Child sexual assault and sexual abuse is a serious issue in America, including right here in San Diego County. If you are looking a San Diego sexual assault victim lawyer, you are not alone. Our law firm has extensive experience representing the families of sex abuse victims all over California. Our award winning attorneys are here to provide the very best legal service possible for families while at the same time holding institutions accountable for failing to protect the child in their care. Our law office focuses on handling cases involving institutional sex abuse in San Diego, including:
- School districts
- Churches
- YMCA
- Youth groups
- Youth sports
- Youth programs
- Boy scouts
If the abuser was a teacher, tutor, coach, supervisor, doctor, counselor, pastor, priest or anyone else employed by an institution, we want to ensure they are held accountable. Call a child sex abuse victims’ lawyer at our San Diego office today and get the legal advice you need.
Child Sexual Abuse in San Diego Schools
According to the Department of Education, San Diego County had over 500,000 enrolled students in 2016. With hundreds of schools and a student population so large, sadly it is not surprising to see cases in the media of teachers having inappropriate relationships with students or stories of molestation of young boys and girls. If your student was a victim of sexual abuse at any of these San Diego County school districts, we can help:
- Alpine Union School District
- Bonsall Unified School District
- Borrego Springs Unified School District
- Cajon Valley Union School District
- Cardiff School District
- Carlsbad Unified School District
- Chula Vista Elementary School District
- Coronado Unified School District
- Dehesa School District
- Del Mar Union School District
- Encinitas Union School District
- Escondido Union School District
- Escondido Union High School District
- Fallbrook Union Elementary School District
- Fallbrook Union High School District
- Grossmont Union High School District
- Jamul-Dulzura Union School District
- Julian Union School District
- Julian Union High School District
- La Mesa-Spring Valley School District
- Lakeside Union School District
- Lemon Grove School District
- Mountain Empire Unified School District
- National School District
- Oceanside Unified School District
- Poway Unified School District
- Ramona Unified School District
- Rancho Santa Fe School District
- San Diego Unified School District
- San Dieguito Union High School District
- San Marcos Unified School District
- San Pasqual Union School District
- San Ysidro School District
- Santee School District
- Solana Beach School District
- South Bay Union School District
- Spencer Valley School District
- Sweetwater Union High School District
- Vallecitos School District
- Valley Center-Pauma Unified School District
- Vista Unified School District
- Warner Unified School District
Our schools have a responsibility to protect the children enrolled in their school. When this fails to happen, our student-teacher sexual abuse attorneys make it a priority to hold those responsible accountable so that child sex abuse does not happen to anyone else.
San Diego County Church Abuse
It is incredibly sad when adults in positions of power abuse their status and take advantage of children. This is especially true of churches, where we hear too many stories in the news of pastors, priests, counselors or youth ministers who have been charged with child sex abuse. If you have found out that your child is a victim of sexual abuse from someone at your church, our children sex abuse attorneys are ready to help. We understand the incredible pain sexual abuse causes children and their families. We are here to provide support and legal representation for victims and hold the offenders accountable. If you or a loved one has been sexually abused by a member of your church, contact us today. We are here to help you move forward.
Clergy/Priests Accused of Molestation in San Diego
According to the Database of Publicly Accused Priests in the United States, 46 San Diego catholic priests have been accused of molesting children. The database is clear to state these individuals may or may not be found guilty, it is solely a list of any San Diego priest or clergy member that has faced allegations of child sexual abuse. The following clergy members/priests have been publicly accused of clergy child molestation in San Diego County:
- James T. Booth
- Sister Bridgette
- Robert Buchanan
- Jose Chavarin
- Edito D’Amora
- John Joseph Daly
- Nelson Damasco
- Luis Eugene De Francisco
- Donald F. Doxie
- Brent I. Eagen
- Herman Francis Flynn
- Rudolph Galindo
- James A. Ganahl
- Paul Gill
- Mike Higgins
- Gary Mike Holtey
- Patrick J. Hughes
- John Charles Keith
- Robert S. Koerner
- Adalbert (Albert) J. Kowalczyk
- William Armstrong Kraft
- Lawrence Kurlandski
- George Lally
- Mike Victor Marron
- Peter Joseph Marron
- Malachy M. McGinn
- Patrick Carl McNamara
- Ricardo Mejia
- Thomas Moloney
- Robert Daniel Nikliborc
- Patrick J. O’Keefe
- Emmanuel O. Omemaga
- Daniel Polizzi
- Nicholas Reveles
- Franz Robier
- Edward Anthony Rodrigue
- David Roll
- Joseph (Jose) Rossell
- William R. Savord
- Gregory Sierra Sheridan
- William D. Spain
- Unknown Thomas
- Matthew J. Thompson
- Victor Uboldi
- William Valverde
- Barry Vinyard
If you or your child has been molested by a priest in San Diego, contact the Estey & Bomberger child sexual abuse lawyers today. We have years of experience handling these difficult and oftentimes complicated cases of institutional abuse.
Our No Fee Promise
We handle all child molestation & sexual abuse cases on a contingency fee basis. This means that if we don’t win, you owe us nothing for our services. You pay only if we recover money for you and your family. Call us at anytime for a free consultation.