Los Angeles Disabled Women Rape Lawyers
In January 2011, reports of some of the most horrendous acts of sexual abuse on disabled women ever reported made news headlines across the country. The news came about nine months after an unknown person dropped off 11 DVDS at the Los Angeles Sheriff's Headquarters Bureau in Monterey Park. The tapes contained more than 100 hours of footage of severely disabled women being raped. According to the Washington Post, the videos came from an anonymous tipster who left a note with the videos indicating a customer purchased a laptop on the streets of Inglewood and brought it to him to wipe the hard drive. Before doing so, he copied the videos and gave them to authorities.
In the months that followed, sheriff's detectives began the arduous task of digitally enhancing the tape in efforts to identify the at least eight men shown in the tapes assaulting at least 10 different women. Many of the victims were severely disabled, and some were even in diapers. The video included what appeared to surveillance tape recordings, as well as video that appear to be shot on a handheld camcorder. According to authorities, some of the attacks were forceful, with no consent from the victims, who were truly defenseless.
Hopefully, more information will be available as investigators learn more about the acts, including the names of the alleged perpetrators and the locations where these acts occurred. Assaults and sexual abuse such as the major case currently under investigation by the LA County Sheriff's Department are disheartening and disturbing. The victims, already vulnerable and unable to care for themselves, are reportedly forced to endure horrific sexual acts at the hands of those hired to care for them.
Financial Accountable for Victims of Negligent Supervision
After learning of horrific abuse such as the abuse the victims at the subject of the LA County Sheriff's investigation endured, it is understandable that victims and their families may feel confused, angry, and helpless. However, the perpetrators themselves may not be the only ones responsible for these horrific acts. The agency that hired these criminal caregivers may be liable, as well as the care facility that employed them. While corporations and agencies that turn a blind eye cannot serve jail time, they can be held financial accountable for negligently supervising or hiring their employees.
Protecting Disabled Sexual Assault Victims' Rights
The sexual assault victim lawyers at Estey Bomberger are closely monitoring the developments of this Los Angeles case. If you or someone you love is the disabled victim of sexual abuse, contact us today for a free and 100% confidential consultation with an experienced attorney who has successfully represented numerous innocent victims of sexual abuse. We'd be happy to speak with you and answer your questions, with no obligation. Depending on the circumstances, if a care facility employee committed the acts, the agency that hired or employed the perpetrator may be liable for the victims' injuries. Our role in representing victims is twofold: (1) to hold financially accountable the institutions that allow abuse to take place; and (2) to protect others from similar acts of abuse by raising awareness of the consequences of negligent supervision.
Experienced Advocates of Sexual Assault Victims
In 2010, the Los Angeles sexual abuse attorneys at Estey Bomberger obtained a $30 million verdict for a victim of sexual abuse. We have earned a reputation of excellence in representing sexual abuse victims, and aggressively fight to ensure victims receive nothing less than the maximum compensation they are entitled to. Our experience handling these complex negligent supervision cases is a testament to the results we have been able to achieve. We have successfully represented children, disabled adults, and elderly individuals who have suffered unthinkable acts of abuse at the hands of foster parents, residential care facility employees, licensed caregivers, and others.
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