Child Sex Abuse

We are well aware of the sensitive nature of Child Sex Abuse cases, and the mental toll such cases can take on the victim and his or her family. We will handle your Child Sex Abuse case with the utmost discretion and respect for the victim and family members.

While some Child Sex Abuse situations often occur involving family members, family friends, or neighbors, other cases of Child Sex Abuse occur involving:

• Schools;

• Daycare Centers;

• Religious Organizations;

• Psychiatrists and Therapists;

• Residential Care Facilities for the Disabled;

• or other residential home or private organization.

If if you or a loved one has been the victim of child sex abuse by a family member, priest or other trusted person, we urge you to seek the legal advice of an experienced Cape Coral child sex abuse attorney - lawyer at Berke Law Firm, P.A., by calling 239.549.6689 to schedule a confidential legal consultation.

Cases involving Daycare Centers, Schools, and other Child Programs often occur as a result of Negligent Hiring and Supervision of Employees, and a lack of proper security.

In these types of Child Sex Abuse, an employer may also be held liable for the intentional actions of an employee if the employee is acting in the course and scope of his or her employment.

This also applies to religious organizations, hospitals, dentist, medical offices, private offices or buildings, and any other facility that children are cared for or visit.

Florida Statutes state that the Statute of Limitations may be commenced at any time within 7 years after the age of majority, or within 4 years after the injured person leaves the dependency of the abuser, or within 4 years from the time of discovery by the injured party of both the injury and the causal relationship between the injury and the abuse, whichever occurs later.

In addition to the statutory extensions, Florida has a "delayed discovery" doctrine which generally provides that the statute of limitations does not begin to run until the victim either knows or reasonably should know of the wrongful act giving rise to the cause of action.

The Florida Supreme Court held that the delayed discovery doctrine is applicable to repressed memory or 'traumatic amnesia' cases, stating that the statute of limitations does not begin to run (accrue) until the victim is aware that the abuse occurred.

If you or a loved one has been the victim of child sex abuse by a family member, priest or other trusted person in Cape Coral, Fort Myers, Naples, Bonita Springs, Punta Gorda, Port Charlotte, Immokalee, Lee County, Collier County, or throughout the entire State of Florida, be proactive in protecting your legal rights by seeking the legal advice of an experienced Cape Coral child sex abuse attorney - lawyer. Contact Berke Law Firm, P.A., at 239.549.6689 or by using our online submission form.

Cape Coral Child Sex Abuse Attorney and Lawyer providing experienced Child Sex Abuse Litigation services in Cape Coral, Fort Myers, Naples, Bonita Springs, Punta Gorda, Port Charlotte, Immokalee, Lee County, Collier County, and the entire State of Florida.