Sexual Assault Attorneys
Sexual abuse and assault often cause lasting physical and emotional trauma for survivors. Seeking justice can be a crucial part of the healing process, helping survivors regain a sense of control and hold perpetrators responsible for their actions.
Bryant Law Center’s sexual assault attorneys represent survivors in civil claims against individual abusers and negligent organizations that fail to take reasonable care to prevent such crimes.
If you were sexually assaulted or abused recently or in the past, you may have more options for seeking justice than you realize. Civil claims provide more ways to hold sexual offenders responsible for their actions and support justice for survivors through financial compensation.
Types of Sexual Assault and Abuse Cases We Handle
The sexual assault attorneys at Bryant Law represent survivors across a wide range of circumstances, including:
- Institutional Abuse: Sexual assault and abuse occurring in schools, universities, religious organizations, and sports facilities
- Workplace Sexual Assault and Harassment: Sexual assault and harassment committed in the workplace (often includes ignored complaints, overlooked prior incidents)
- Healthcare and Medical Professional Abuse: Any type of sexual misconduct in a medical facility or by a physician
- Rideshare and Commercial Transportation Incidents: Sexual misconduct committed by an employee of any commercial transportation company
- Abuse by Persons of Authority or Trust: Any offender who exercises control over people in a vulnerable position can be held liable for sexual abuse and assault. Liability is not only reserved for the perpetrator. Every organization that contributed to the harm can be held responsible.
Holding Negligent Institutions Accountable
Survivors of sexual abuse and assault are often surprised to learn that they can look beyond the criminal justice system for justice. A civil lawsuit can provide compensation for the harm you suffered and expose institutional failure.
Institutions often fail to protect individuals from harm through negligent hiring practices, inadequate background checks, failure to supervise, or active cover-ups. Holding these organizations responsible for their negligent behavior prevents repeat occurrences and forces institutional change.
Unlike a criminal charge carried out by the government, the survivor files a civil charge. Regardless of whether the abuser was charged criminally (or even charged and acquitted), you can file (and potentially win) a civil action.
Your Right to Privacy
It’s natural for survivors to want to avoid public exposure and situations that revisit traumatic incidents. When you reach out to the sexual assault attorneys at Bryant Law, you’re guaranteed 100% confidentiality.
We’ll schedule a free, completely confidential, no-obligation initial legal consultation, allowing you to share your story in a safe space. Your attorney will listen to all the details and perhaps ask some questions before explaining your legal options.
Understanding the Statute of Limitations in Kentucky
Unfortunately, the time allotted by the Kentucky legal system for civil lawsuits can limit the window for survivors to act.
Statutes of limitations for sexual assault or abuse civil cases are as follows:
- Childhood sexual abuse civil claims against abusers and institutions can be filed up to 10 years after turning 18.
- Claims barred as of March 23, 2021 can be filed within five years of the original expiration date.
- Adult civil claims are generally subject to Kentucky’s one-year personal injury statute of limitations.
Seeking supportive legal guidance as early as possible is the best way to ensure your claim will not be voided due to state statutes of limitations.
Supporting Survivors of Sexual Assault in the Pursuit of Justice
Civil lawsuits expand the ways a survivor of sexual abuse or assault can seek justice for the harm they experienced. Regardless of whether the offender was criminally charged, you can file a civil lawsuit to seek financial compensation and hold institutions responsible for their negligent actions.
The sexual assault attorneys at Bryant Law have decades of experience advocating for victims of sexual assault. Reach out or give us a call at (270)908-0995 to schedule your free, 100% confidential, no-obligation consultation.
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