California Teacher Sexual Assault Attorney

Over 32 Years of Experience Fighting for You

Teachers occupy positions of immense trust and importance in children's lives. They educate. They nurture. They inspire. At least, they're supposed to. The ugly and underreported truth is that sexual misconduct by teachers continues to be an all-too-common occurrence in both public and private schools.

One congressional study, in fact, found that nearly 1 out of every 10 students in American schools has been or will be the victim of sexual misconduct by a teacher or school employee before they graduate from high school.

At the Joseph George Jr. Law Corporation, our attorneys have been dedicated to helping survivors of teacher sexual abuse since 1986. Although the media often sensationalizes or trivializes stories of sexual contact between students and teachers (particularly when the student is a boy), we understand there is nothing remotely light about the long-term damage inflicted on victims.

You can trust our California teacher sexual abuse attorneys to fight for the fair and full compensation you deserve.

About Teacher Sexual Abuse

Why is this such a widespread problem? Schools, for their part, have historically been very lax about screening applicants for teaching positions. Other teachers and school employees play a role, too, when they ignore their mandatory duty to report suspected child abuse involving another teacher.

Lastly, our teacher sexual abuse attorneys in California know that many school districts have tried to cover up abuse by quietly dismissing the teacher or transferring them to other schools.

Survivors of teacher sex abuse have a legal right to sue the predators who harmed them and the institutions that made it possible, didn't stop it, or tried to hide it. Timing is especially critical when the abuse occurred in a public school. The reason? Victims typically have only six months to provide notice of their intent to file a lawsuit whenever the defendant is a government entity.