Posted on June 3, 2015     |     Assault, Attorney, California, Child Abuse, Child Molestation, Firm News, Lewd acts, Los Angeles, Molestation, Pedophile, Rape, Sex Offender, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Molestation

Law enforcement officials believe that Jaime Jimenez, the volunteer football coach at Benjamin Franklin High School in Los Angeles, California, likely abused children for years, meaning that many of these victims are adults now. Jimenez, 46, has coached football at the high school sine 1998. Officials are urging all victims, or anyone with information to… read more

Posted on May 29, 2015     |     Firm News

Federal Prosecutors are charging former Speaker of the House, Dennis Hastert, following allegations that he was actively avoiding federal bank reporting requirements. The Feds charge that Hastert allegedly withdrew $1.7 million in hush money from his bank accounts, handing it over to an acquaintance to keep quiet about some currently-undisclosed “past misconduct.” The acquaintance apparently resides in Hastert’s home

Posted on May 18, 2015     |     Firm News

Ronnie Lee Roman, 49, has been charged with multiple felony counts of committing lewd acts on a child. Roman is a long-time Youth Services coach for Beyond the Bell, an after-school program offered at LAUSD elementary and middle schools. Roman’s victims were female students between the ages of 7 and 11. If convicted, Roman faces… read more

Posted on May 5, 2015     |     Assault, California, Child Abuse, Child Molestation, Child Pornograpghy, Firm News, Lewd acts, Molestation, Orange County, Pedophile, Public School Abuse, Rape, Sex Offender, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Molestation

Shauna Marie Sims is a junior high school teacher arrested late last year on suspicion of child molestation. Sims faces three felony counts of performing lewd acts upon a child between the ages of 14 and 15, one felony count of unlawful sexual intercourse, and one misdemeanor count of child annoyance. Authorities say that on… read more

Posted on May 5, 2015     |     Assault, Attorney, California, Child Abuse, Child Molestation, Firm News, Lewd acts, Los Angeles, Molestation, Pedophile, Sex Offender, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Molestation

Joseph Koetters, a 47-year-old teacher at the all-girls Marlborough School in Hancock Park, has been charged with 10 additional sex crimes stemming from the alleged abuse of a second student. Koetters was arrested earlier this year and charged with molesting one of his students between 2000 and 2002. The new, second victim alleges she was… read more

Posted on May 4, 2015     |     Assault, California, Child Abuse, Child Molestation, Child Pornograpghy, Firm News, Lewd acts, Molestation, Orange County, Pedophile, Public School Abuse, Rape, Sex Offender, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Molestation

Ezequiel Christopher Barragan, a 48-year-old Spanish teacher at Dana Hills High School, has been arrested following an investigation led by the United States Postal Service, and the Orange County Child Exploitation Task Force. Barragan is being charged with possession of child pornography, as well as charges stemming from his molestation of a male minor. No… read more

Posted on April 22, 2015     |     Assault, California, Child Abuse, Child Molestation, Firm News, Lewd acts, Los Angeles, Molestation, Pedophile, Public School Abuse, Rape, Sex Offender, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Molestation

Jaime Jimenez, a 46-year-old football coach at Benjamin Franklin High School, has been arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting students. Jimenez has been a coach at the school since 1998, and police have not stated when the assault(s) took place. This not the first time a teacher or staff member has been arrested at Benjamin… read more

Posted on April 17, 2015     |     Assault, California, Child Abuse, Child Molestation, Firm News, Lewd acts, Molestation, Pedophile, Public School Abuse, Sex Offender, Sexual Abuse

Kiley Bedwell, a 28-year-old male kindergarten and first-grade teacher at University Preparation School in Camarillo, California, has been arrested on suspicion of lewd acts with a minor. Bedwell was also a gymnastics coach at Patty’s Gymnastics, also in Ventura County. Police say that the victim is 15 or 16 years old and female. It has… read more

Posted on March 10, 2015     |     Assault, California, Child Abuse, Child Molestation, Church, clergy sexual abuse, Firm News, Lewd acts, Molestation, Orange County, Pedophile, Sex Offender, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Molestation

A 54 year old man named Shawn Edward Shaffer has been arrested on suspicion of molesting multiple young boys under the age of 16. Shaffer of Corona, California, was a bible study teacher. While some victims have come forward, the Corona Police Department is looking for any one who may have information. For more information… read more

Posted on February 26, 2015     |     Assault, California, Child Abuse, Child Molestation, Firm News, Lewd acts, Molestation, Orange County, Pedophile, Public School Abuse, Rape, Sex Offender, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Molestation

Dwayne Jordan Richardson, 20, has been arrested following allegations he engaged in sexual misconduct with two female minor high school students. Richardson is a “walk-on” girls’ basketball coach at Villa Park High School. The two known victims are female students at both Villa Park High School, and nearby El Dorado High School.