Youth residential centers care for young people from troubled homes or facing other challenges. Unfortunately, staff at many of these facilities have exploited and abused their power over these vulnerable young people.
If you experienced sexual abuse while housed in a youth residential facility, contact Phillips Law Group. Its team of attorneys is preparing Kentucky youth residential treatment center sexual abuse lawsuits, and you may be eligible to receive significant compensation if you participate.
The attorneys at Phillips Law Group are filing lawsuits on behalf of survivors who were sexually abused while in the care of a residential treatment center for young people in Kentucky. The claims allege that these facilities breached their duty to keep the children in their care free from harm.
The lawsuits seek compensation from the owners and operators of these facilities. When a survivor was admitted to the facility by a state agency, the state may also be a defendant. Individual abusers may also be named when they can be identified and are still living.
Participating survivors will need to provide a detailed account of the abuse to the extent they can recall. Phillips Law Group’s trauma-informed attorneys are highly skilled in supporting survivors through this challenging but often cathartic process. Most of these lawsuits settle before a trial, so it is unlikely a survivor will be forced to face their abuser or testify in court. However, our team is prepared to take matters as far as they need to go to get you the justice you need.
Anyone who was admitted to a residential treatment facility in the state as a minor and sexually abused during their stay is potentially eligible to join the lawsuits. The survivor does not need to have reported the abuse at the time, but any evidence they can provide may be helpful. Names of the people involved, the approximate date, the location of the incident, and similar information can help establish the right to compensation.
Several facilities in the state face lawsuits alleging sexual abuse. These include:
Anyone who experienced sexual abuse in these or any other youth residential treatment centers in Kentucky should contact the attorneys at Phillips Law Group as quickly as possible.
Kentucky Revised Statutes § 413.429 requires survivors to file a lawsuit within ten years of their 18th birthday. If a survivor repressed their memory of the abuse, they have ten years from the date they regained their memory to sue. The abuser’s criminal conviction also extends the survivor’s time to sue to ten years after the conviction.
Survivors of childhood sexual abuse are sometimes prone to addiction and mental health problems and may have trouble developing and maintaining emotional connections to others. These difficulties sometimes interfere with a survivor’s ability to reach their potential at school or in the workplace.
The lawsuits seek financial compensation to offset some of these losses. Survivors can seek reimbursement for past and future mental health treatment and support. If the experience limited a survivor’s education or career, they can sue for their lost earning capacity.
Survivors can also seek pain and suffering damages to account for the abuse’s impact on their quality of life. The attorneys at Phillips Law Group can help child abuse survivors in Kentucky document how mistreatment at a residential treatment center affected their self-esteem, sense of safety, and ability to enjoy life.
If you were sexually abused in a facility responsible for your care, you deserve accountability. Schedule a free, no-obligation consultation with an attorney at Phillips Law Group to discuss the Kentucky youth residential treatment center sexual abuse lawsuits.
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