Sexual Abuse and Sexual Misconduct

Over the past years, sexual abuse and sexual misconduct by clergy, day care providers, camp leaders, security personnel, and other trusted members of our society has been made more and more public. Women and children are typically the victims. While the injury inflicted upon the victim may be physical, certainly the long-term effects are often mental and very emotional.

The individuals who commit the abuse generally seek positions of trust within our society and they use this position to gain access to their victims. While the abuser is often criminally prosecuted in these cases, the employer or organization that allowed the perpetrator to slip through the cracks undetected almost always goes unpunished from a criminal standpoint. Stephens & Anderson, however, believes that these organizations bear great responsibility, especially when they have ignored warning signs and failed to take adequate precautions to screen and supervise their personnel.

Indeed, Stephens & Anderson has been on the forefront of civilly prosecuting these organizations and employers. In 2004, Stephens & Anderson helped secure one of the largest known verdicts and one of the largest known settlements per victim against a nationally known church body, its related bodies, and its seminary. The verdict was reported by Texas Lawyer as the 5th overall largest verdict in Texas for 2004. If you or someone you know has been the victim of sexual abuse or sexual misconduct, please contact the lawyers at Stephens & Anderson for a free consultation.

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