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Crew Janci actively investigates and litigates cases of sexual abuse involving individuals and institutions across the country. This page features perpetrators named in civil lawsuits or investigations. If someone harmed you while in custody or care, you may not be alone, and your experience deserves recognition.
Alex Blevins: Oak Creek Correctional
A civil suit alleges that Alex Blevins abused a 16-year-old at Oak Creek from 2009 to 2011, including skin-on-skin contact, forced fondling, and missed investigations after a formal report in 2011.
Robert Blacksmith: Hillcrest Correctional
Robert L. Blacksmith is accused of abusing a youth in a Hillcrest isolation room around 2001, groping, and using authority to suppress the survivor’s voice. He was later convicted on 10 counts of encouraging child sexual abuse.
Scott Scrabeck: OYA Corrections Officer
Three female survivors filed suit accusing Scott Scrabeck of repeated sexual abuse while he served at Hillcrest and Oak Creek Youth Correctional Facilities between 1999 and 2008. These allegations include groping, forced sexual contact, and abusive supervision.
Three New OYA Staffers Named in Lawsuits As 17 More Victims Sue State for Child Sexual Abuse
Attorneys for victims of child sexual abuse within the Oregon Youth Authority filed a slate of new lawsuits on Thursday in Multnomah...
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Three New OYA Staffers Named in Lawsuits As 17 More Victims Sue State for Child Sexual Abuse
Attorneys for victims of child sexual abuse within the Oregon Youth Authority filed a slate of new lawsuits on Thursday in Multnomah...
Did You Know Scott J. Scrabeck from OYA’s Hillcrest Youth Correctional Facility?
New Lawsuit Filed Scott J. Scrabeck worked for the Oregon Youth Authority (OYA) at Hillcrest Youth Correctional Facility as a correctional officer...
Did You Know Robert Blacksmith from Hillcrest Youth Correctional Facility?
New Lawsuit Filed Robert Blacksmith worked for the Oregon Youth Authority (OYA) at Hillcrest Youth Correctional Facility from the mid-1990s until 2006....
Did You Know Alex Blevins from Oak Creek Youth Correctional Facility?
New Lawsuit Filed Alex Blevins worked for the Oregon Youth Authority (OYA) at Oak Creek Correctional Facility as a Group Life Coordinator...
Salem-Area Catholic School Vice Principal Arrested On Charges Of Sexually Abusing Student At School Between 2021 And 2023
Former Vice Principal Of Regis St. Mary Catholic School Arrested On Monday, July 14, the former vice principal of Regis St. Mary...
KGW Investigation: Dozens of Oregon Teachers Lost Licenses for Sexual Misconduct
A recent KGW investigation has uncovered disturbing data about educator sexual misconduct in Oregon schools. According to their analysis, 60 Oregon teachers...
Did You Know Dr. Edwards from MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility?
Dr. Edward Gary Edwards was the primary medical provider at MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility for many years. MacLaren is an Oregon Youth...
Breaking News: Crew Janci Files Lawsuit Against Oregon Youth Authority for Systemic Child Sexual Abuse
Update: additional lawsuits have been filed, see media coverage and updates below as the situation continues to unfold. Crew Janci Sues Oregon...
Ten Former OYA Youth Sue Oregon for Abuse by Longtime MacLaren Doctor
Ten Former OYA Youth Sue State for Sexual Abuse by Doctor; Perpetrator, “Dr. Cold Fingers,” Worked at MacLaren for 40 Years March...
Mormon Church Faces $25M Lawsuit for Failing to Report Child Sexual Abuse in Oregon & Washington
Crew Janci LLP Stands with Survivors in Holding Institutions Accountable A new lawsuit filed in federal court alleges that The Church of...
Did you know John Nathaniel Nauss, former leader in the Mormon Church?
John Nauss is the subject of an investigation into allegations that he sexually abused numerous children in Nova Scotia and Ontario.
Did You Know Brother Robert Ryan?
Brother Robert Ryan (also known as “Brother Bob Ryan”) was a longtime teacher, administrator and school counselor at schools run by the...
Do you know Joseph Neipp, 74, a previous bishop in the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in San Jose, CA?
Police reports and a recent lawsuit filed in 2020 include accounts of sexual abuse by Joseph Neipp spanning from 1998 to 2016.
Did You Know California Teacher and School Administrator Jack McLaughlin?
We work for victims. Crew Janci LLP is a law firm dedicated to advocating for victims of sexual abuse, including victims of...
Do You Know Rabbi Baruch Lanner?
Rabbi Baruch Lanner was convicted of sexually abusing two teenage girls while his students between 1992 and 1996. It was the voices...
