Posted 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 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 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 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
read morePosted on December 3, 2012     |     Assault, Attorney, Child Abuse, Child Molestation, Firm News, Lewd acts, Molestation, Pedophile, Rape, Sex Offender, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Molestation
Sexual Abuse Case Against Orthodox Counselor Underway in Brooklyn
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
read morePosted on November 27, 2012     |     Assault, Child Abuse, Child Molestation, Firm News, Lewd acts, Molestation, Pedophile, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Molestation
Third Lawsuit Brought Against Kevin Clash, the Voice of Elmo
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
read morePosted on November 21, 2012     |     Child Abuse, Child Molestation, Firm News, Lewd acts, Molestation, Pedophile, Sex Offender, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Molestation
As Second Accuser Files Suit, Kevin Clash, Voice of Elmo, Resigns from Sesame Street
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
read morePosted 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
Third Lawsuit Filed Against Diocese of Stockton and Father Michael Kelly
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
read morePosted on October 22, 2012     |     Child Abuse, Child Molestation, Firm News, Lewd acts, Molestation, Sex Offender, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Molestation
Boy Scouts of America “Perversion Files” Released
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
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