Cults & Abuse Lawyer

Many people join churches or other religious groups to gain a family and a sense of belonging. Unfortunately, they later find out that these are not churches and are, in fact, cults. Cults often take advantage of their members’ vulnerability and desire for closeness and subject them to heinous abuse. If you or a loved one experienced abuse in a cult, you deserve justice. Our associated attorneys at Lake Legal can help you get it.

Call our team today to learn more about how a cults and abuse lawyer can help you.

Abuse in Cults

Cult leaders often prey on young and/or vulnerable people, especially young adults at colleges and universities. They often do so through bible study or other groups on campus, bringing in members and lulling them into a false sense of security.

Once they have trapped someone, cult leaders and their devotees can abuse members in many different types of ways:

Emotional Abuse

Cults also often abuse their members with threats of violence or humiliation. They also often isolate members from their friends and families and control their platonic and romantic relationships (often allowing members to date only other members). Cults also often engage in brainwashing  as a way to keep their members malleable. Brainwashing and emotional abuse  can be a part of coercive control or independent of it.

Physical Abuse

Physical abuse is all too common in cults. Leaders and devotees may hurt members in an attempt to control them. Many cults also require members to perform hard labor and control their sleep schedules to leave them unable to resist.

Sexual Abuse

Sexual abuse  is also all too common in cults. Cults may require members to perform sexual acts with the leader or each other. Even if cult members think they consented to these acts, they were likely coerced. This is still sexual abuse , even if you believe you consented.

If you or a loved one suffered abuse in a cult, you deserve justice. Let our associated attorneys at Lake Legal help you fight for it.

Damages a Cults and Abuse Lawyer Can Recover for You

Cult abuse survivors aren’t always concerned about the compensation they can recover. However, compensation can allow you to get the care you need. You likely need therapy and medical care for your injuries. During your time in the cult, you may have been unable to work. All of these losses are compensable. An attorney can fight for:

  • Medical bills, such as emergency transportation, emergency treatment, hospitalization, mental health therapy costs, physical therapy, surgeries, copays, medications, and assistive devices
  • Lost wages if your abuse left you unable to work
  • Lost earning capacity if your abuse affects your long-term ability to work
  • Miscellaneous expenses
  • Pain and suffering
  • Emotional anguish or distress

If your loved one passed away due to abuse they suffered in a cult, a lawyer can help you seek justice and compensation through a wrongful death claim. The damages you can recover depend on your state but often include:

  • Funeral and burial costs
  • Lost services and support
  • Pain and suffering
  • Loss of consortium or companionship

Call our team to be connected with a team who can help you fight for the justice you deserve.

What a Lawyer Can Do for You After Cult Abuse

Leaving a cult takes tremendous courage. It can be exhausting to risk further violence and leave behind everything you know. We want you to work through your experience and focus on your recovery while an attorney handles seeking justice and compensation for you.

The attorneys associated with Lake Legal can handle all the following:

  • Listen to your story
  • Treat you with empathy and compassion, not judgment
  • Determine who you can hold liable for your abuse
  • Build a case against the cult and any involved parties
  • Identify all your damages
  • Manage all communications on your behalf
  • Negotiate for a fair settlement
  • Present your case at trial if necessary

In some cases, a lawyer may need to take your case to trial.

Cults & Abuse Lawyer

A Lawyer Will Handle Your Case on a Contingency-Fee Basis

You can trust a lawyer to handle your case and fight for the justice you deserve. And you can also get help with no upfront costs. You only pay a lawyer if they recover compensation and justice for you.

There is no risk when you work with one of our associated attorneys.

State Law Limits How Long You Have to File a Lawsuit

It likely took you some time to leave the cult. Unfortunately, you do not have unlimited time to take action. How much time you do have depends on the state you live in. All states have statutes of limitations that limit how long a survivor of cult abuse has to take legal action. We recommend that you contact us as soon as possible to protect your right to compensation.

One of our associated lawyers at Lake Legal will determine how much time you have and protect your right to file a lawsuit.

Get Help from a Cults and Abuse Lawyer Near You

Leaving the cult was the first and most important step. You should be focused on your emotional and physical recovery, not on holding them accountable for the abuse you and countless others suffered. If you or a loved one was taken into a cult at your university or elsewhere, we want to help you seek justice.

Let a lawyer handle that for you. Call Lake Legal to be connected with a lawyer in your area. They will handle your case with no upfront fees.

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