Legal Aid to Survivors of Sexual Assault Project

Sexual violence can include:

• Sexual harassment
• Sexual threats and intimidation
• Child sexual abuse
• Incest
• Rape (including marital rape)
• Human sexual trafficking

Important to know:

• You may be hurt by someone you know or by a stranger at any time in your life.
• You don’t have to report the sexual violence to the police to get our help.
• We provide confidential legal help to sexual violence survivors.

If you have survived sexual violence, you may have legal needs. Here are some examples of possible legal needs:

• Personal safety at home, work, or school
• Applying for a protective order
• Filing for divorce or custody of your children
• Transferring to a different school
• Keeping medical, mental health, and education records private
• Terminating a lease or fighting an eviction
• Applying for unemployment benefits, food stamps, Medicaid, or Social Security disability
• Applying for crime victim compensation
• Fighting payday loans, hospital bills, or other creditors
• Fighting identity theft