Child Sexual Abuse Lawyer in Denver, CO
Lionheart Injury Law confidentially helps survivors of child sexual abuse in Denver hold abusers, and the institutions that enabled them, accountable.
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What a Civil Claim Can Do for a Survivor
Civil accountability in these cases regularly reaches the high six figures and beyond, from the institutions whose failures allowed it, not just the individual. Money is not the point. It is the only language institutions hear, and it pays for therapy, safety, and a future.
Your privacy leads: protective orders, discreet filings where the law allows, a case that moves at your pace, never the defendant's. You will work with people who have done this before, and who believe you.
There is no bill unless we win. The conversation below is free and completely confidential, whenever you are ready.
A Civil Claim Is About Accountability, On the Survivor's Terms
A criminal case belongs to the state; a civil case belongs to the survivor. It uses the lower preponderance of the evidence standard, can proceed whether or not there was ever a criminal charge, and is built to hold both the abuser and the institution accountable, and to compensate the survivor for a lifetime of harm.
Where Colorado's Law Stands
Colorado's deadline rules changed and then were tested in court, so the picture is specific:
- Abuse on or after January 1, 2022: Colorado eliminated the civil statute of limitations. A survivor can sue at any time; there is no deadline.
- Older abuse: In 2021 Colorado created the Child Sexual Abuse Accountability Act with a three-year "look-back window" for past abuse, but in 2023 the Colorado Supreme Court held that window unconstitutional as applied to claims that were already time-barred, because the state constitution bars reviving expired claims. That means the retroactive window did not survive, but whether a particular older claim is viable still depends on the facts and the original deadlines, and some claims remain possible. We will give you an honest, specific answer.
Because the law here is nuanced and evolving, the most important step is simply asking.
Who Can Be Held Accountable?
Beyond the abuser, a civil case can reach the institution that enabled the harm, a school district, church or diocese, youth-sports league, scouting or camp organization, daycare, or treatment facility, for negligent hiring, supervision, and retention, for ignoring reports or red flags, and for covering up known abuse. Institutions are where accountability and insurance most often lie, and where a verdict can force real reform. When the institution's failure was physical (broken locks, no screening, unsupervised access), the case overlaps our negligent security practice, and we plead both.
How We Build the Case, Carefully
We lead with the survivor's comfort and privacy and never push. We gather the proof of institutional knowledge, personnel files, prior complaints, internal communications, and patterns across victims, preserve records before they are destroyed, and work with trauma-informed experts to document the lifelong impact. The survivor controls the pace; we carry the confrontation.
You are believed here, and the survivor sets the pace. Lionheart Injury Law is the only firm in Denver specifically serving the Ethiopian, East African, and broader African community, and we understand how stigma, silence, and pressure to protect an institution's reputation can keep families from coming forward. Your conversation with us is private, and nothing proceeds without consent.
The Harm These Cases Address
Childhood abuse causes profound, lifelong injury, complex PTSD, depression and anxiety, difficulty with relationships and trust, substance struggles, and lost education and earning potential. We document the full extent with mental-health professionals, because that harm, and a lifetime of needed care, is the core of the claim.
What Types of Damages Are Available?
Economic damages, therapy and treatment over a lifetime, lost education and earning capacity, are uncapped. Non-economic damages for the emotional and psychological harm are central, and Colorado's reforms removed certain damages limitations for misconduct against minors. Exemplary damages under C.R.S. § 13-21-102 can apply to willful and wanton conduct.
How the Lifelong Harm Is Proven
The injury reaches across a lifetime, and Colorado law lets a jury value it fully.
Documenting the Lifelong Impact
We work with trauma-informed clinicians and, where appropriate, vocational and economic experts to show the full arc of the harm from childhood forward.
A Lifetime of Care
Therapy already received and the future treatment a survivor will need are documented and projected, so the recovery reflects decades, not a single chapter.
Lost Potential and Trust
The education, relationships, and earning capacity an abuse survivor loses are real, compensable harms the law recognizes.
Will My Case Be Public?
We guard the survivor's privacy. Many cases resolve confidentially, and there are procedures to protect a survivor's identity in court. We explain every option before anything is filed, and nothing proceeds without consent.
When Should I Reach Out?
Whenever you are ready; there is no pressure and no judgment. For qualifying recent abuse there is no deadline, but evidence of an institution's knowledge is best preserved sooner. Even for older abuse, it costs nothing to ask whether a claim is possible.
Talk to a Denver Child Sexual Abuse Lawyer, Privately
If you or your child was harmed, you deserve a path to accountability that respects what you have been through. The consultation is free and confidential, and you pay nothing unless we win.
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This page addresses civil legal options. If a child is in immediate danger, call 911 or the Colorado child-abuse hotline. For confidential support:
- Colorado Child Abuse & Neglect Hotline, 1-844-CO-4-KIDS (1-844-264-5437), available 24/7.
- RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline, 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) or rainn.org, free and confidential.
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