{"id":250,"date":"2025-08-26T00:39:03","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T00:39:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mccallum-law.com\/?post_type=practice_area&#038;p=250"},"modified":"2025-09-04T17:28:42","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T17:28:42","slug":"sexual-abuse-claims","status":"publish","type":"practice_area","link":"https:\/\/mccallum-law.com\/pt\/practice_area\/sexual-abuse-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"Alega\u00e7\u00f5es de abuso sexual"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"250\" class=\"elementor elementor-250\" data-elementor-post-type=\"practice_area\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c522e79 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3c522e79\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1712242e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1712242e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-weight: 900; font-size: 1.5rem;\">Pursuing Justice Beyond the Criminal System<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Survivors of sexual assault deserve justice and accountability. In addition to criminal charges, survivors may have the right to bring civil claims against property owners, institutions, or companies whose negligence enabled the assault to occur.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-weight: 900; font-size: 1.5rem;\">Examples of Negligence Leading to Assault:<\/h2>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-medium-font-size\">\n<li>Hotels, bars, or nightclubs with inadequate security<\/li>\n\n<li>Landlords ignoring broken locks or unsafe premises<\/li>\n\n<li>Rideshare companies failing to vet drivers<\/li>\n\n<li>Schools, universities, or organizations ignoring complaints<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-weight: 900; font-size: 1.5rem;\">Compensation in Civil Claims<\/h2>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-medium-font-size\">\n<li>Medical expenses, including therapy and counseling<\/li>\n\n<li>Pain, suffering, and emotional trauma<\/li>\n\n<li>Lost wages and diminished earning ability<\/li>\n\n<li>Punitive damages to punish reckless institutions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-weight: 900; font-size: 1.5rem;\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-medium-font-size\">\n<li>Do I have to file a police report to pursue a civil claim?<\/li>\nNot necessarily. Civil cases are separate from criminal cases. <\/ul>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-medium-font-size\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-medium-font-size\"><\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-medium-font-size\">\n<li>Will my case remain confidential?<\/li>\nWe handle all survivor cases with the utmost sensitivity and respect for privacy. <\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pursuing Justice Beyond the Criminal System Survivors of sexual assault deserve justice and accountability. In addition to criminal charges, survivors may have the right to bring civil claims against property owners, institutions, or companies whose negligence enabled the assault to occur. Examples of Negligence Leading to Assault: Compensation in Civil Claims Frequently Asked Questions<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":26,"template":"","class_list":["post-250","practice_area","type-practice_area","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mccallum-law.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/practice_area\/250","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mccallum-law.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/practice_area"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mccallum-law.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/practice_area"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/mccallum-law.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/practice_area\/250\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":605,"href":"https:\/\/mccallum-law.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/practice_area\/250\/revisions\/605"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mccallum-law.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mccallum-law.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=250"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}