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Posted on February 1, 2013     |     California, Child Abuse, Child Molestation, Firm News, John Manly, Lewd acts, Molestation, Pedophile, Sex Offender, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Molestation
Lawsuit Against Lodi Unified School District Set For Trial
Attorneys are preparing for trial in Lodi, California, in the case filed on behalf of an eight-year-old special needs student who was molested by her school bus driver in 2010. The lawsuit names the Lodi Unified School District as a defendant, alleging that the School District was negligent in it’s hiring of school bus driver… read more
read morePosted on January 28, 2013     |     Attorney, California, Child Abuse, Child Molestation, Firm News, John Manly, Lewd acts, Los Angeles, Molestation, Orange County, Pedophile, Public School Abuse, Rape, Sex Offender, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Molestation
Another Los Angeles Unified School District Teacher Arrested Amid Sexual Abuse Allegations
Robert Pimental, a recently retired Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) teacher who currently resides in Newport Beach, California, has been arrested and charged by prosecutors with eight counts of continuous sexual abuse and seven counts of lewd acts on a child. Pimental, who is 57 years old, is suspected of having molested at least… read more
read morePosted on January 23, 2013     |     California, Child Abuse, Firm News, Los Angeles, Public School Abuse, Sex Offender, Sexual Abuse
Former LAUSD Teacher Arrested for Sexual Abuse at George De La Torre Jr. Elementary School
Former LAUSD teacher Robert Pimental has been arrested by the LAPD for allegedly molesting and abusing 20 children. The teacher left his position as a fourth-grade teacher in March 2012, soon after the investigation began. Pimental has worked for the LA Unified School District since 1974, though the George De La Torre Jr. Elementary School… read more
read morePosted on January 22, 2013     |     Assault, Attorney, California, Child Abuse, Child Molestation, Church, clergy sexual abuse, Firm News, John Manly, Lewd acts, Los Angeles, Molestation, Pedophile, Rape, Sex Offender, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Molestation
Archdiocese of Los Angeles Releases Files Documenting Attempts to Cover up Sexual Molestation of Children
The Los Angeles Times has reported what many had suspected for years: Roger Mahony and his key aides actively concealed abuse to avoid detection by the police and the victims of pedophile priests. This dramatic new evidence comes in the form of hundreds of documents released this week, which includes documents composed by Cardinal Mahony… read more
read morePosted on January 22, 2013     |     Assault, California, Child Abuse, Child Molestation, Child Pornograpghy, Firm News, Lewd acts, Los Angeles, Molestation, Pedophile, Public School Abuse, Rape, Sex Offender, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Molestation
Criminal Case Languishes, While Civil Suits Move Forward in Miramonte Scandal
One year after the nation was shocked by horrifying allegations of sexual molestation out of Miramonte Elementary School in Los Angeles, the criminal case against Mark Berndt continues to languish, while the many civil actions against the Los Angeles Unified School District press forward. In the aftermath of the molestation allegations, the LAUSD is facing… read more
read morePosted on January 16, 2013     |     California, Firm News
Former Pornstar Loses Appeal to Return to the Classroom
An Oxnard, California, middle school teacher has lost her appeal to return to the classroom, after students discovered pornographic vidoes in which she starred. Stacie Halas, 32, had starred in a variety of pornographic films prior to becoming a teacher. Halas was fired in April after those films came to light. In a 46 page… read more
read morePosted on January 15, 2013     |     Child Abuse, Child Molestation, Child Pornograpghy, Firm News, Lewd acts, Pedophile, Rape, Sex Offender, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Molestation
Researchers Tackle the Many Questions of Pedophilia
Researchers from all over the world have begun investigating many questions surrounding pedophilia – including what makes a pedophile, and how to identify one. In the laboratory-setting, those researchers have come to a fascinating conclusion: that pedophilia may be a predisposition, so deeply rooted, that it could be a form of sexual orientation. In the… read more
read morePosted on December 20, 2012     |     California, Child Abuse, Child Molestation, Firm News, Lewd acts, Los Angeles, Molestation, Pedophile, Public School Abuse, Sex Offender, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Molestation
Jury Awards a Record 23 Million Dollars in Damages to Child Molested by His Fifth Grade Teacher
A Los Angeles County jury has awarded a record 23 million dollars in damages to a child who was molested by his fifth grade teacher. The primary defendant in the case, the Los Angeles Unified School District, will be required to pay 6.9 million dollars, which represents 30% of the total verdict. The child, known… read more
read morePosted on December 10, 2012     |     Child Abuse, Child Molestation, Firm News, Lewd acts, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Molestation
Fourth Lawsuit Brought Against Kevin Clash
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
read morePosted on December 7, 2012     |     Assault, Child Abuse, Child Molestation, Firm News, Lewd acts, Orange County, Pedophile, Sex Offender, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Molestation
Convicted Child Molester Sentenced To Nearly 300 Years In Prison
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
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