by David L. Kramer, P.C. | Oct 29, 2020 | Child Abuse, child sex abuse
Sexual abuse follows a child throughout the rest of their life, and oftentimes, it leaves a severe mark of emotional and physical trauma. Unfortunately, it also affects other aspects as victims mature into adults, including their finances. According to a study from...
On Behalf of David L. Kramer, P.C. | Aug 6, 2020 | child sex abuse
Frequent readers of our Salem Abuse Prevention Blog know that we have in the recent past written about a study titled “Child Sexual Abuse and Risk of Revictimization: Impact of Child Demographics, Sexual Abuse Characteristics, and Psychiatric Disorders.” The...
On Behalf of David L. Kramer, P.C. | Jul 30, 2020 | child sex abuse
Regular readers of our Salem Abuse Prevention Blog will undoubtedly recall that we recently published a post about the release of a study of revictimization of child sexual abuse survivors. Factors in revictimization In an article about their study, Australian...
On Behalf of David L. Kramer, P.C. | Jul 23, 2020 | child sex abuse
Researchers have in published studies repeatedly documented the adverse impacts of child sexual abuse. The most researched impact are the negative mental health outcomes of the abuse, such as depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder and feelings of guilt,...
On Behalf of David L. Kramer, P.C. | Jun 15, 2020 | child sex abuse
Regular readers of our Abuse Prevention Blog know that we recently published a post about the three lawsuits filed by six women who claim they were sexually abused as preteens and teenagers by their swimming coaches. The suits name, among others, the sport’s governing...
On Behalf of David L. Kramer, P.C. | Jun 11, 2020 | child sex abuse
As preteen girls and teenagers, they were athletes who swam competitively. Today, as women in their 40s and 50s, they have filed sex abuse lawsuits against U.S.A. Swimming alleging that the organization failed to protect them decades ago from sexual predators who were...
by David L. Kramer, P.C. | Jun 4, 2020 | Child Abuse, child sex abuse
Across the country, cities report a significant decrease in child abuse cases. Usually, residents would deem this as a call for celebration, but child-abuse specialists express severe concerns over the rapidly dropping rates for these claims. According to the Wall...
On Behalf of David L. Kramer, P.C. | May 27, 2020 | child sex abuse
Jack Jeffress was 15 years old and on a cross-country hitchhiking trip that was to take him to New York City. He paused in his journey in front of a building just across a river from Warren County, New Jersey. As he sat there, a police officer wearing a badge and gun...
On Behalf of David L. Kramer, P.C. | Feb 5, 2020 | child sex abuse
A child in state custody seems like the safest place to be in Oregon. After all, the state took the child away from often an unsafe situation, but the child may not be any safer in state custody. There are a few warning signs that can alert someone to the sexual abuse...
On Behalf of David L. Kramer, P.C. | Dec 23, 2019 | child sex abuse
If your child has ended up in state custody in Oregon because of circumstances that are somewhat out of your control, your concern for their well-being, care and health may be growing with each passing day. Because you often have limited control in these kinds of...