Do You Know Randy Lee Boston?
WEST CHESTER, PA—Former West Chester Christian teacher and Baptist Church Pastor, Randy Lee Boston, charged for sexually abusing a first-grade male student...
Did you know Roy Stubbs, Choir Director at Catlin Gabel, Portland, OR?
Roy Stubbs was a choir director at Catlin Gabel in Portland, OR. Stubbs led the choir program from 1981 to 1982. Stubbs...
Did you know Art Leo, teacher at Catlin Gabel, Portland, OR?
Arthur “Art” Leo was a schoolteacher at Catlin Gabel in Portland, OR. Leo taught English and coached basketball from 1995 to 2011....
Did you know Stephen Richmond, teacher at Catlin Gabel, Portland, OR?
Stephen Richmond was a school teacher at Catlin Gabel in Portland, OR. Richmond taught theater, theater tech, and shop from 1973 to...
Did you know Robert Ashe, teacher at Catlin Gabel, Portland, OR?
Ashe was an English teacher from 1967 to 1995. Ashe also coached soccer and was commonly known as “Bob.” For nearly 40...
Did you know Samuel Crawley, teacher at Catlin Gabel, Portland, OR?
An internal investigation by Catlin Gabel surfaced allegations of sex abuse against Crawley. During an overnight trip, Crawley fondled a student as...
Did you know Deonte Huff, teacher at Catlin Gabel, Portland, OR?
Huff reportedly engaged in sexual contact with a Catlin Gabel student at his apartment. Huff was criminally charged and pled guilty to...
Did you know Mark Peterson, teacher at Catlin Gabel, Portland, OR?
In the 1970s, Peterson engaged in several instances of sex abuse with a minor female student from Catlin Gabel. Peterson abused the...
Did you know Richardson Shoemaker, faculty Catlin Gabel, Portland, OR?
An internal investigation by Catlin Gable reported that Richardson Shoemaker engaged in more than three-decades of sexual abuse as a teacher.In the...
Did you know Brooklyn Scout Leader Robert Kelly?
Crew Janci LLP is investigating allegations of misconduct involving Robert J. Kelly in Scouting. Anyone with information about Kelly or abuse in...
Did you know Buffalo Scout Leader Richard J. Aycott (Aycoth)?
Crew Janci LLP is investigating allegations of misconduct involving Richard J. Aycott in Scouting. Anyone with information about Aycott or abuse in...
Did you know Queens Scout Leader Cal Diva in New York?
Crew Janci LLP is investigating allegations of misconduct involving Cal Diva in Scouting. Anyone with information about Diva or abuse in Scouting...
Do You Know Wilson High School Volunteer Gregory Anderson?
If you have information about Gregory Anderson of Wilson High School, please contact Crew Janci LLP. Anderson was recently arrested on criminal...
Did You Know Loma Linda University Child Psychiatrist Dr. Edward T. Himeno?
Dr. Edward T. Himeno was a child psychiatrist at Loma Linda University School of Medicine in Loma Linda, California. Dr. Himeno served...
Did You Know Staten Island Scout Leader Bill Fox?
Crew Janci LLP is currently representing victims of sexual abuse by Staten Island Scout Leader Bill Fox. Contact Crew Janci for any...
Did You Know Ronald Richardson (teacher at Long Beach Adventist School)?
We are seeking information regarding Ronald Richardson. Mr. Richardson was a teacher at Long Beach Adventist School in Long Beach California in...
Did You Know NY Scout Leader Bob D’Amore?
Crew Janci LLP is currently representing victims of sexual abuse by New York Scout Leader Robert “Bob” F. D’Amore. Contact Crew Janci...
Did You Know Scout Leader Alan M. Dean?
Did You Know Scout Leader Alan M. Dean? Crew Janci LLP is currently representing victims of abuse by New York Scout Leader...
Crew Janci Representing Victims of Sexual Abuse by Scout Leader Eddie Rodriguez
Did You Know Scout Leader Eddie Rodriguez? Crew Janci LLP is currently representing victims of abuse by New York Scout Leader Eddie...
Boy Scouts Sued for Child Sexual Abuse in AR, Crew Janci LLP Represents
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (News release) – A civil lawsuit was filed today in Pulaski County Circuit Court against the Boy Scouts of America...
NEW SCOUT SEX ABUSE LAWSUIT: Two More Child Victims of Sex Abuse by Lebanon, Oregon Scoutmaster File Lawsuit Against the Boy Scouts
Portland, Oregon Another lawsuit stemming from child sexual abuse perpetrated by Scoutmaster Douglas James Young, Jr. was filed today in Multnomah County...
