Childhood Sexual Abuse Attorney

Sexual abuse is activity that is harmful to another person or non-consensual. In the case of children, it refers to actual or threatened physical intrusion of a sexual nature, which includes such things as grooming (through gifts, giving alcohol, tobacco or drugs, etc.), inappropriate touching, sex by force, or by coercion. If you are a victim of sexual abuse or you have a family member or friend who is such a victim, help is available from a sexual abuse lawyer at Franks LLC. Our firm will aggressively fight for your rights in any sexual abuse case. Protecting your rights and seeking justice will, in the end, protects others who may fall prey to the crimes of a sexual predator.

Chad Franks and a sexual abuse attorney at Franks LLC will treat your case with the sensitivity and respect that you deserve. Ours is a caring, dedicated, and easily approachable legal staff. We treat our clients like family members, providing the personalized attention and responsiveness you might find in a smaller, more intimate law firm.

Sexual Abuse

There are many forms of sexual abuse, all of which can be emotionally and physically damaging to the victim, most especially children who are not psychologically equipped or often physically developed to comprehend such actions. Examples of sexual abuse include grooming a victim for abuse by plying them with gifts, or alcohol or drugs, and includes rape, sodomy, incest, indecent exposure, fondling, child pornography, children witnessing adult sexual behavior, or any type of sexual exploitation for the gratification or financial benefit of another.

According to the Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network, in 2007 there were 248,300 cases of sexual assault. Every 2 minutes, someone in the United States is sexually assaulted. College age women are 4 times more likely to be sexually assaulted. 15% of sexual assault and rape victims are under the age of 12 and 93% of juvenile sexual assault victims know their attacker.

Effects of Sexual Assault

Victims of sexual assault are 3 times more likely to suffer from depression, 13 times more likely to abuse alcohol, 26 times more likely to abuse drugs, and 4 times more like to contemplate suicide.

Don't allow yourself or someone you know to be a silent statistic of sexual abuse.

Protect your rights and the rights of others. Contact a sexual abuse lawyer  at our firm today to discuss your sexual abuse case.