Posted on September 13, 2016     |     Assault, Attorney, California, Child Abuse, Child Molestation, Firm News, John Manly, Lewd acts, Public School Abuse, Rape, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Molestation
High School Hazing Discussed in Depth by ESPN
ESPN’s Outside The Lines has pointed its spotlight at the epidemic of hazing in high school sports. The investigative piece features an interviews with attorneys from Manly, Stewart & Finaldi, and focuses on the case of one of the firm’s clients, who has sued Hesperia Unified School District following a horrific incident of violent sexual… read more
read morePosted on May 18, 2016     |     Firm News, John Manly, Los Angeles
Manly, Stewart & Finaldi Secure $88M Settlement in Sexual Misconduct Case Against LAUSD
Manly, Stewart & Finaldi have won a monumental victory for 30 families who sued the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) after it was discovered that two teachers had sexually abused and assaulted students for years at two separate schools. An $88 million settlement was reached – amounting to about $3M for each family and… read more
read morePosted on July 17, 2014     |     Assault, California, Child Abuse, Child Molestation, Church, clergy sexual abuse, Firm News, John Manly, Lewd acts, Molestation, Pedophile, Sex Offender, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Molestation
Catholic Diocese of Santa Rosa Settles Childhood Sexual Abuse Case for 3.5 Million Dollars
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa Rosa has agreed to pay 3.5 million dollars to settle a lawsuit filed by a 17-year-old boy who alleged that a diocesan priest molested him when he was 12. The plaintiff was represented by Manly, Stewart & Finaldi. The priest, Father Ted Oswald, died in 2010. The Plaintiff alleged… 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 March 14, 2013     |     Attorney, California, Child Abuse, Child Molestation, Church, clergy sexual abuse, Firm News, John Manly, Lewd acts, Los Angeles, Molestation, Pedophile, Sex Offender, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Molestation
Archdiocese of Los Angeles Settles Case For 10 Million Dollars
The Archdiocese of Los Angeles has settled four clergy sex abuse cases brought by individuals who were molested by one of the Diocese’s most notorious pedophile priests, Father Michael Baker. The settlement comes just after the Archdiocese of Los Angeles released thousands of documents relating to sexual abuse within the Church. Some of those documents… read more
read morePosted on March 6, 2013     |     Assault, Attorney, California, Child Abuse, Child Molestation, Firm News, John Manly, Lewd acts, Molestation, Pedophile, Public School Abuse, Rape, Sex Offender, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Molestation
Lawsuit Against Lodi Unified Ends With $4.75 Million Settlement
Following nearly four weeks of trial, a settlement has been reached between Lodi Unified School District and the eight year old plaintiff who had been sexually molested by her school bus driver. The announcement of a settlement comes after the jury had unanimously found that the school district was 90% responsible for plaintiff’s abuse. The… read more
read morePosted 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 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 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 Alleging Sexual Abuse Filed Against Los Angeles Unified School District
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
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