkins said. Van Dam’s arrest and ensuing flood of media coverage did more than cause emotional outbursts. It led to more victims coming forward. Through interviews with children, investigators had identified other potential victims and contacted them. But there were […]

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March 13, 2018

Owner of Small Wonder Academy Day Care in Agoura Hills Arrested For Alleged Lewd Acts On Minor

AGOURA HILLS, CA – A day care facility owner in Agoura Hills has been arrested on suspicion of lewd or lascivious acts on a minor, authorities said Tuesday. Paul Lopez, 72, was taken into custody last Wednesday and booked at the sheriff’s Malibu/Lost Hills Station, the sheriff’s department reported. He was released after posting a $100,000 bond. Lopez owns and operates The Small Wonder Academy day care facility. “The day care (facility) has been in existence for several years, and provides care for children ages three months to four years,” a sheriff’s statement said. The investigation was conducted by the […]

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March 5, 2018

Is it child abuse? California schools should report to cops, experts say, even if they’re not sure

It might have seemed harmless enough. Some San Jose middle school parents didn’t like the way a physical education teacher and coach was photographing their girls at events. The principal had told the coach to stop after a similar complaint a year earlier. But after a second complaint, the principal seized the coach’s school-issued computer, confronted him and alerted police, who investigated and last month arrested the former coach on child molestation and pornography charges. For school officials who, under California law, are required to report suspicions of child abuse to authorities, experts say the lesson is clear: Don’t hesitate to […]

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February 22, 2018

MEDFORD DAYCARE OPERATOR ARRESTED IN SEX ABUSE CASE

MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) – The operator of a child care facility in Medford is being held on $2 million bail after police said he sexually abused two young children in his care. Detectives say 32-year-old Andrew Conaway owns the Family Friendly Daycare with his wife. Conaway was arrested Wednesday after authorities determined that he abused two children, both under 6 years old. Medford police said in a news release they believe the abuse occurred at the daycare. The Associated Press could not immediately locate contact information for the facility or Conaway’s residence. The Oregon Secretary of State’s online directory […]

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February 16, 2018

Charter School Sued for Child-on-Child Sexual Assault in a Kindergarten Class

***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*** Charter School Sued for Child-on-Child Sexual Assault in a Kindergarten Class WHAT: JEFF HERMAN (www.hermanlaw.com), a nationally-recognized attorney for victims of sexual abuse in schools and daycare centers, announces the filing of a lawsuit against Citizens of the World Charter Schools (located in Brooklyn, NY) for failing to protect a student from sexual assaults by a classmate. According to the Complaint: A male kindergarten student stuck his hands down the pants of a five-year old kindergarten girl. The little girl told her mother who immediately went to the school and advised the principal of the assault. […]

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