LevyKonigsberg has filed lawsuits on behalf of seven survivors of sexual abuse at Edenwald Center and Pleasantville Cottage School alleging that the Defendants failed to protect children from rampant sexual abuse perpetrated by adult employees at these residential treatment facilities operated by the Jewish Child Care Association (JCCA). The lawsuits, brought on behalf of seven individuals who allege they were abused as children at Edenwald Center and Pleasantville Cottage School, is the latest in a string of residential treatment center sex abuse lawsuits spearheaded by Levy Konigsberg.
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The complaint alleges that despite the widespread and well-known sexual abuse of children at Edenwald Center and Pleasantville Cottage School, little has been done to protect these children or to punish their abusers. It is this pattern of negligence on the part of the JCCA and others that has prompted the filing of these lawsuits. The shocking negligence in JCCA's failure to stop the sexual abuse of children at their residential treatment facilities is detailed in the complaints that were filed this week.
In announcing today's lawsuit, Levy Konigsberg Partner Madeleine Skaller stated:
“When these brave survivors were minors, they were placed at Edenwald Center and Pleasantville Cottage School to receive supportive services and residential treatment. They had an expectation of safety, security, and care. Many of the children placed in these facilities suffered from developmental disabilities and instead of supportive services and special education these children were subjected to brutal sexual abuse at the hands of the adult employees entrusted with their protection. Despite the known risk of sexual abuse in residential treatment facilities for vulnerable children, there is no evidence that JCCA and others engaged in efforts to protect minors from this foreseeable danger. These lawsuits brought by courageous survivors seek justice for the many years of rampant and systematic sexual abuse inflicted on children at JCCA's facilities that likely continues to this day.”
Levy Konigsberg has filed hundreds of lawsuits on behalf of survivors of sexual abuse nationwide and is at the forefront of litigation inNew Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Illinois, and other states.
Levy Konigsberg represents hundreds of survivors of child sexual abuse atresidential treatment centers throughout New York and plans to continue fighting tirelessly on their behalf.
For additional information about New York residential treatment center sex abuse lawsuits spearheaded by Levy Konigsberg, media members and journalists are encouraged to reach out to AttorneyMadeleine Skallerby using the law firm's contact form:https://www.levylaw.com/contact-us/
Media Contact: AttorneyMadeleine Skaller;mskaller@levylaw.com
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