New York Clergy Misconduct
Although priests have been in the headlines, misconduct by the clergy is not limited to the Catholic faith. Baptist ministers, Jewish rabbis, Muslim imams and Lutheran reverends have all at one time or another been the subject of clergy misconduct investigations and lawsuits. Like a physician, an attorney or a police officer, the clergy is in a special position of trust. When that trust is violated, the misconduct can not only cause permanent physical damage to the victim, it can also cause emotional or psychological damage.
At Sakkas, Cahn & Weiss, LLP, our personal injury trial lawyers have been able to help many victims of clergy and Catholic priest abuse. Whether the abuse occurred last week or two decades ago, we would like the opportunity to talk to you about your case.
$650,000 collected from the Archdiocese by a 22 year old man who was sexually assaulted by a priest after questioning his own sexuality during counseling. The plaintiff thereafter became depressed and attempted suicide. The priest, who had a dubious history including allegations he had solicited sex from an undercover police officer, was not authorized to conduct one on one counseling
Legal Help for Clerical Abuse Victims
According to Psychology Today, a random survey of over 7,000 active Catholics in the U.S. and Canada found that 1.7 percent of the females and 3.3 percent of the males had been sexually abused in childhood by a priest. In many instances, a male will suppress a sexual assault memory when the abuse occurred at the hands of another male.
Please contact our law firm for help with any of the clergy or priest abuse situations described below:
- Repressed memory
- Inappropriate touching
- Child pornography
- Sexual assault / rape
- Forced masturbation
- Oral sex
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The Queens clergy abuse lawyers at Sakkas, Cahn & Weiss, LLP, are skilled and aggressive trial lawyers with years of experience helping thousands of clients. To learn more about our law firm or to request a free initial consultation with an experienced pedestrian accidents and personal injury lawyer, please call 212-571-7171, or e-mail Sakkas, Cahn & Weiss, LLP, today.
