When working with Normandie Law Firm, childhood sexual abuse victims appreciate that it takes 6 to 8 months for a Youth Leadership Academy sexual abuse lawsuit case to settle. This is substantially faster than the time quoted by many other legal teams. And our staff is confident that this is a very accurate and reasonable expectation for the typical case. It will take longer for a Youth Leadership Academy sexual assault case to settle because there are several differences involved due to the added brutality of the assault cases. If you are considering joining a class action, please note that settling a Youth Leadership Academy sexual abuse class action lawsuit will take several years. Some of the class actions with larger groups of victims can require five or more years to reach completion.
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The Legal Definitions Of Sexual Assault And Sexual Abuse
Most people will agree that any forced sex act is unforgivable, especially when it involves a minor. However, in California, the state legal system views sexual assault as a more violent and egregious act than sexual abuse. This increased violation applies to everyone, especially minors. The physical harm that often accompanies the sexual violation can include broken bones, severe contusions, damage to reproductive organs, unwanted pregnancies, and sexually transmitted diseases. All of these issues are likely to result in lengthy medical treatment and added expenses for the victims. These hardships and expenses justify the larger settlements and more severe punishment for a sexual assault compared to sexual abuse.
The acts considered sexual assault include:
- Rape
- Sodomy
- Oral copulation
- Sexual penetration that is not considered intercourse
- Forcing a minor to participate in prostitution or pornography
While sexual abuse is often less violent in nature, it still leaves the victim with emotional scars and pain that can last a lifetime if they do not receive the professional help needed to overcome this trauma. Some of the more common sexual abuse acts include but are not limited to:
- Unwanted touching, fondling, or groping of the victim, especially in the groin area, genitals, breasts, or buttocks area
- Forcing the victim to touch their abuser in a sexual manner
- Forcing the victim to participate in kissing of a sexual nature
- Exposing yourself to a minor
- Forcing the victim to masturbate while their abuser watches
- Making the victim watch their abuser masturbate
- Making sexually explicate or lewd comments to a minor
It is also vital to understand that as a minor, these victims are not legally capable of providing consent to participate in any sexual acts. So, all of these violations are considered forced acts of sex against a minor and carry added weight against the accused when the court is considering the amount of the settlement.
How Many Years Does It Take To Settle A Youth Leadership Academy Abuse Lawsuit?
Many sexual abuse victims worry about the time it will take to settle their lawsuits. For those who are desperate to reach a resolution, their first question when they contact Normandie Law Firm is how many years does it take to settle a Youth Leadership Academy sexual abuse lawsuit. And our staff is happy to provide general guidelines immediately.
We inform victims that it takes 6 to 8 months to settle a Youth Leadership Academy abuse lawsuit if the case is not overly complicated. It will take one or two years to settle a Youth Leadership Academy sex abuse lawsuit that is more complex. Cases that include sexual assault while at Youth Leadership Academy can take two years to settle as well.
The most vital piece of information victims need to grasp is that these are only time estimates based on the many cases completed by Normandie Law Firm for victims of sexual abuse at Youth Leadership Academy and other California juvenile facilities. To have a more precise timeline to complete your Youth Leadership Academy sex abuse lawsuit, please contact our office today to request a free consultation with our expert lawyers to discuss the details of your case. Several variables can impact the time needed to settle your case, and we want to provide the most realistic expectation possible.
What Impacts The Time Needed For A Youth Leadership Academy Sexual Abuse Lawsuit?
The most critical factor when determining the time to settle your Youth Leadership Academy sex abuse lawsuit is the legal team you hire. At Normandie Law Firm, we have the expertise and experience to estimate that it takes 6 to 8 months to settle a Youth Leadership Academy abuse lawsuit. However, many firms who handle these cases less frequently will tell you it will take one or two years to settle a Youth Leadership Academy sex abuse lawsuit. The primary variable here is the expertise of the team handling the case. Neither is wrong. But one is undoubtedly beneficial for the victim.
The obstacles that often cause other firms to lag behind ours in settling these cases include challenges in securing medical records and documents from Youth Leadership Academy and establishing a solid working relationship with the staff at Youth Leadership Academy to facilitate fact-gathering. In these areas, our vast expertise is a huge benefit for our clients.
Getting The Best Legal Team
If you are worried you cannot afford the quality legal representation you need to get the settlement you deserve, please contact Normandie Law Firm immediately. When you hire our firm, we never ask for any upfront payments. Instead, we do the job quickly and with the most robust settlement possible for our clients. Only after they have that settlement do we get paid for our work and reimbursed for court filing fees and other expenses we paid on their behalf. And if we fail to deliver the settlement you deserve for the sexual abuse you suffered, you owe us nothing.
Our goal is to eliminate the financial hardships and ensure that every victim can afford to seek the justice they deserve. Holding Youth Leadership Academy accountable for the sexual abuse you suffered at their facility and securing the settlement you deserve are both crucial to overcoming the pain and hardship of childhood sexual abuse. Normandie Law Firm is here to ensure that justice is served and that you find the closure needed to move past your suffering, guilt, humiliation, and anger due to sexual abuse as a child.
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