Connecticut residents who have a loved one in a nursing home or long-term care facility will find it helpful to know that in the State of Connecticut, all licensed health care providers are legislatively mandated to report any suspected acts of abuse, neglect or...
Comedian Bill Cosby accused of sexual assault
Our Connecticut residents have likely heard or read about the recent sexual abuse accusations a couple of women have brought against comedian Bill Cosby. According to media reports a woman, now a journalist and publicist, who met the comedian in 1969 indicated that...
Former teacher facing a charge of sexual assault of a 17-year-old
Teacher and professors are generally held in high esteem, serve as role models and typically students look up to them, trust them and seek guidance from them. Thus, when the trusted and respected teacher-student bond is violated or broken the consequences on the...
E.O. Smith H.S. in Mansfield CT Coach Charged with Sexually Assaulting Students
Recently there has been a great deal of writing in the popular press about the problem of sexual assault at the University of Connecticut. Last week, police arrested Geoffrey Justin Gillette, a former teaching assistant and coach at E. O. Smith High School in nearby...
Have you been injured on an unsafe premises?
Generally speaking most people expect the premises they are visiting such as a shopping center, store, restaurants, a friend home or apartment complex to be fairly safe. However, what many people may not realize is that if the property owner fails to take steps to...
Connecticut Boy Scout Leader Charged with Sexually Abusing Children Was Released on a $ 100,000 Bond
David Kress of Thompson Connecticut has been charged with sexually abusing children who were boy scouts. Mr. Thompson, who was a troop leader, has been released on a $100,000 bond. Below is the article featured in the Hartford Courant. A former Boy Scout troop leader...
