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New York, NY (PRWEB) September 06, 2012
A complaint was recently filed with the Supreme Court of the State of New York County of Kings on behalf of a man who, when he was 14 years old, was allegedly molested by one of the staff members at Freedom Village, a home for troubled teens in Upstate New York (Complaint Index No. 17412/12). The victim is being represented by the attorneys at Hecht Kleeger & Damashek, PC. The assailant pled guilty to first degree sexual abuse and endangering child welfare in 2008, according to the U.S. Department of Justice Sex Offender Registry.
Freedom Village is a non-profit organization run in conjunction with Gates Community Chapel of Rochester. Both institutions as well as the lead pastor acted as the employer of all staff members at the time of this incident and had the duty to ensure that all employees were competent to perform their job duties and were also responsible for investigating their backgrounds for criminal behavior.
Hecht Kleeger & Damashek, PC alleged in their complaint that their client was actually at Freedom Village when he was approached by one of the staff members who then proceeded to assault, molest and cause him to be seriously injured. The firm is alleging negligence, recklessness and carelessness that led to the incident happening. The complaint alleges that, if Freedom Village had properly supervised its employees and properly screened them before hiring, then the incident would not have happened.
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