PENNSYLVANIA HORSHAM CLINIC  SEXUAL ABUSE LAWSUITS

Fighting for Survivors Abused at Pennsylvania Horsham Clinic

The Horsham Clinic in Pennsylvania is a behavioral health center that offers psychiatric care and therapy for mental health conditions. They provide a variety of treatments, including inpatient and outpatient programs for people of all ages. Universal Health Services operates the Horsham Clinic. 

Despite its objective to provide competent and compassionate treatment, investigations and allegations have revealed that some staff sexually molested patients. Victims of sexual assault at The Horsham Clinic have the right to sue Universal Health Services (UHS) and facility authorities for failing to protect patients from abusers and fulfilling their duty of care.

If you or someone you love were sexually abused at Pennsylvania Horsham Clinic, you may have grounds to pursue legal action and financial recovery of your damages. Attorneys at Levy Konigsberg want to help. Our team has extensive experience litigating sexual abuse lawsuits on behalf of survivors and knows how to help survivors fight back. 

History of Pennsylvania Horsham Clinic Abuse

Civil lawsuits, criminal prosecutions, and extensive investigations have all highlighted the history of sexual abuse at the Horsham clinic. The hospital has faced allegations of sexual abuse over the years. These allegations typically involve claims by patients or their families about inappropriate behavior by staff members. These cases often involved serious accusations and led to investigations and legal actions. Examples of sexual abuse in Pennsylvania Horsham Clinic include:

• In 2023, Tayib Inniss, 26, a former Horsham Clinic employee, was sentenced to jail after admitting to soliciting nude images from an underage girl he met when she was getting treatment at the clinic. He was sentenced to 11½ to 23 months in county jail, followed by eight years of probation. In addition, Inniss was required to register as a sex offender for 25 years. He was also mandated to get a psychosexual assessment.
• According to authorities, the teenager’s mother called the police after she discovered her daughter was in a relationship with Inniss. Although there was an unsuccessful attempt to meet in person for a sexual encounter, investigators found that the two had exchanged nude and other sexually explicit images. Fearing the relationship would be revealed, Inniss asked the girl to delete all communications and discussions between them.

Do I Have a Case?

You may have grounds to file a civil legal action if:

• You were sexually abused by a guard, counselor, nurse, or other youth residential treatment or juvenile detention center staff member.
• The abuse occurred at any youth residential treatment or juvenile detention facility.

Levy Konigsberg represents survivors in civil lawsuits that aim to hold youth residential treatment facilities,  juvenile detention centers, private healthcare companies, and other facility operators accountable for their failures to stop abusive staff members and protect young residents.

As civil claims, these cases are separate from any criminal proceedings that may arise from abuse and focus instead on holding institutions liable for damages. This means you may still have a claim even if:

• Your abuser is no longer alive.
• Your abuser was never charged with or convicted of a crime.

Recoverable Damages in Sexual Abuse Claims

In addition to providing accountability and a sense of justice, civil sex abuse lawsuits allow survivors to recover financial compensation for their damages, which may include:

• Past medical and mental health expenses
• Future mental health expenses, including therapy, medications, etc.
• Pain and suffering
• Emotional anguish and psychological harm
• Lost income
• Other economic and non-economic damages

Pennsylvania Sexual Abuse  Attorneys

In Pennsylvania, the current statute of limitations for civil sex abuse claims is the age of adulthood plus 37 years, which means that survivors sexually abused as minors typically have until the age of 55 to file legal action, as long as they were born after November 26, 1989.

As in other states across the country, Pennsylvania’s current statute of limitations for childhood sexual abuse claims has been criticized for barring numerous survivors from seeking justice and compensation for their damages and for failing to recognize accepted research about the considerable difficulties survivors face when processing their abuse and taking steps to come forward. Thanks to new efforts by advocates and lawmakers, however, there are now several pending measures before the Pennsylvania Legislature that seek to expand the rights of child sex abuse survivors.

These groundbreaking measures, which are expected to pass, will create new opportunities for survivors to step forward and obtain long-overdue justice. If passed, these measures would create a temporary two-year window for child sexual abuse survivors to file claims over abuse that occurred at any time in the past.

Levy Konigsberg is actively investigating allegations of sexual abuse at any Pennsylvania juvenile detention and youth residential treatment centers.

We are committed to protecting the most vulnerable members of our society and seeking justice for survivors of sexual abuse in juvenile detention centers and youth residential treatment facilities. Our experienced team is dedicated to providing legal representation and support to survivors, and we are actively investigating allegations of abuse. We are working tirelessly to ensure that survivors have access to justice and that future generations of young people are safe from harm within these institutions.