JURY AWARDS $47,000,700.00 VERDICT TO VICTIM OF CHILDHOOD SEXUAL ABUSE - Zalkin Law, LLP

LOS ANGELES, March 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- On January 24, 2025, a 12-panel jury in Stockton, CA unanimously voted to find Pastor Frank James Palmer of Woodbridge Missionary Baptist Church liable for sexual battery and intentional infliction of emotional distress stemming from molesting his niece, Darleen Patrick over the course of 8 years beginning when she was just 5-years-old. Mr. Palmer was a 21-year-old seminary student when he stopped abusing Ms. Patrick. The jury returned a unanimous verdict of $47,000,700.00, one of the largest single-plaintiff awards in San Joaquin County history. 

The verdict represented some measure of justice for Ms. Patrick. As she describes it, "for the first time in the past 58 years, I was able to explain in detail what Frank James Palmer did to me and the damage it caused. I was finally able to face my abuser and say what he did to me was wrong and to attempt to hold him accountable. I am so gratified the jury was so attentive and really seemed to understand how I was harmed for so many years." 

Daniel Varon and Tallis Radwick of Zalkin Law, LLP in San Diego, served as trial counsel for Ms. Patrick. Mr. Varon stated, "this is an incredible result for a kind and wonderful woman who had her childhood ripped away from her by someone she trusted. Every single juror clearly took exceptional care to evaluate every item of harm she suffered. Every dollar they awarded was a recognition of Darleen's lasting harm." Ms. Radwick continued, "no matter whether she ever sees a penny, Darleen will always know that 12 members of the community saw her, heard her, and gave her the sense of justice that has escaped her since she was a girl. It was an honor to help her through this process." 

Palmer is still employed at Missionary Baptist Church, where he has served as head pastor since 2001. 

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