Posted on December 10, 2012     |     Child Abuse, Child Molestation, Firm News, Lewd acts, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Molestation

Once the voice of Elmo, Kevin Clash now faces a fourth lawsuit alleging that he sexually molested an underage boy in the mid-1990s. The victim, referred to in court filings as John Doe, claims that Clash was in his mid-30s when in 1995 he befriended the then 16-year-old victim. Clash reportedly flew the teen from… read more

Posted on December 7, 2012     |     Assault, Child Abuse, Child Molestation, Firm News, Lewd acts, Orange County, Pedophile, Sex Offender, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Molestation

Judge Richard King, of the Orange County Superior Court, has sentenced a convicted child molester to 298 years in prison. The child molester, 31 year old Luis Alberto Pineda, was a local soccer coach who cultivated close relationships with his minor soccer players – becoming so close to their families, that he became the godfather… read more

Posted on December 5, 2012     |     Attorney, Child Abuse, Child Molestation, Child Pornograpghy, Firm News, John Manly, Lewd acts, Los Angeles, Molestation, Pedophile, Public School Abuse, Sex Offender, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Molestation

Four lawsuits have been filed against the Los Angeles Unified School District following the discovery that a teacher at Miramonte Elementary School had committed lewd acts against many of his students. These four lawsuits represent the first of possibly hundreds of lawsuits to follow in the wake of this discovery. The lawsuits, filed by John… read more

Posted on December 5, 2012     |     Firm News, Los Angeles

Attorneys representing 26 victims of child sexual abuse allegedly committed by teachers at Miramonte Elementary School announced today that they have filed civil lawsuits against the Los Angeles Unified School District on behalf of four of the children. Plaintiff attorneys John Manly and Senator Martha Escutia (Ret.) said that the cases are the “tip of… read more

Posted on December 3, 2012     |     Assault, Attorney, Child Abuse, Child Molestation, Firm News, Lewd acts, Molestation, Pedophile, Rape, Sex Offender, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Molestation

The trial continues in the case against a prominent member of the tight-knit, ultra-orthodox Jewish community in Brooklyn, New York. Nechemya Weberman, a well known and respected counselor within the Jewish community, has been charged with 88 counts of sexual molestation by the New York District Attorney’s Office. The State alleges that the twelve-year-old victim… read more

Posted on November 27, 2012     |     Assault, Child Abuse, Child Molestation, Firm News, Lewd acts, Molestation, Pedophile, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Molestation

A third lawsuit has been filed against Kevin Clash, the voice of Sesame Street’s Elmo. The lawsuit, filed in Manhattan federal court by a 28 year old individual known only as “John Doe,” alleges that Mr. Clash met the victim on a gay chat hotline when the victim was only 16 years old. According to… read more

Posted on November 21, 2012     |     Child Abuse, Child Molestation, Firm News, Lewd acts, Molestation, Pedophile, Sex Offender, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Molestation

Kevin Clash, famous for bringing life to the Sesame Street puppet, Elmo, has resigned from Sesame Street amid new allegations that he engaged in a sexual relationship with a minor. Mr. Clash had previously faced similar allegations in recent weeks, but those were later recanted by the alleged victim. The newest allegations have been levied… read more

Posted on November 8, 2012     |     California, Child Abuse, Child Molestation, Church, clergy sexual abuse, Firm News, Lewd acts, Molestation, Pedophile, Sex Offender, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Molestation

A lawsuit was filed against Father Michael Kelly and the Diocese of Stockton on Wednesday, November 7, 2012. This is the third lawsuit against the Diocese and Father Kelly. The first case, filed by Travis Trotter, settled for $3.75 million in April of this year. Father Kelly fled to his native Ireland halfway through the… read more

Posted on October 22, 2012     |     Child Abuse, Child Molestation, Firm News, Lewd acts, Molestation, Sex Offender, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Molestation

The long-awaited files documenting decades of sexual abuse within the Boy Scouts of America (“BSA”) have finally been released. The BSA began maintaining these files, widely known as the “Perversion Files,” in 1910, apparently in an effort to avoid re-hiring scout masters who had previously been accused of sexually molesting boy scouts. The files currently… read more

Posted on September 12, 2012     |     California, Child Abuse, Child Molestation, Church, clergy sexual abuse, Firm News, John Manly, Lewd acts, Pedophile, Rape, Sex Offender, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Molestation

The attorneys at Manly, Stewart & Finaldi have filed a lawsuit on behalf of a second victim of Father Michael Kelly, a former priest of the Diocese of Stockton in California. The victim, known in court documents as John CC Doe, alleges that he was sexually molested as a child by Father Michael Kelly. The… read more