Lawsuit Information Center

Sexual violence is a pervasive and deeply unsettling reality that affects millions of lives across the United States. The statistics paint a grim picture: according to the CDC’s 2023/2024 National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey, 45.1% of women have experienced some form of contact sexual violence during their lifetime, 21.0% of women have experienced completed or attempted rape, and 16.9% of men have experienced contact sexual violence.

There is sheer horror behind these statistics.  Too many innocent people whose lives have been altered by this evil. Our lawyers are always focused on remembering that every percentage point represents countless stories of human suffering.

This page will provide the most recent data and statistics on the incidence rates for child sexual abuse in the United States. These statistics are current as of September 2026 and are drawn from a collection of sources including government agencies and various non-profit organizations.

A Los Angeles school sexual abuse case begins with the person who committed the abuse.  We quickly jump to the next step of figuring out what the adults in charge knew (or should have known).

Why? To get compensation in a school sex abuse lawsuit, you need to find a defendant who can pay compensation to the victim. The perpetrator, particularly in a school setting, is unlikely to have the assets to fund a settlement or verdict. So we look at the school’s negligence to find compensation.

Most predators in a school setting do much of their legwork in plain sight. A teacher or coach who texts students privately, drives them places that are not home, or has one-on-one meetings behind a closed door. One principal may have known about a boundary violation while the district office held a separate complaint from another campus.

If you were the victim of sexual abuse or assault, either as a child or an adult, you may have the right to bring a civil lawsuit against your abuser and, in many cases, against a school, hospital, church, company, government agency, or other organization that may share responsibility for what happened.

In this post, our lawyers provide an overview of sexual abuse lawsuits in Virginia. We cover Virginia’s statute of limitations for sex abuse civil cases, recent lawsuits and settlements, and the potential settlement value of these cases. Virginia changed its statute of limitations law again in 2026, which is important for some childhood sexual abuse claims and makes an already confusing deadline analysis even more complicated.

If you have a Virginia sex abuse case, contact us today for a free consultation at 800-553-8082.

When the state removes children from their parents or guardians and places them in foster care, the state assumes significant responsibility for keeping those children safe. If a child is sexually abused because of a dangerous foster placement, ignored warning signs, or a failure to respond to reports of abuse, the child may have legal claims against the state, a private foster care agency, or both.

Foster care sex abuse lawsuits are now being filed across the country. On this page, our national sex abuse lawyers look at the basics of foster care sexual abuse lawsuits and their potential settlement payout value.

Our foster care sexual abuse lawyers represent victims across the country. If you have a foster care sex abuse case, contact us at 800-553-8082 or contact us online.