Sexual Assault & Harassment

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Sexual harassment and/or assault can be a traumatic, life-changing experience. Our attorneys have represented victims of sexual harassment, assault and abuse by heathcare providers, teachers, coaches, coworkers, superiors, etc., helping them take back their lives by demanding accountability and justice for the harm and pain they’ve experienced.

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What Is Sexual Harassment?

According to the United States Equal Opportunity Commission, sexual harassment is defined as “unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical harassment of a sexual nature.” This behavior also includes that against a person’s gender.

Sexual harassment is about the victim, meaning it does not matter that the harasser thinks her/his behavior is ok, not offensive, harmless, welcome and/or not sexual. The victim’s perception is what matters - if the victim found the behavior offensive and/or the behavior was not welcome, it can qualify as sexual harassment.

Examples if behavior that could be sexual harassment are:

Using gender-based or sexual orientation-based slurs.
Making inappropriate comments about someone’s body or appearance.
Making derogatory comments and/or jokes about someone or all people of a specific gender or sexual orientation (i.e., “all women are…”).
Discussing someone’s personal relationships or sex life without permission or in an inappropriate setting and/or context.
Sending or forwarding emails, texts or messages of a sexual nature.
Making vulgar, offensive or explicit jokes about sex or sexual acts.
Unwanted or inappropriate touching of any body part and/or clothing.
Making unwanted requests for dates or sexual favors.
Making someone feel threatened (i.e., blocking a female coworker's path to an exit or standing in a doorway so a female cannot escape).
Catcalling.

This is not an exhaustive list.

What Is Sexual Assault?

Does Sexual Assault Have To Be Physical?

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$125,000.00

A student was sexually assaulted by a fellow student in an abandoned building on the school’s campus during a P.E. class.

$100,000.00

The plaintiff was a young boy that was sexually assaulted by an employee at his behavioral camp.

Disclaimer

The results shown above were obtained by our attorneys. Many were obtained while our attorneys were working with another law firm. These results should not be considered a description or characterization of Parker Law Group, LLP’s representation. Nor should it be interpreted as a guarantee of a specific result or outcome of a particular case. Each and every case is different. Please schedule an appointment to have one of our attorneys discuss your case with you.

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