Pfau Cochran Vertetis Amala (PCVA) is seeking anyone with information about alleged sexual abuse by youth volleyball coach Edgar Lazaro Castillo, who has coached players at clubs, high schools, and colleges in and around New York City for more than a decade. The FBI...
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When the System Fails Your Child: The Dangers of Child Care Oversight Gaps
Every parent who drops their child off at day care does so with one fundamental expectation: that their child will be safe. But a deeply troubling story out of Brooklyn is raising questions that should concern every family in New York. What happens when the agencies...
New ProPublica Investigation Details Institutional Failures to Stop Dr. Mulholland
A new ProPublica investigation details what hospitals and the Washington Department of Health knew about Dr. Mulholland and the danger he allegedly posed to patients. The report highlights complaints made over a period of years to institutions including the Department...
Dr. Mark Hoffman: What Patients Should Know
PCVA is seeking anyone with information about alleged sexual abuse perpetrated by Dr. Mark Hoffman of Roslyn, New York. Dr. Hoffman, a 71-year-old oncologist, was arrested on March 5, 2026, and charged with second-degree sexual abuse and forcible touching in connection with an alleged incident involving a patient at Optum Hematology Oncology in New Hyde Park, Nassau County.
A Call for Witnesses: Steven Schnee, Brooklyn Teacher Charged With Sexually Abusing a Student
PCVA is seeking anyone with information about alleged sexual abuse perpetrated by Steven Schnee, a New York City public school teacher who was arrested in March 2026 and charged with sexually abusing a 16-year-old student at the Lafayette Educational Complex in Brooklyn.


