Helping Survivors
Category: Doctor & Hospital Sexual Assault
The pursuit of justice for survivors of institutional abuse has taken a significant step forward as new legal filings emerge against KidsPeace, a prominent residential treatment center. Recent court…
A doctor at the center of a widespread sexual abuse scandal involving both children and adults is continuing to cause significant legal challenges for Henry Ford Health System. This…
Attorneys have filed lawsuits against DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital, its parent company Tenet Health, and Wilfredo Figueroa-Berrios, a nurse charged with sexual assault. The lawsuits were announced during a press…
Two inmates at the Charleston County Jail have filed lawsuits alleging that Dr. John Pfeiffer, the former medical director for the facility, sexually assaulted them during medical exams. The…
On August 11, 2025, a civil complaint was filed in the Supreme Court of New York, County of New York on behalf of a 21-year-old patient alleging sexual abuse…
Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella has announced the arrest of 68-year-old Richard B. Tancer from Montville, NJ, on charges of sexual assault following an investigation by the Bergen County…
The family of 73-year-old Eva Lay has filed a lawsuit against Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, accusing the hospital of failing to protect her from sexual assault by a…
A group of sexual assault survivors is voicing strong objections to a plea deal that will allow Dr. Zhi Alan Cheng, a former doctor at New York-Presbyterian Hospital Queens,…
Several former patients of Dr. Derrick Todd, a rheumatologist accused of sexual abuse, are speaking out to urge Massachusetts lawmakers to pass a new law aimed at protecting patients…
UPDATED FEBRUARY 18, 2026 New developments in the case of the missing 16-year-old Tasia Keaton and the troubling allegations against Vista Maria, a residential treatment facility for girls, have…
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