THE LAW OFFICES OF DON TITTLE
Dallas, TX: (214) 522-8400
Sexual Assault in Jail/Prison
When someone is convicted of a crime, incarceration is often times an inevitable consequence. Being victimized while serving your time, however, should never be part of the punishment. It is an abhorrent abuse of authority for a correctional officer to demand, pursue, or initiate any sexual relations with an inmate, and yet it happens far too often.
As with most acts of sexual violence, sexual assault of an incarcerated person is typically characterized by the imbalance of power and control between the correctional officer and the inmate. The Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) was passed by Congress in 2003, and the Act firmly established that inmates cannot give legal consent to sexual activity with correctional officers due to the imbalance of power and authority inherent in the relationship between the two.
If you have been a victim of sexual assault while incarcerated, the Law Offices of Don Tittle are ready to pursue legal action on your behalf. We take these claims, and your right to justice, very seriously. Attorney Don Tittle is highly experienced in pursuing litigation against correctional facilities and staff who violate the rights of inmates across the country.
Contact us today for a free consultation. Give us a call at (214) 522-8400, or use our confidential contact form.
* Legal Disclosure: The above newspaper articles are reproductions of actual articles that have been published by various news outlets. Pursuant to the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 7.02(a)(2), disclosure of the nature of the case, injuries sustained by the client, and all fees and expenses is required for cases in which a gross amount is stated within a public media advertisement. In order to comply with these rules, see the below links to our Verdicts & Settlements page for a full description of each case that correlates to any article above which states a gross amount in the published title of the article.
“Dallas settles with 16 in fake drug frame-ups” | “Man awarded $406,500 from fake drug arrest” | “$1.2M to go to family of woman who died in jail” | “Deputies to receive $2 million in lawsuit” | “Woman wins $1.2 million settlement after Dallas police interrogation” | “Jury awards $433,200 to 16 for police DWI scam” | “Inmate awarded $900K over care” | “Dallas County to pay $550,000 to settle jail neglect suit” | “Officer gets $315,000 in retaliation lawsuit” | “City Council approves $500,000 settlement for motorcyclist whose beating was caught on police dash-cam”
“Dallas settles with 16 in fake drug frame-ups” | “Man awarded $406,500 from fake drug arrest” | “$1.2M to go to family of woman who died in jail” | “Deputies to receive $2 million in lawsuit” | “Woman wins $1.2 million settlement after Dallas police interrogation” | “Jury awards $433,200 to 16 for police DWI scam” | “Inmate awarded $900K over care” | “Dallas County to pay $550,000 to settle jail neglect suit” | “Officer gets $315,000 in retaliation lawsuit” | “City Council approves $500,000 settlement for motorcyclist whose beating was caught on police dash-cam”