Wilsonville man arrested for 54 counts of encouraging child sex abuse
Article from KPTV. CORVALLIS, OR – A Wilsonville man arrested in April after officers said he was peeping in windows was arrested...
NEW LAWSUIT: Given Multiple Chances, Oregon Scout Leader Sexually Abused Dozens of Boys Across Country Over a Decade
PORTLAND, OR – A former Portland Boy Scout filed a $5 million lawsuit today against the Boy Scouts of America and its...
NEWS ALERT: Crew Janci Files New Boy Scout Sex Abuse Lawsuit in New Mexico
This week, Crew Janci LLP law firm and New Mexico co-counsel, Martinez, Hart, Thompson & Sanchez, P.C., filed a new child sexual...
Boy Scout Perversion Files – William Wellhausen (Cave Junction, OR)
William “Bill” George Wellhausen was registered with the Boy Scouts in the Crater Lake Council (Oregon) between 1977 and 1985 as a...
Did You Know Scout Leader Calvin Malone?
Former Scout Leader Calvin Malone has admitted to sexually abusing many boys over several decades. In July of 2014, our attorneys filed...
Boy Scout Perversion Files: Richard Herbert Smith (Tillamook, OR)
The case of Richard Herbert Smith underscores the inconsistencies and lack of urgency in BSA’s management of its Perversion file system. This...
Boy Scout Perversion Files: Jay Douglas Mitchell (Grants Pass, OR)
Jay Douglas Mitchell — a Mormon youth leader and Boy Scout leader — was removed from Scouting after he was convicted of sexually abusing multiple...
Boy Scout Perversion Files: Kenneth James Drury (Oregon)
The Perversion File on Kenneth James Drury is a case study in the systemic failures of the Boy Scouts’ Perversion file...
Boy Scout Perversion Files: Robert Joseph Ewing (Florence, OR)
This is part eight in a multi-part series examining the Boy Scouts of America’s (“BSA”) Oregon Perversion files. For background, the “Perversion...
Boy Scouts Perversion Files: Rev. Robert M. Grubbs (Portland, OR)
A minister who was acting as a Scout Master to boys in several troops in Portland was found to have a criminal conviction for...
Boy Scout Perversion File: Oregon City Scout Leader Russ Williams
This secret Perversion File on Boy Scout Leader Russ Williams reveals a sheriff’s department employee who would visit local schools dressed in costume...
Boy Scouts Perversion Files: Ron Patterson (Eagle Point, Oregon)
For background, the “Perversion Files” are a subcategory of BSA’s Ineligible Volunteer Files — secret files kept at BSA’s national headquarters starting...
Boy Scout Perversion File: Thomas Lee Bailey (Salem, Oregon)
For background, the “Perversion Files” are a subcategory of BSA’s Ineligible Volunteer Files — secret files kept at BSA’s national headquarters starting...
Boy Scout Perversion Files: Oregon’s Frank Mathias and the Problem with Secrecy and Second Chances
This post is part one in a multi-part series examining the Boy Scouts’ Oregon “Perversion files.” For background, the “Perversion Files” are...
Do You Remember Former Spokane Boy Scout Troop 353 Leader?
The story of sexual abuse in Spokane by four boy scout leaders, including South Hill businessman George Robey, is a chilling tale...
Donald Santy, Former Boy Scouts Troop 28 Leader and Executive Director of Boys’ Club of Portland, Molested Boys
Back in 1963, Donald Santy, a former chairman and institutional representative for Portland Boy Scouts Troop 28 and Executive Director of the...
Former Oregon Boy Scouts Troop 1 Leader, Aard Bruce Ady, Sexually Abused Scout
In or around 1964, Aard Bruce Ady was accused of sexually molesting a boy in Eagle Creek, Oregon. Ady was then a...
Another One Slipped Through the Cracks in BSA’s IV Files—Dr. Allen Ewalt
We are looking for information on Dr. Allen Clarence Ewalt, who held several positions in the Boy Scouts of America in the...
Memories of Gerald “Jerry” Dimmitt?
Last summer, we filed a lawsuit against the Boy Scouts of America on behalf of one of our courageous clients, who is...
Did You Know Reverend William O. Walker?
We are looking for information about deceased United Methodist Church pastor, Reverend William O. Walker. Prior to his death in 1992 from...
Do You Remember Former Spokane Boy Scout Troop 353 Leader?
The story of sexual abuse in Spokane by four boy scout leaders, including South Hill businessman George Robey, is a chilling tale...
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