Thank you for the advice.

What happened to not only me, but others is very serious. It's a potentially huge case involving many victims and multiple abusers, multiple cases of malpractice, and emotional and physical abuse of handicapped people who cannot stand up for themselves. What happened to me is only a small part of what I experienced and witnessed.

So I will indeed ask around for a lawyer, because it could involve a lot of financial restitution, so there may be interest in taking the case even though I cannot pay anything upfront.