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, molestowanie<\/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 M\u0119\u017cczy\u017ani, kobiety, ch\u0142opcy i dziewcz\u0119ta \u2013 wszyscy mog\u0105 by\u0107 ofiarami przemocy seksualnej lub nadu\u017cy\u0107. Je\u015bli by\u0142e\u015b ofiar\u0105 przemocy lub znasz kogo\u015b, kto by\u0142 ofiar\u0105 przemocy, wa\u017cne jest, aby zg\u0142osi\u0107 incydent lub incydenty organom \u015bcigania. Istniej\u0105 sposoby szukania pomocy bez przyci\u0105gania niechcianej uwagi. Twoje lokalne organy \u015bcigania powinny by\u0107 bardzo \u015bwiadome twoich potrzeb. Mo\u017cesz r\u00f3wnie\u017c znale\u017a\u0107 przydatne informacje w Internecie<\/a> lub dzwoni\u0105c pod numer National Sexual Assault Hotline pod numer 1.800.656.HOPE. Dost\u0119pnych jest wiele zasob\u00f3w, kt\u00f3re mog\u0105 pom\u00f3c Ci dowiedzie\u0107 si\u0119 wi\u0119cej o tym przest\u0119pstwie, dost\u0119pnych opcjach prawnych i tym, co mo\u017cesz zrobi\u0107, aby uzyska\u0107 potrzebn\u0105 pomoc.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Kwota pieni\u0119dzy, kt\u00f3r\u0105 ofiara mo\u017ce odzyska\u0107 w procesie s\u0105dowym za napa\u015b\u0107 na tle seksualnym, jest ca\u0142kowicie zale\u017cna od okoliczno\u015bci sprawy. Poniewa\u017c jednak napa\u015b\u0107 na tle seksualnym jest aktem zamierzonym, kwota odszkodowania mo\u017ce by\u0107 do\u015b\u0107 wysoka. Rodzaje szk\u00f3d, kt\u00f3re ofiara mo\u017ce uzyska\u0107 w procesie cywilnym za napa\u015b\u0107 na tle seksualnym, obejmuj\u0105:<\/p>\n Podczas gdy wiele innych rodzaj\u00f3w roszcze\u0144 cywilnych spowoduje odszkodowanie, kt\u00f3re zostanie cz\u0119\u015bciowo wyp\u0142acone przez firm\u0119 ubezpieczeniow\u0105 pozwanego, jest wysoce nieprawdopodobne, aby firma ubezpieczeniowa odegra\u0142a jak\u0105kolwiek rol\u0119 w roszczeniu cywilnym dotycz\u0105cym napa\u015bci na tle seksualnym. W zwi\u0105zku z tym ofiara musi dochodzi\u0107 odszkodowania bezpo\u015brednio od samego sprawcy, co mo\u017ce by\u0107 trudne; wiele os\u00f3b, kt\u00f3re dopuszczaj\u0105 si\u0119 napa\u015bci na tle seksualnym, nie posiada \u015brodk\u00f3w finansowych na zap\u0142acenie ofiarom kwoty ugody ustalonej przez s\u0105d.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Aby odzyska\u0107 odszkodowanie w procesie cywilnym za napa\u015b\u0107 na tle seksualnym, ofiara b\u0119dzie musia\u0142a udowodni\u0107, \u017ce oskar\u017cony wykorzysta\u0142 j\u0105 seksualnie lub <\/em>zaatakowa\u0142 go lub<\/em> celowo zadaje cierpienie emocjonalne<\/a>, oraz<\/em> \u017ce dzia\u0142anie oskar\u017conego spowodowa\u0142o jaki\u015b rodzaj szkody (fizycznej, psychicznej, ekonomicznej itp.) dla ofiary.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Prokurator postawi zarzuty osobie, kt\u00f3ra dopuszcza si\u0119 napa\u015bci seksualnej. Ale je\u015bli chcesz odzyska\u0107 odszkodowanie finansowe za poniesione szkody, b\u0119dziesz musia\u0142 skonsultowa\u0107 si\u0119 z adwokat od obra\u017ce\u0144 cia\u0142a<\/a>. W Napoli Shkolnik, PLLC nasi prawnicy ds. napa\u015bci na tle seksualnym s\u0105 zaanga\u017cowani w pomoc ofiarom takim jak Ty w odzyskaniu odszkodowania. Zadzwo\u0144 do nas ju\u017c dzi\u015b, aby dowiedzie\u0107 si\u0119 wi\u0119cej.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" W umy\u015ble ofiary napa\u015bci seksualnej mo\u017ce przebiega\u0107 ca\u0142y wachlarz emocji: strach, zak\u0142opotanie, z\u0142o\u015b\u0107 i beznadzieja. W umy\u015ble ofiary mog\u0105 pojawia\u0107 si\u0119 pytania:\u2026<\/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:\/\/napolilaw.lemonadestand.org\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/practiceareas\/5674","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/napolilaw.lemonadestand.org\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/practiceareas"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/napolilaw.lemonadestand.org\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/practiceareas"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/napolilaw.lemonadestand.org\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/practiceareas\/5674\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17654,"href":"https:\/\/napolilaw.lemonadestand.org\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/practiceareas\/5674\/revisions\/17654"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/napolilaw.lemonadestand.org\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5582"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/napolilaw.lemonadestand.org\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5674"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"practiceareas_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/napolilaw.lemonadestand.org\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/practiceareas_category?post=5674"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Oto kilka otrze\u017awiaj\u0105cych fakt\u00f3w na temat napa\u015bci na tle seksualnym w USA:<\/h5>\n
Co mo\u017cesz zrobi\u0107<\/h2>\n
Ile mog\u0119 odzyska\u0107 w procesie cywilnym o napa\u015b\u0107 na tle seksualnym?<\/h3>\n
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Co b\u0119d\u0119 musia\u0142 udowodni\u0107 w sprawie cywilnej?<\/h2>\n
Poszukiwanie pomocy prawnej po napa\u015bci seksualnej<\/h2>\n