Victims' Rights Attorneys at Law Offices of Jason Turchin Share Tips on Pursuing Civil Claims for Molestation Victims in Florida
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MIAMI, Dec. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Many victims of child molestation may wait years until the criminal trial of the person who hurt them. However, Florida has two main additional paths in which a victim of child molestation may pursue justice.
1. Civil claim for a crime victims
While the criminal case revolves around holding the criminal accountable, a civil claim involves investigating the crime itself. In a civil claim, we may look at how the crime occurred, why it occurred, and whether it could have been prevented somehow. Any person, school, company or other entity who could have prevented the child molestation from occurring, who had a legal duty to do so, may be held negligent under the law and be required to compensate the victim.