On behalf of Tremont Sheldon Robinson Mahoney P.C. | Dec 28, 2011 | Firm News, Sexual Abuse
Connecticut does not require college coaches to report suspected child abuse, but the scandal at Penn State has some state officials pushing to mandate they notify authorities if they think children are being harmed. State Rep. Diana Urban plans to hold a public...
On behalf of Tremont Sheldon Robinson Mahoney P.C. | Dec 28, 2011 | Firm News, Sexual Abuse
Tremont Sheldon Robinson Mahoney saw this article written by Susan Campbell of the Hartford Courant and thought it brought up an interesting point. She has written many articles on sexual abuse and different sexual abuse scandals. The article follows,...
On behalf of Tremont Sheldon Robinson Mahoney P.C. | Dec 22, 2011 | Firm News
How bad does a childhood have to be to disqualify someone from holding a job, maintaining intimate relationships or raising a child?I ask because the question arose recently in the unfolding disaster of the Glastonbury men who adopted nine sons, and then were charged...
On behalf of Tremont Sheldon Robinson Mahoney P.C. | Dec 21, 2011 | Firm News, Sexual Abuse
With all the media attention given to the Penn State and Syracuse scandals, more victims are finding coverage to come forward even long after the incident. The victims of came forward to not only expose the perpetrator, but also highlight the shortcomings of...
On behalf of Tremont Sheldon Robinson Mahoney P.C. | Dec 20, 2011 | Firm News, Sexual Abuse
Nearly every woman I know can recall one or more instances in which she was sexually assaulted, harassed, threatened, inappropriately touched or even raped. Yet few told anyone about it at the time, or reported it to the police. I have clear memories of three such...
On behalf of Tremont Sheldon Robinson Mahoney P.C. | Dec 19, 2011 | Firm News, Sexual Abuse
When details of sexual abuse allegations against two prominent college assistants — Penn State’s Jerry Sandusky and Syracuse’s Bernie Fine — became public last month, the news hit sports like a thunderbolt. But sports as an environment...
On behalf of Tremont Sheldon Robinson Mahoney P.C. | Dec 13, 2011 | Coach Sexual Abuse, Firm News
WASHINGTON — A former National Hockey League player who rocked the Canadian sports world with sexual abuse accusations against a former coach is the marque witness at a congressional hearing Tuesday examining such abuse in the wake of the Penn State scandal. The...
