Child Victims Act Lawsuit Against The Children’s Home of Poughkeepsie

Sex abuse attorneys Greenstein & Milbauer, LLP announced the filing of a lawsuit, under the Child Victims Act, against The Children’s Home of Poughkeepsie, where an employee allegedly raped a fourteen-year-old girl.

It is alleged that Plaintiff lived at The Children’s Home of Poughkeepsie in early 2000 when she was approximately fourteen (14) years old. During Plaintiff’s residency at The Children’s Home of Poughkeepsie, it is alleged that Tarell Heard, who was an employee of The Children’s Home of Poughkeepsie, raped and sexually assaulted Plaintiff on multiple occasions. It is alleged that The Children’s Home of Poughkeepsie ignored red flags alerting them to Tarell Heard’s sexual misconduct toward residents living in their facility.

Last year, Tarell Heard was arrested for endangering the welfare of a child under the age of sixteen while working at Astor Services for Children and Families. Tarell Heard had also worked at New Horizons Behavioral Health.

The lawsuit is brought against The Children’s Home of Poughkeepsie. This lawsuit would not have been possible without the New York Child Victims Act. As a result of the Child Victims Act, New York residents who were sexually abused as children now have until Aug. 14, 2021, to pursue a claim even if the sexual abuse occurred decades ago.  The New York Child Sexual Abuse Attorneys at Greenstein & Milbauer LLP are committed to holding predators and the institutions who employ them accountable.

If you or a loved one are survivors of childhood sexual abuse at a residential foster care facility, residential treatment facility, church, prep school, boarding school, private school, public school, camp, youth recreation program, or religious organization, we can help. The New York Child Sexual Abuse Attorneys at Greenstein & Milbauer, LLP hold institutions like The Children’s Home of Poughkeepsie accountable. We can help you recover compensation for the pain and suffering, as well as the physical and psychological damages you were caused to endure.

Call 1-800-VICTIM2 (1-800-842-8462) for the New York Child Sexual Abuse Attorneys at Greenstein & Milbauer, LLP. Our motto is “Don’t Be A Victim Twice.” If you were a sexual abuse victim, don’t be a victim twice by choosing the wrong attorney. Greenstein & Milbauer, LLP are experienced New York Child Sexual Abuse Attorneys.

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