If you or a loved one faced sexual abuse in New York state, you’re not alone.
Horrifically, the staff at Charles H. Hickey School (commonly called the ‘Hickey School’) performed and perpetuated heinous acts of child abuse for the decades in which the facility was operating as a juvenile detention center.
Tragically, Backbone youth center in Western Maryland was reported to have the highest sex abuse rates in the entirety of the United States and allowed for systemic sexual abuse against children to occur for decades.
Tragically, MacLaren Hall (now referred to as the MacLaren Hall Children’s Center) in Los Angeles County let systemic abuse take place for decades in what was supposed to be a safe living space for children without homes.
With the passage of laws in California that grant sexual abuse victims extended timeframes and rights to take action against abusers, it is unsurprising that landmark settlements for sex abuse victims have transpired in recent years.
In Chicago and the state as a whole, reports of sexual assault in Illinois have increased significantly in recent years.
Reports of sexual assault have increased substantially in recent years in Vermont, with close to a 50%+ increase in reported rapes in the State in 2017 vs. 2016 (plus an additional 12% increase from 2017 to 2018 – the most recently reported year.)
If you or a loved one faced sexual abuse in New York state, you’re not alone.
Horrifically, the staff at Charles H. Hickey School (commonly called the ‘Hickey School’) performed and perpetuated heinous acts of child abuse for the decades in which the facility was operating as a juvenile detention center.
Tragically, Backbone youth center in Western Maryland was reported to have the highest sex abuse rates in the entirety of the United States and allowed for systemic sexual abuse against children to occur for decades.
Tragically, MacLaren Hall (now referred to as the MacLaren Hall Children’s Center) in Los Angeles County let systemic abuse take place for decades in what was supposed to be a safe living space for children without homes.
With the passage of laws in California that grant sexual abuse victims extended timeframes and rights to take action against abusers, it is unsurprising that landmark settlements for sex abuse victims have transpired in recent years.
In Chicago and the state as a whole, reports of sexual assault in Illinois have increased significantly in recent years.
Reports of sexual assault have increased substantially in recent years in Vermont, with close to a 50%+ increase in reported rapes in the State in 2017 vs. 2016 (plus an additional 12% increase from 2017 to 2018 – the most recently reported year.)
