HOROWITZ LAW FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB ALLEGING SEXUAL ABUSE OF 13 YEAR OLD GIRL In September 2020, Horowitz Law filed a lawsuit on behalf of a 13-year-old girl who was allegedly sexually abused while she was enrolled during the 2019 summer session at the Boys & Girls Club of Broward County located at 877 NW 61st…
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PHYSICAL THERAPIST AKEPE NTUBE CHARGED WITH SEX CRIME
On July 9, 2020, Akepe Ntube, a licensed physical therapist assistant, was accused of sexually assaulting a woman at Grace Medical and Chiropractic located at 13720 North Cleveland Ave. in North Fort Myers, Florida. Police said initiated unwanted sexual contact with the woman while treating her. Ntube, 46, of Lehigh Acres was arrested on one count of sexual assault after…
JEFFREY EPSTEIN’S ABUSE SURVIBORS CAN NOW SEEK COMPENSATION FROM FUND
The Epstein Victims Compensation Fund, authorized by the Probate Court of the U.S. Virgin Islands, officially started accepting claims Thursday, June 25, 2020, from alleged victims of Jeffrey Epstein, many of whom were girls between 12 and 17 years old at the time. To avoid legal action, attorneys for Epstein’s estate executors first filed a request in November 2019 to…
Where is the Florida Attorney General’s Report on Clergy Sexual Abuse?
In October 2018, former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi announced that her office was opening a comprehensive investigation into allegations that Florida’s seven Catholic dioceses had engaged in a widespread coverup of sexual abuse allegations involving priests. Bondi’s announcement followed the release of the landmark Pennsylvania Attorney General’s report into five Catholic dioceses, which resulted in the disclosure that more…
West Florida Doctor’s License Suspended After Sexual Assault Complaint
Dr. Thomas Lohstreter’s medical license suspended after allegation of sexual contact with patient On March 9, 2020, the Florida Department of Health (FDOH) issued an Order of Emergency Suspension of Dr. Thomas Arnold Lohstreter’s medical license following allegations of sexual misconduct committed upon a a female patient at South County Medical Center in Englewood, Florida. Dr. Thomas Lohstreter, a Family…
Florida Lawmakers, Victims Target Eliminating Statute Of Limitations For Child Sex Crimes
Ask yourself two questions: (1) Is there a more devastating crime than child sexual abuse? (2) And is there a crime that’s more apt to be repeated than abuse if the offender isn’t caught? That’s why we’re excited that. It’s a rigid, unwise deadline that gives predators incentive to intimidate victims, threaten whistleblowers, discredit witnesses, destroy evidence and sometimes flee…
Jeffrey Epstein’s Estate Proposes Confidential Claims Program to Compensate Epstein Abuse Victims
Jeffrey Epstein’s estate plans confidential claims program to compensate victims of abuse Jeffrey Epstein’s estate is planning to set up a voluntary and confidential “claims resolution program” to award money from the late financier’s fortune to the multiple women he allegedly abused. Epstein, whose estate is valued at about $577 million, died in jail in August while awaiting trial for…
Florida Attorney General Sets Up Website to Report Clergy Sexual Abuse
Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi has followed the lead of the Attorney General offices in other states by setting up a website for people to report past abuse by Catholic priests, clergy and other religious leaders in Florida. The investigation will be aided by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement in reviewing the state’s seven Catholic Dioceses. The link to the…
Cape Coral Pizza Shop Owner Harry Kaltsounis Sentenced to Jail for Child Abuse of Teen Workers
Harry Kaltsounis, the owner of Cape Coral’s Pizza Depot, has pleaded to guilty to charged that he sexually abused two underage employees at his pizza shop. According to the Lee County State Attorney’s Office, Kaltsounis, 62, pleaded guilty to one count of child abuse and one count of battery for actions against two teenage girls who worked for him in…
Horowitz Law Obtains Jury Verdict of Over $70 Million for Yacht Rape Victim
Endless Summer Horowitz Law and co-counsel Edwards Pottinger LLC obtained a jury verdict of over seventy million dollars ($70,000,000.00) on behalf of a young woman who was raped by a co-worker on a luxury yacht docked in Fort Lauderdale, Florida This is one of the largest jury verdicts ever obtained for a victim of sexual assault in a lawsuit filed in the…