Sauder Schelkopf is investigating reports that an employee at a Tiger Schulmann’s martial arts school in Ramsey, New Jersey, allegedly placed a hidden camera in the women’s restroom. According to law enforcement, the device may have recorded both women and minors. The employee has been charged, and the investigation is ongoing.
Hidden camera recordings in restrooms represent a serious violation of privacy and, when minors are involved, may constitute child exploitation. Victims may be entitled to compensation for the emotional distress, invasion of privacy, and other damages caused by such misconduct.
Sauder Schelkopf has experience representing individuals of hidden camera incidents and other forms of sexual exploitation. If you or your child trained at the Tiger Schulmann’s Ramsey, NJ location and believe you may have been impacted, please contact us confidentially by filling out the form on this page.
Related Matters
Sauder Schelkopf currently represents a minor client related to Dr. Jeffrey Joseph Leoni, a licensed psychologist in Berks County, Pennsylvania, who has been criminally charged with indecent assault and related offenses. According to publicly available information, Dr. Leoni allegedly assaulted a 37-year-old female patient during what he described as a “therapeutic massage” at her home in May 2025. A subsequent investigation uncovered nude and partially nude images of the woman, along with other females, on Leoni’s phone. Authorities also discovered that he used artificial intelligence tools to create sexually explicit images of a 12-year-old girl.
March 25, 2025 – Bucks County, PA — Sauder Schelkopf filed a class action lawsuit in the Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County against Jonathan Elliot Moyer and Empower Life Coaching & Counseling, a mental health counseling practice operating in Quakertown, Pennsylvania. The lawsuit alleges that patients were secretly recorded while using a bathroom located within Moyer’s private office.
Sauder Schelkopf is a nationally recognized law firm specializing in sexual abuse litigation, with a proven track record of securing significant settlements and achieving systemic reforms for survivors.
Notable Achievements:
- University of Southern California (USC) Settlement: The firm, in collaboration with co-counsel, secured a historic $215 million settlement on behalf of female patients of Dr. George Tyndall, a USC gynecologist accused of sexual misconduct since the 1990s. This settlement is among the largest in sex abuse cases and includes provisions for systemic changes in reporting and investigating sexual abuse on campus.
- Ohio State University (OSU) Litigation: Representing former students and athletes, Sauder Schelkopf is involved in litigation concerning sexual misconduct by Dr. Richard Strauss, a former OSU doctor. In June 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear OSU’s appeal, allowing the case to proceed to trial.
- As of January 2025, Ohio State University has paid approximately $40.9 million to settle lawsuits from 162 men who alleged sexual abuse by Dr. Richard Strauss, a former team doctor.
- In June 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear OSU’s appeal, allowing lawsuits brought by alleged sexual abuse victims of Dr. Strauss to proceed.
- As of October 2023, five lawsuits involving 236 men remained pending.
- University of Michigan Settlement: The firm achieved a class action settlement against the University of Michigan, resulting in landmark institutional reforms addressing on-campus sexual misconduct.
- Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health Lawsuit: Sauder Schelkopf filed a lawsuit against Devereux, alleging sexual, physical, and emotional abuse of children in their care. The firm is seeking compensatory and other damages for the victims.
- Glen Mills Schools Abuse Lawsuit: The firm is representing former students of The Glen Mills Schools, a now-closed detention center, in a class action lawsuit seeking damages for physical and sexual abuse suffered during their time there.
Experience Matters
Sauder Schelkopf has a nationally recognized litigation practice. The firm currently serves as court-appointed lead counsel in courts across the country. The attorneys at Sauder Schelkopf have recovered over $1 billion on behalf of their clients and class members. Our firm was recognized by the Legal Intelligencer’s 2022 Professional Excellence Awards. The Legal Intelligencer’s Professional Excellence Awards honor Pennsylvania law firms and attorneys who have made a significant, positive impact on the legal profession. Our firm was named in the Litigation Departments of the Year (Specialty Area category; runner-up), an award that honors the best litigation practice in a small or mid-sized firm in Pennsylvania. This recognition was based on the firm’s 2021 litigation work and its important ongoing cases. LawDragon has recognized our attorneys in its list of the “500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers” for 2022. This list notes: “From the opioid epidemic to toxic substances and defective products, truck accidents to wildfires and sexual abuse, these are the lawyers who stand on the front line in individual lawsuits and class actions seeking justice.” Mr. Schelkopf was named to Pennsylvania’s Best Lawyers® 2022 for Class Actions/Mass Tort Litigation. The American Lawyer named Mr. Sauder to its 2021 Northeast Trailblazers. The honor recognizes 60 lawyers who are “truly agents of change.” It “recognizes professionals in the Northeast who have moved the needle in the legal industry.” The Legal Intelligencer named Mr. Sauder and Mr. Schelkopf in its 2020 Pennsylvania Trailblazers list recognizing 31 lawyers who “have taken extra measures to contribute to positive outcomes . . . and who are truly agents of change.” The Legal highlighted the firm’s innovative work on advocacy as class counsel in large institutional sex abuse cover-ups, women’s, and children’s rights. Our attorneys have also consistently been recognized by their peers being named to Pennsylvania SuperLawyer, a distinction held by the top 5% of attorneys in Pennsylvania. The National Trial Lawyers Association has also selected our attorneys as the Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Pennsylvania.
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If you or your child trained at the Tiger Schulmann’s Ramsey, NJ location and believe you may have been impacted, please contact us confidentially by filling out the form on this page. All inquiries are strictly confidential.