FRANKLIN COUNTY, FL – Gerald Tate, a physical education teacher at Franklin County High School was arrested yesterday and charged with lewd and lascivious molestation of a student. According to the Apalachicola Times, Tate was arrested after being questioned regarding an incident that occurred during the last week of school in May 2014. The...

SAN BERNARDINO, CA – A teacher at Indian Springs High School was arrested on Sunday on charges of having unlawful sex with two minors, one a current student, and the other a former student. The San Bernardino Sun identified the suspect as Amy Corinne Bramlett, 46, of Highland. According to the news report, last...

SAN DIEGO, CA – Mike William Lutts, 50,of San Diego,  was arrested Tuesday at his College Grove home  after police found evidence that he molested a 2-month-old infant in his care, and took graphic cellphone photos and videos of the abuse, KTLA news reported. A federal criminal complaint filed Wednesday, described graphic images showing...

PHOENIX, AZ -- A 47-year-old pastor is facing multiple counts of child molestation, sexual abuse, sexual assault, and sexual conduct with a minor, Fox News reported Friday. Phoenix police detectives arrested Jorge Vasquez Thursday at his home. Vasquez is accused of having inappropriate, unsolicited sexual contact with two girls and two women, who were...

April 15, 2014 Summary: The definitions associated with sexual abuse are second nature to us, as we have practiced in this area for nearly 20 years.  However, we realize that our readers may not have the same understanding as we do.  So, we compiled a list of common terms and definitions to help. The...

April 15, 2014 Summary: Sexual predators within our institutions leave their victims helpless, vulnerable, self-loathing, and untrusting after their abuses.  We provide victims with a way to reestablish their dignity after the abuse.  When victims sue their abusers, it provides a therapeutic avenue to express their rage and overcome passivity, and it provides the...

April 15, 2014 Summary: The ‘Bystander Effect’ is the theory that the more people there are to witness an event, the less likely a person will do something to stop it.  This is true for victims of sexual abuse; sometimes, the signs of abuse are displayed in plain sight, but a precious few take...

April 15, 2014 Summary: Child molesters are too concerned with their own sexual gratification to care about the pain they levy on their victims.  These injuries never go away; they stay with a child for the rest of their lives.  It impacts them mentally, socially, and even physically.  Yet, this only applies to 10%...

April 15, 2014 Summary: Whether it’s an individual issue with the Foster Care system, the lack of leadership within them, or a combination of both, the reality is that foster homes and foster care programs provides a breeding ground for sexual abuse – abuses that become exponentially worse when these institutions fail to provide...

Summary: With the recent arrest of a special education teacher in West Virginia on allegations of sexual abuse, the ugly reality that special needs children are at a greater risk of abuse than the average child rears its head.  There are several reasons this happens Last month, a special education teacher was arrested in...