April has been designated National Child Abuse Prevention Month by the Department of Health and Human Services. According to DHHS, the national number of children who received a child protective services investigation response numbered 3,476,000 for 2019. There are many types of child abuse including neglect, emotional and physical abuse, and sexual abuse. Our lawyers… Read More
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Lamothe Law Firm Attorney Interviewed for New Orleans Archdiocese Claims Article
The deadline for past claims against the Archdiocese of New Orleans has passed: The last day to file claims was March 1, 2021. In this Advocate New Orleans article by Ramon Antonio Vargas, “New Clergy Sex Abuse Claims Pour In”, Lamothe Law Firm attorney Kristi Schubert talks about what an “emotionally grueling” process it is… Read More
New Orleans Family Justice Center
One of the leading family justice centers in the U.S. is in New Orleans. The New Orleans Family Justice Center provides comprehensive services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, trafficking and child abuse. The NOFJC brings together community-based assault and abuse providers as well as medical, criminal justice and law enforcement professionals to… Read More
Catholic Church’s continued association with suspected serial child molester George Brignac
As part of a three part series, the Times-Picayune staff writes about clergyman George Brignac’s continued career in New Orleans with the Catholic Church despite being repeatedly caught for child molestation – Monster in Our Midst: How Pedophile New Orleans Clergyman Stayed Near Prey. Brignac began his career with Christian Brothers in 1953 but was… Read More
Eden House New Orleans
Eden House New Orleans Mission Statement. “Eden House is a movement to eradicate the trafficking and selling of human beings. We create systemic change through: youth prevention; education and legislative advocacy, and recovery and reentry services for victims, including long-term shelter.” Eden House New Orleans was founded in 2011 as a recovery home for victims… Read More
Two New Orleans Archdiocese Clergy Accused of Molestation Can Be Deposed
2 Accused Predator Priests May Be Deposed Despite New Orleans Church’s Bankruptcy Case, article by David Hammer and Ramon Antonio Vargas, nola.com. The federal bankruptcy judge in the Archdiocese of New Orleans bankruptcy case has ruled that two priests accused of molesting minors decades ago, Paul Calamari and Lawrence Hecker, can be deposed regarding that… Read More
New Orleans Archdiocese Adds 7 Priests to Abuse List
Archdiocese of New Orleans prepares to add 7 Franciscan priests to their clergy abuse list, article by Ramon Antonio Vargas, Times-Picayune. Members of the Franciscan Friars chapter recently released a roster of 24 priests and seven religious brothers with “substantiated child sex abuse allegations against them.” Franciscan members were added to the list “if they… Read More
Victim of Boy Scout Sexual Abuse? What Survivors Need to Know
The sex abuse scandal that erupted in the Boy Scouts of America caused turmoil and pain for many, but hopefully, it was also the beginning of healing. Any organization working with young people has a responsibility to protect those wards from evildoings. In this, the BSA failed. If you or a loved one has been… Read More
Massive Flaws in Catholic Church Abuse Prevention Plans
An independent two year study by USA Child details major inconsistences and gaps in standards for the development and implementation of safeguards against abuse in the Catholic Church. Instead of implementing an overall prevention and investigation plan, the Catholic Church has left the details up to the individual U.S. Archdioceses. Very few Archdioceses have an… Read More
Boy Scouts of America Abuse Claim: November 16, 2020 Deadline
Boy Scouts of America (BSA) filed for bankruptcy in February of this year amid negative publicity surrounding sexual abuse cases and dwindling enrollment numbers. The bankruptcy judge over the case has now set November 16, 2020, at 5 pm EST as the deadline to file any claims against the organization, whether it be creditor or… Read More