angelsdancing4
Junior Member
What is the name of your state? NY
About 5-6 months ago my daughter confided in a staff member @ daycare that she had been molested. The staff member did nothing about it except tell my 10 year old daughter that "you should really be telling your mother this". The staff member knew my daughter had told no one else but her. I later found out that this staff member told another staff member who happens to have been trained "intensly" as they put it in the mandating proceedure, however she also neglected to report the abuse to anyone, instead the original staff member that my daughter confided in went on her honeymoon instead a few weeks later. I found out about the molestation when I was cleaning and found a list of topics my daughter had written of things she wanted to discuss with her counselor and the molestation was on the list. NY state law says the staff can be charged criminally, but the Troopers say they wont be charged but I can take civil action. Why can't they be charged if the law says so? I am going to take civi action on behalf of my daughter but what kind of monetary damages should we be seeking for this type of thing? The person who abused her has been arrested but is only admitting to a 2 instances when it happened over 12 times or more. Any adivse or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
About 5-6 months ago my daughter confided in a staff member @ daycare that she had been molested. The staff member did nothing about it except tell my 10 year old daughter that "you should really be telling your mother this". The staff member knew my daughter had told no one else but her. I later found out that this staff member told another staff member who happens to have been trained "intensly" as they put it in the mandating proceedure, however she also neglected to report the abuse to anyone, instead the original staff member that my daughter confided in went on her honeymoon instead a few weeks later. I found out about the molestation when I was cleaning and found a list of topics my daughter had written of things she wanted to discuss with her counselor and the molestation was on the list. NY state law says the staff can be charged criminally, but the Troopers say they wont be charged but I can take civil action. Why can't they be charged if the law says so? I am going to take civi action on behalf of my daughter but what kind of monetary damages should we be seeking for this type of thing? The person who abused her has been arrested but is only admitting to a 2 instances when it happened over 12 times or more. Any adivse or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!