Sex Abuse News & Information
Investigating Sacred Heart Preparatory sexual misconduct allegation
The law firm of Corsiglia, McMahon & Allard is investigating a report of alleged sexual misconduct at Sacred Heart Preparatory in the 1990s.
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Marin County jury awards $10 million to survivor of Tamalpais High School sexual abuse
A Marin County jury awarded a sexual abuse survivor $10 million while ruling that the Tamalpais Union High School District was 100 percent negligent for the 2003 sexual abuse of a then-high school student by its then PE teacher and tennis coach Normandie Burgos.
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Union School District settles 40-year-old sexual abuse case for $7.5 million
The Union School District has agreed to pay $7.5 million to five men who were sexually abused by their Cinnabar Elementary School teacher in the late 1970s and early ‘80s. There is still an opportunity for sexual abuse victims to come forward before the law expires this December. That opportunity remains for all victims, no matter how old, until the end of this year.
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Kylie McKenzie USTA Lawsuit
A rising tennis star who was sexually assaulted by her coach has filed suit against the United States Tennis Association, claiming the organization and its player development affiliate failed to protect her from a known sexual abuser.
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April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and Child Abuse Prevention Month
Sexual abuse, particularly child sexual abuse, is a plague upon our society that cuts across socio-economic lines, sexual identity, race and age. Its impacts are felt by individuals and families for generations. Sexual abuse law firm of Corsiglia, McMahon & Allard releases video to help families learn the ‘red flags’ of child sexual abuse.
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Sexual abuse survivor says, ‘Bob, Lauren and Jancy are a dream team’
Allison Brown was a student-athlete at Valley Christian High School in San Jose when Marshall began abusing her in the early 2000s. In 2021, she hired Corsiglia McMahon & Allard to represent her in a civil lawsuit against Valley Christian, saying the school should have protected her from Marshall. Valley Christian settled Allison’s lawsuit and agreed to make policy changes that she believes will help avoid future sexual abuse problems at the school.
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Investigating Sonoma Academy sexual abuse allegations
Nearly two decades of sexual misconduct allegations at Sonoma Academy are being investigated by the law firm of Corsiglia, McMahon & Allard. The allegations are part of a 49-page investigation report sent to students, parents, and faculty by an outside law firm.
Read MoreAmended sexual abuse lawsuit filed against Los Gatos Union School District
A horrific story of sexual abuse is detailed in an amended lawsuit against the Los Gatos Union School District and former fifth grade teacher Joseph Brian Houg.
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Sexual abuse survivor Stevie Gould empowered by suing USTA
Sexual abuse survivor Stevie Gould says suing the US Tennis Association was an ‘empowering’ experience. Stevie is largely responsible for putting Normandie Burgos, a once well-respected Northern California tennis coach, in prison. Stevie secretly recorded the tennis coach admitting to having sex with a child and turned the recording over to police. Then, Stevie went one step further and filed a civil lawsuit against the United State Tennis Association for allowing Burgos to continue coaching long after the allegations of abuse first surfaced in 2001.
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