Sexual misconduct – which includes assault, abuse, and harassment-is an all-too-common occurrence in our society, and all perpetrators must be held accountable for their wrongdoings. According to the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN), one American is sexually assaulted...

Keith Raniere, founder of the company Nxivm (pronounced nexium), has been sentenced to 120 years in prison following a 2019 conviction on federal charges of racketeering, sex trafficking, sexual exploitation of a child, child pornography possession, and human trafficking. “Keith...

Four months after being charged with multiple counts of rape and kidnapping, producer David Guillod was arrested on suspicion of sexual assault in Sherman Oaks Wednesday. The Los Angeles Police Department issued a news release confirming that on October 21,...

Extortion charges against La Luz del Mundo megachurch leader, Naasón Joaquín García, were dismissed yesterday in Los Angeles Superior Court. Citing insufficient evidence, Judge Stephen A. Marcus ruled that the state attorney general’s office failed to demonstrate that García had...

Sexual abuse of people with disabilities has been called “the sexual assault pandemic no one talks about” by National Public Radio. People with disabilities are at a greater risk of sexual abuse than the rest of the population, yet such...

Quid pro quo sexual harassment involves a proposed exchange: “If you (the survivor) do a sexual act for me… Then I (the perpetrator) will do something for you.” Directly translated, the Latin phrase “quid pro quo” means “this for that.”...

With the number of intimate relationships forming online increasing, a new trend in rape cases is emerging. A young woman being sexually assaulted by an older, often wealthy and powerful man is a common scenario. But the frequency of these...

Sexual abuse is always traumatic, but when it happens in school, a supposed safe place, it represents an institutional failure to protect children. The national statistics concerning school sex abuse are disturbing. In 2015, 3.5 million students in 8th-11th grade...

For over 20 years the Sexual Assault Justice Experts (SAJE) Team at Dordulian Law Group has helped countless rape survivors prevail in successful civil lawsuits. As the leading sexual assault firm in Los Angeles and throughout California, we’ve handled virtually...

You Know the TV Show, Now Meet the Top LA Firm Representing Survivors Whether or not you devote much free time to watching television, you’ve likely seen an episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (SVU), the long-running television...