Sexual Assault Law

As a survivor of sexual assault or sexual abuse, you deserve justice. Our team at Masry Law Firm is committed to helping you get it. At our office in Thousand Oaks, California, Louanne Masry and our team work with you to help hold your assaulter and those responsible for your safety and security accountable to you.

Oftentimes, sexual assault survivors hear narratives that imply the assault was their fault or that make them feel that their story won’t be believed. That’s wrong. As the victim, you are not at all responsible for the assault or abuse and, as a survivor, you deserve to be heard. If you want a team of legal experts to stand behind you and support your case, don’t hesitate to contact our team at Masry Law Firm.

As a survivor of sexual assault or sexual abuse, you deserve justice. Our team at Masry Law Firm is committed to helping you get it. At our office in Thousand Oaks, California, Louanne Masry and our team work with you to help hold your assaulter and those responsible for your safety and security accountable to you.

Oftentimes, sexual assault survivors hear narratives that imply the assault was their fault or that make them feel that their story won’t be believed. That’s wrong. As the victim, you are not at all responsible for the assault or abuse and, as a survivor, you deserve to be heard. If you want a team of legal experts to stand behind you and support your case, don’t hesitate to contact our team at Masry Law Firm.

Types of Sexual Assault and Sexual Abuse

When people hear “sexual assault,” they often immediately only think of rape. As one of the most invasive types of sexual assault, rape absolutely qualifies you for a sexual assault claim against the perpetrator of your assault and possibly against those who failed to keep you safe. This includes instances of date rape.

But, unfortunately, rape is far from the only type of sexual aggression that constitutes sexual assault or sexual abuse under the law. Other forms of sexual assault or sexual abuse include:

• Attempted assault: Just because you were able to fight off your attacker or someone came to your aid doesn’t mean your assaulter should get away freely. If someone attempted to engage in sexual conduct with you without your consent, you can get justice by bringing a sexual assault claim against them.
• Unwanted sexual touching: Anyone who has ever been groped or sexually touched without their consent knows that this conduct is offensive and wrong. If you’ve been inappropriately, sexually touched in any way, you may have a sexual assault or sexual abuse case.
• Sexual acts without consent: If someone forced a sexual act on you, or if you were made to perform a sexual act without your consent, you have been the victim of sexual assault.

In short, if you have had any type of sexual conduct forced on you without your consent, you have a sexual assault or sexual abuse claim.  Our team knows that talking about your experience may be difficult, but we encourage you to seek the help you need after this traumatic experience. When it comes to legal help, we are here for you.

What Qualifies As Sexual Assault or Sexual Abuse

People long believed that only unwanted sex acts through physical force counted as sexual assault. But that’s not the case. If you were incapacitated at the time of the assault and unable to say no, you survived sexual assault. Additionally, if you were coerced and the situation resulted in you performing a sex act or having a sex act performed on you without your consent, that qualifies as sexual assault.

You don’t have to stay quiet. And your assaulter and those with a duty to protect you and supervise you, should be held accountable for their actions. That’s where Masry Law Firm is here to help you.

Louanne Masry has extensive experience fighting for sexual assault and abuse survivors, and has obtained multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements for her clients. For a lawyer who will hear you, believe you, and fight for you, don’t wait to get in touch with us.

Litigating Your Sexual Assault and Abuse Case

What’s more, we can help litigate your case in a way that is right for you. In many cases, we can promote settlement outside of court so you can hold your assaulter or those responsible for your security and safety financially responsible without you testifying in a courtroom. But if needed, we are thoroughly prepared to litigate your case through trial.

In other words, we partner with you to help you get justice, and through a course that works best for you. Our goal is to hold those responsible for what has happened to you, but also to help you feel empowered in the process.