A full range of emotions may run through the mind of a victim who has been sexually assaulted: fear, embarrassment, anger and hopelessness. Questions may ring through the victim\u2019s mind: Should I report it? Who should I tell? Will anyone believe me? What will happen to the person that did this to me? Finding the answers to these questions can seem impossible. In fact, according to statistics presented by the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN), 54% of sexual assaults are not reported to the police. A victim may fear for his or her life, may be embarrassed or may not know where to turn or what to do. At Napoli Shkolnik, PLLC we believe in providing the legal counsel that these victims need to begin putting their lives back together.<\/p>\n
In addition to filing criminal charges against the person that assaulted you, you may be able to file a civil lawsuit. A civil lawsuit imposes financial penalties on the defendant, the person that stands accused of causing you harm. Considering the cost of medical care and therapy that may be associated with an incident of this kind, not to mention the lasting psychological trauma a victim may experience, financial compensation can help him or her rebuild and move forward. Because civil and criminal court proceedings operate independently of one another, the defendant may face penalties in both courts without this being considered double jeopardy. The perpetrator may face jail time and other criminal penalties, such as sex offender registration, as well as the payment of financial compensation to the victim.<\/p>\n
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The term sexual assault may have different meanings depending on the jurisdiction, but the general definition is some form of unwanted or forced sexual contact with another person. Nonconsensual contact may also be considered sexual assault or abuse, due to the age of the victim or the victim\u2019s inability to consent due to a mental and\/or physical disability. Some forms of sexual assault and similar acts include: forcible rape, date rape, molestation, improper touching, child sexual abuse, incest, Acoso sexual<\/a> and domestic violence.<\/p>\n The majority of sexual assaults are committed by someone the victim knows. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, this is the case in at least 70% of cases. It may be a friend, co-worker, boss, teacher, acquaintance, neighbor, coach or other familiar person.<\/p>\n Sexual assault is a very common crime, particularly against children. According to the National Victim Center, approximately one in ten boys and one in four girls will experience some form of sexual assault before they turn 18.<\/p>\n According to statistics presented by RAINN, someone in the U.S. is sexually assaulted every two minutes. There are approximately 200,000 victims of sexual assault every year.<\/p>\n RAINN also states that 44% of assault victims are under the age of 18, and 80% are under the age of 30.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Hombres, mujeres, ni\u00f1os y ni\u00f1as pueden ser v\u00edctimas de violencia o abuso sexual. Si fue abusado o conoce a alguien que ha sido v\u00edctima de abuso, es importante que informe el incidente o los incidentes a la polic\u00eda. Hay maneras de buscar ayuda sin llamar la atenci\u00f3n no deseada. Su agencia local de aplicaci\u00f3n de la ley debe estar muy al tanto de sus necesidades. T\u00fa tambi\u00e9n puedes encontrar informaci\u00f3n \u00fatil en l\u00ednea<\/a> o llamando a la L\u00ednea Directa Nacional de Agresi\u00f3n Sexual al 1.800.656.HOPE. Hay una serie de recursos disponibles para usted que pueden ayudarlo a obtener m\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n sobre este delito, sus opciones legales y lo que puede hacer para obtener la asistencia que necesita.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n La cantidad de dinero que una v\u00edctima puede recuperar en una demanda por agresi\u00f3n sexual depende completamente de los hechos del caso. Sin embargo, debido a que la agresi\u00f3n sexual es un acto intencional, el monto de la indemnizaci\u00f3n puede ser bastante alto. Los tipos de da\u00f1os que una v\u00edctima puede recuperar en una demanda civil por agresi\u00f3n sexual incluyen:<\/p>\n Si bien muchos otros tipos de demandas civiles dar\u00e1n como resultado da\u00f1os que ser\u00e1n pagados, en parte, por la compa\u00f1\u00eda de seguros del demandado, es muy poco probable que una compa\u00f1\u00eda de seguros desempe\u00f1e alg\u00fan papel en una demanda civil por agresi\u00f3n sexual. Como tal, una v\u00edctima debe buscar da\u00f1os y perjuicios directamente del autor mismo, lo que puede ser dif\u00edcil de hacer; muchas personas que cometen agresiones sexuales no est\u00e1n en posesi\u00f3n de los medios financieros para pagar a las v\u00edctimas el monto del acuerdo ordenado por la corte.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Para recuperar da\u00f1os en una demanda civil por agresi\u00f3n sexual, la v\u00edctima tendr\u00e1 que probar que el acusado la agredi\u00f3 sexualmente. o <\/em>lo asalt\u00f3 o<\/em> angustia emocional intencionalmente infligida<\/a>, y<\/em> que la acci\u00f3n del acusado result\u00f3 en alg\u00fan tipo de da\u00f1o (f\u00edsico, psicol\u00f3gico, econ\u00f3mico, etc.) para la v\u00edctima.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Un fiscal presentar\u00e1 cargos contra una persona que comete agresi\u00f3n sexual. Pero si desea recuperar los da\u00f1os financieros por los da\u00f1os que ha sufrido, deber\u00e1 consultar con un abogado de lesiones personales<\/a>. En Napoli Shkolnik, PLLC, nuestros abogados de agresi\u00f3n sexual est\u00e1n comprometidos a ayudar a v\u00edctimas como usted a recuperar una compensaci\u00f3n. Ll\u00e1manos hoy para aprender m\u00e1s.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A full range of emotions may run through the mind of a victim who has been sexually assaulted: fear, embarrassment, anger and hopelessness. Questions may ring through the victim\u2019s mind:…<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":5582,"menu_order":245,"template":"","practiceareas_category":[742],"class_list":["post-5674","practiceareas","type-practiceareas","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","practiceareas_category-personal-injury"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.napolilaw.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/practiceareas\/5674","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.napolilaw.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/practiceareas"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.napolilaw.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/practiceareas"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.napolilaw.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/practiceareas\/5674\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.napolilaw.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5582"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.napolilaw.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5674"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"practiceareas_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.napolilaw.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/practiceareas_category?post=5674"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Los siguientes son algunos datos aleccionadores sobre la agresi\u00f3n sexual en los EE. UU.:<\/h5>\n
Lo que puedes hacer<\/h2>\n
\u00bfCu\u00e1nto puedo recuperar en una demanda civil por agresi\u00f3n sexual?<\/h3>\n
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\u00bfQu\u00e9 tendr\u00e9 que probar en un caso civil?<\/h2>\n
B\u00fasqueda de ayuda legal despu\u00e9s de una agresi\u00f3n sexual<\/h2>\n