South Oaks Hospital Sexual Abuse Lawsuits

Holding New York Hospitals Accountable for Sexual Abuse

At Injury Lawyer Team, we represent survivors of South Oaks Hospital Sexual Abuse with urgency, compassion, and precision.

If you or your child has been harmed in a psychiatric setting at South Oaks Hospital or another New York facility, we will move quickly to preserve evidence and protect your privacy.

Ready to pursue a psychiatric hospital sexual abuse lawsuit? We will explain your options and start building your case.

Allegations of Child Pornography and Abuse at South Oaks Hospital

Public reporting ties the hospital to two developments. First, in October 2024, Renee “Rina” Hoberman, who provided youth counseling services to children at the facility from 2016 to 2021, was arrested on disturbing child pornography charges and later pleaded guilty.

Authorities described disturbing videos showing infants being restrained and raped. While posing online as a man, Hoberman also claimed to have produced child pornography and invited others to sexually abuse children. 

Coverage does not allege she sexually abused hospital patients. Her employment there is part of her background. 

Second, a civil suit alleges a sedated patient was assaulted by a staff member in 2022. Those are allegations, not findings.

Who Is Liable When Patients Are Sexually Abused?

When sexual abuse occurs in a hospital, it is not just the individual who is responsible. 

Facilities can be liable for negligent hiring, retention, training, staffing, and supervision, and may face vicarious liability for employee misconduct within the scope of employment. Our job is to prove the system failed you.

What Compensation Can Survivors Recover?

We pursue medical and therapy costs, future care, lost income, diminished earning capacity, out-of-pocket expenses, and pain and suffering, plus punitive damages in egregious cases. 

For youth, our damages strategy aligns with patterns seen in New York residential treatment facility sexual abuse lawsuits.

How Long Do Victims Have to Take Legal Action in New York?

In matters like those reported at the hospital, Article 130 of the Penal Law defines the relevant sexual offenses and, as of September 1, 2024, clarifies what counts as “sexual contact,” which guides how we evaluate misconduct in psychiatric settings.

At facilities like this, Social Services Law §413 makes doctors, nurses, counselors, and residential staff mandated reporters. 18 NYCRR Part 432 sets how CPS investigates those reports. 

The Mental Hygiene Law lays out core patient rights. Oversight of abuse and neglect in licensed psychiatric hospitals sits with the Justice Center, per Executive Law Article 20 and Social Services Law §488.

Civil deadlines include CPLR §208(b), which allows victims to sue until age 55, and CPLR §213-c, which gives many adult survivors up to 20 years to sue for incidents occurring on or after September 18, 2019.

If you’re weighing a civil sexual abuse claim in New York, we’ll map the statute that fits your case and the precise filing window.

How Injury Lawyer Team Can Help

We secure records, send preservation letters, coordinate reporting of sexual abuse, and work with experts to prove what should have prevented the harm.

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If you experienced sexual abuse at South Oaks Hospital or another New York facility, talk to us today. We handle civil sexual abuse lawsuits on contingency and act on your timeline.

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