Attorney for Cranbrook Sexual Abuse Claims

Why You Should Trust Our Attorney for Cranbrook Sexual Abuse Claims

Our Team Has Experience with Cases Involving Sexual Abuse at School

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At Goodman Acker, our track record of helping victims harmed by negligence and recklessness of other people is well-known. We take pride in helping victims receive the justice and the financial awards they should have. Some items that show why our past clients trust us and recommend us so highly include:

1. Our team has more than 150 years collectively of legal experience.
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5. We understand that complex cases, such as the Cranbrook sexual abuse lawsuit, generate a lot of questions. We always strive to answer questions and return phone calls from our clients as quickly as possible.
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Who Can Bring a Cranbrook Sexual Abuse Claim?

The former faculty member accused of the Cranbrook faculty sexual abuse is now deceased. However, any former student who suffered abuse while attending the then-all-boys’ school has opportunity to hold the school accountable for its role in the abuse. Goodman Acker is ready to represent these victims. Trust that we will work hard to help you receive damages related to the sexual abuse at the Cranbrook School that happened to you.

Damages for Cranbrook Sexual Abuse Claim Cases

Even though it can be emotionally challenging, sexual abuse victims of all ages have opportunity to hold accountable their abusers and the organizations that allowed the abuse to happen. With the recent admission from the Cranbrook School of Bloomfield Hills, MI, about the alleged sexual abuse by a teacher at Cranbrook from decades ago, survivors may feel they can pursue legal action. Survivors of that abuse at what was then known as Cranbrook Boys’ Academy can seek damages from the school.

Our attorney for Cranbrook sexual abuse claims is ready to give you the professional representation you deserve. The team at Goodman Acker understands how difficult it can be to relive the abuse. Trust that we will help to guide you through this process as compassionately as possible, all while protecting your rights to seek damages.

Facts in the Cranbrook Faculty Sexual Abuse Case

The Bloomfield Hills’ Cranbrook School sent an email to alumnus of the school in April 2022 that spells out past allegations of sexual abuse at Cranbrook School from a now deceased faculty member. Victims cannot seek justice against the deceased abuser, but they do have the opportunity to file a Cranbrook sexual abuse lawsuit to seek damages.

• A male alumnus of the school alerted the school to the alleged abuse.
• The alleged abuse involved a faculty member who was at the school from 1946 to 1961.
• In the email, the school did not identify the faculty member.
• The school hired an outside investigator, who found another alumnus who also reported alleged abuse.
• There could be more victims of this alleged sexual abuse, as the school’s investigation is continuing.
• No one currently employed at the school is part of the allegations.

Cranbrook School was an all-boys’ school from 1922 to 1985, when it merged with Kingswood to serve both boys and girls. These sexual abuse allegations date back to the time when Cranbrook was an all-boys’ school.

Did the School Know About the Sexual Abuse by a Teacher at Cranbrook?

Your Options for Making a Legal Claim Related to Sexual Abuse at Cranbook

Because the people who worked at Cranbrook School during the time of the alleged abuse no longer work at the school or are deceased, it is difficult to know with certainty whether school officials knew about the abuse at the time it was allegedly occurring. In the email sent to alumni about the Cranbrook sexual abuse claim, school officials claim that they learned about the abuse when an alumnus reported it to them recently.

Rather than focusing on whether current school officials knew, our attorney for Cranbrook sexual abuse claims prefers to focus on why the school officials did not either know about or stop the abuse at the time. We prefer focusing on holding the school accountable for its inability to keep its students safe from this alleged sexual predator. The school had a duty to the students to protect them and to make sure such abuses would not happen. You can hold the school accountable for its inability to either discover or stop alleged abuse through your claim against the school now.

What Exactly Could Be Part of a Cranbrook Sexual Abuse Claim?

Sexual abuse can take on a number of different forms, leaving victims with years and decades of mental and physical suffering. You have the right to seek a financial settlement that compensates you for these years of suffering.

In its letter to alumni, the school did not detail what types of sexual abuse allegedly took place during the time in question. If you are unsure whether you suffered sexual abuse while attending Cranbrook School of Bloomfield Hills, MI, some of the actions that the state of Michigan defines as sexual abuse and assault include:

• Touching of genitals
• Touching in a sexual manner
• Forcing students to touch the abuser in a sexual manner
• Groping over or underneath clothing
• Sexual penetration
• Sexual misconduct against students
• Engaging in sexual acts in front of students
• Manipulation of students to cause a sexual encounter

LEGALLY REVIEWED BY BARRY J. GOODMAN

Barry J. Goodman has devoted his professional life to keeping courthouse doors open for victims seeking justice. Always a tireless advocate for his own clients, Goodman sees his responsibility as a Detroit personal injury attorney in a broader sense as well. [ Attorney Bio ]