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Posted on February 21, 2014     |     Assault, California, Child Abuse, Child Molestation, Firm News, Lewd acts, Molestation, Orange County, Pedophile, Rape, Sex Offender, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Molestation
Woman Has Sex With Her Son’s 12 Year Old Friend, Pleads Guilty
A 45-year-old woman has been sentenced to six years in prison and a lifetime of sex offender registration after pleading guilty to having sex with the 12-year-old friend of her son. Patricia Ann Serrano met the child through his friendship with her son. The two eventually had sex twice in October of 2011. Serrano also… read more
read morePosted on January 16, 2014     |     Assault, California, Child Abuse, Child Molestation, Child Pornograpghy, Church, clergy sexual abuse, Firm News, Lewd acts, Molestation, Pedophile, Rape, Sex Offender, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Molestation
With Bankruptcy Filing, Diocese of Stockton Joins Ranks of Other Bankrupt Dioceses
On Wednesday, January 15, 2014, the Diocese of Stockton became the 10th Diocese in the nation to file for bankruptcy protection in the face of mounting liability stemming from childhood sexual abuse allegations. The move comes on the heels of the indictment of one of the Diocese’s priests for child molestation. The Diocese estimates that… read more
read morePosted on January 15, 2014     |     Attorney, Child Abuse, Child Molestation, clergy sexual abuse, Firm News
Diocese of Stockton Files for Bankruptcy
The Diocese of Stockton has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy because it can no longer afford to pay legal expenses in connection with clergy sexual abuse allegations. The city of Stockton is also filing for bankruptcy. The Stockton Diocese is one of ten total dioceses in the United States to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy… read more
read morePosted on January 15, 2014     |     Attorney, California, Child Abuse, Child Molestation, Child Pornograpghy, Church, clergy sexual abuse, Firm News, John Manly, Lewd acts, Molestation, Pedophile, Rape, Sex Offender, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Molestation
Father Kelly Facing 14 Years in Prision Following Grand Jury Indictment
Father Michael Kelly, a long time priest of the Diocese of Stockton, has been indicted by a grand jury on three counts of lewd and lascivious conduct on a child and one count of oral copulation. Kelly, who has not been defrocked, faces up to 14 years in prison. The District Attorney’s Office will seek… read more
read morePosted on December 12, 2013     |     Assault, California, Child Abuse, Child Molestation, Firm News, Lewd acts, Molestation, Pedophile, Rape, Sex Offender, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Molestation
Golf Coach Arrested on Suspicion of Molesting Young Golfers
A popular golf coach has been arrested on suspicion of molesting mulitple young male golfers in his care. The victims range in age from 12 to 17. The golf coach, thirty-one year old Michael Nisbet, was charged with 65 felonies, including lewd acts with a child, and oral copulation of a child. Nisbet has reportedly… read more
read morePosted on October 26, 2013     |     Assault, Attorney, California, Child Abuse, Child Molestation, Child Pornograpghy, Firm News, Lewd acts, Molestation, Pedophile, Rape, Sex Offender, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Molestation
Army Navy Academy Hires Ex-Prosecutor To Critique its Handling of Molestation Allegations
Following allegations and an arrest of a senior administrator at the Army Navy Academy in Carlsbad, California, the Academy has hired a former New York sex-crime prosecutor to critique its hiring practices and how it responded, or failed to respond, to persistent rumors about the perpetrator’s creepy proclivities. Jeffrey Barton, who is 55, was arrested… read more
read morePosted on October 26, 2013     |     Assault, Attorney, California, Child Abuse, Child Molestation, Child Pornograpghy, Firm News, Lewd acts, Molestation, Pedophile, Rape, Sex Offender, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Molestation
Administrator at the Army Navy Academy Fired From Job for Fondling Boys Prior to Joining the Academy
Prior to joining the Army Navy Academy as a senior administrator, praised by the President of the Academy as “the finest employee at our school,” Jeffrey Barton was fired from a boys’ boarding school in Tennessee after allegedly fondling one of the eighth-graders.
read morePosted on October 22, 2013     |     Assault, Attorney, California, Child Abuse, Child Molestation, Child Pornograpghy, Firm News, Lewd acts, Los Angeles, Molestation, Pedophile, Rape, Sex Offender, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Molestation
Jeffrey Barton Pleads Not Guilty to Sexually Abusing Children
Jeffrey Barton, the 55-year-old former head of schools at the Army and Navy Academy in Carlsbad, California, has entered a plea of not guilty to two counts of sodomy by force and 14 counts of oral copulation by force. The trial of Jeffrey Barton is taking place in Vista, California – near the location of… read more
read morePosted on October 18, 2013     |     Assault, Attorney, California, Child Abuse, Child Molestation, Firm News, Lewd acts, Molestation, Pedophile, Rape, Sex Offender, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Molestation
Investigation Leading To Arrest of Jeffrey Barton Began in June
Former Army and Navy Academy administrator Jeffrey Barton was arrested on October 18, 2013, on charges of sexually molesting six former students. The investigation was opened this June when a victim, now an adult, reported past sexual abuse by Barton to the police. Since then, five other victims have been identified and the investigation is… read more
read morePosted on October 17, 2013     |     Assault, California, Child Abuse, Child Molestation, Child Pornograpghy, Firm News, Lewd acts, Molestation, Pedophile, Rape, Sex Offender, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Molestation
Top Administrator at Army Navy Academy in Carlsbad, California, Arrested on Suspicion of Molesting At Least Six Young Boys
A former top administrator at the Army and Navy Academy in Carlsbad, California was arrested on October 17, 2013, on suspicion of sexually molesting at least six former students who he had mentored. The administrator, Jeffrey Barton, who is 55, was charged with molesting two students at Army and Navy, one of them more than… read more
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