Pennsylvania Physician Sexual Assault Victim Attorney
Sexual abuse and assault are some of the most grisly and horrific crimes a victim can endure, often leaving the victim with devastating emotional and physical scars. When the abuse comes from a physician, therapist, or clergy member, the emotional and physical toll on the victim is often catastrophic and life-altering. Physicians and clergy members are highly esteemed individuals that people put their complete trust in. When this trust is betrayed and sexual abuse or assault occurs, victims are often left feeling helpless, angry, anxious, and depressed, have difficulty concentrating and sleeping, and blame themselves for the abuse they suffered. Many times, victims of sexual abuse suffer from low self esteem and turn to bouts of promiscuity. Unfortunately many victims later suffer from anorexia, bulimia, post traumatic stress disorder, alcoholism, drug abuse and other stress disorders that lead to hospitalization and suicide.
Since 1979, our Philadelphia personal injury lawyers have successfully litigated sexual abuse and unlawful sexual contact cases with an unparalleled track record of success. Victims of sexual assault and unlawful sexual contact are not at fault for the terrible experiences they have suffered. We believe sexual abuse predators must be held responsible for their horrific crimes, and we can help you aggressively pursue legal action against the predators that harm the victims, and the institutions that made it possible, did not stop it, or tried to hide it.
Every two minutes, someone in the United States is sexually assaulted. Ninety percent of all sexual boundary violations occur between a professional and a client or patient. Doctors and clergy members take solemn oaths to perform their duties ethically and professionally. They have a duty not to take advantage of the trust and relationships they form with their clients or parishioners.
Two out of every three sexual assaults and rapes are committed by an individual the victim knew, and victims may not realize they have been sexually abused until they are no longer in the situation.
Sexual predators are often manipulative and try to convince their victim the unwanted sexual contact is the victim’s fault, and this is why it may take years for victims to speak out and seek help. Predators often prey on weak, frail and vulnerable individuals who have sought them out for guidance and help.
For many years, the news has been filled with stories of young children who suffered sexual abuse at the hands of their most trusted clergy members. Some stories indicate certain ‘higher-ups’ in parishes and archdioceses have failed to investigate reports of clergy sexual abuse, and have even tried to hide it and silence the victims. Our experienced Pennsylvania sexual abuse lawyers believe that the sexual predators and the institutions that have tried to conceal the abuse should be held accountable for the suffering they have caused.
Another horrific story recently garnering extensive media coverage is of the alleged sexual abuse of over 100 children, some as young as three months old, by their trusted pediatrician. The pediatrician is currently facing 529 counts of rape, sexual exploitation of a child, unlawful sexual contact, and other charges after videotapes of the doctor engaged in sex acts with his child patients surfaced and numerous complaints had been lodged. Many of these children will grow up to suffer longstanding psychological problems and may require medical care or hospitalization.
The experienced Pennsylvania sexual abuse and sexual assault attorneys of Reiff & Bily understand the difficult and painful emotions sexual abuse victims suffer, and our experienced Pennsylvania sexual abuse attorneys have handled some of the highest profile cases against psychiatrists, doctors, clergy members, and other sexual predators. In addition to our experienced Philadelphia sexual assault attorneys, we also have on staff two physicians and three registered nurses, one of whom is a certified rape counselor and sexual abuse crisis nurse. If you or a loved one has been the victim of rape, sexual assault, sexual abuse, molestation, or unwanted sexual contact, you may be entitled to financial compensation for your suffering and injuries. Our Philadelphia personal injury attorneys have been awarded hundreds of millions of dollars on behalf of clients that have been catastrophically injured, wrongfully killed, and who suffered abuse at the hands of sexual predators.
