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Child sexual abuse can cause intense emotional damage as well as physical injuries. The perpetrator may face jail time, but prison does not help the victim and their family recover. With the help of the Child Victims Act, victims of child sex abuse have 30 years from their 18th birthday to file a sexual abuse civil lawsuit. This lawsuit can be filed against both the perpetrator and any institution that allowed the sex crime. Compensation cannot return childhood innocence, but it can help with getting medical care and therapy needed to recover.

A child sexual abuse lawyer can help. At Reich PLLC, we know that child sexual abuse can be a situation with heightened emotions like fear and anxiety. Our experienced attorneys can support you through every step of this intense legal process. While we are based in Arizona, our accomplished attorneys provide legal counsel for child sex abuse victims across the U.S. 

 Far too many of us or our loved ones have experienced the horror of sexual abuse. And having it happen at the hands of a seemingly holy person only compounds the pain. To make the nightmare worse is when that community circles its wagons and protects its own rather than caring for the victims.

In recent years, a series of lawsuits against the Mormon Church alleged that leaders routinely cover up allegations of sexual assault among members. While the Catholic Church has received the lion’s share of negative publicity, they are hardly alone. Not surprisingly, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints has a long history of doing everything possible to avoid the police in sexual molestation cases.

News organizations have documented dozens of astonishing stories where the church has written checks for millions of dollars to get away with its crimes. It has been said the Mormons will deny, deflect, defend, diminish, or diffuse anything that carries a whiff of sexual misconduct.

Naturally, as an LDS member, accusing the church of such wrongdoings means likely becoming an outcast. As if taking such a claim public weren’t hard enough, victims ironically face losing the very support system they normally would turn to first at a time like this in their lives. It is also hardly a secret that women remain 2nd class citizens in the church, so their accusations often go ignored regardless.

The Camp Lejeune water contamination from 1957 through 1987 led to links between the contamination and serious illness in residents. 

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Residents and veterans exposed to the water contamination at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune are at higher risk of increased rates for developing specific types of cancer and neurological disorders. Particularly, exposure to PCE and TCE is known to cause these increased cancer rates. Below, we list the cancer types and neurological disorders linked to the chemicals involved in the water contamination.

• Bladder Cancer
• Kidney Cancer
• Liver Cancer
• Leukemia
• Multiple myeloma
• Parkinson's Disease
• Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
• Cardiac Defects
• Ovarian cancer
• Renal Disease
• Aplastic Anemia
• Myelodysplastic Syndromes
• Systemic Sclerosis/Scleroderma/Steatosis
• Neural Tube Defects
• Breast Cancer (male/female)
• Pancreatic Cancer
• Soft Tissue Sarcoma
• Rectal Cancer
• Lung Cancer
• Esophageal Cancer
• ALS
• Cervical Cancer
• Miscarriages/Stillbirth after 20 weeks
• Oral Cleft(s)
• Aplastic Anemia
• Brain Cancer
• Hodgkin's Disease
• Impaired Immune System Function
• Low Birth Weight
• Neurobehavioral Performance Deficits
• Prostate Cancer