Posted on February 24, 2014     |     Assault, California, Child Abuse, Child Molestation, Child Pornograpghy, Firm News, Lewd acts, Molestation, Orange County, Pedophile, Public School Abuse, Rape, Sex Offender, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Molestation

An eighth-grade math teacher at Nicolas Junior High School has been arrested for, and reportedly admitted to, having sex with two of her male students. The teacher, Melissa Lindgren, was arrested on six counts including child molestation and disseminating harmful material to a minor. Lindgren had been working at Nicolas Junior High School, which is… read more

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

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

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

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

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 June 22, 2012     |     Assault, Attorney, California, Child Abuse, Child Molestation, Child Pornograpghy, Firm News, Lewd acts, Molestation, Orange County, Pedophile, Rape, Sex Offender, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Molestation

A fourth victim has now come forward to accuse Orange County school teacher Richard Rack of sexual abuse. Rack is a teacher at Shorecliffs Middle School in San Clemente, California, who was placed on leave in November 2011 due to misconduct allegations. Last week, he was arrested after three girls came forward accusing of engaging… read more

Posted on June 21, 2012     |     Attorney, California, clergy sexual abuse, Firm News, Orange County, Pedophile, Sexual Abuse

After just one day of a sexual abuse trial against ex-priest Michael Harris, and the Diocese of Orange for allegedly covering it up, Manly, Stewart & Finaldi attorneys John Manly and Vince Finaldi recovered a $2 million settlement on behalf of a survivor of Harris’ abuse. The settlement spared the Diocese of Orange a lengthy… read more

Posted on June 21, 2012     |     Assault, Attorney, California, Child Abuse, Child Molestation, Child Pornograpghy, Firm News, Molestation, Orange County, Pedophile, Rape, Sex Offender, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Molestation

An Orange County middle school teacher named Richard Rack was recently taken into custody by the Orange County Sheriff’s office, on suspicion of sexually abusing minors. Rack is a middle school teacher at Shorecliffs Middle School, in San Clemente. He is currently charged with two counts of violating Penal Code section 647.6(a)(1)-Annoying or molesting a… read more

Posted on June 19, 2012     |     Assault, Attorney, California, Child Abuse, Child Molestation, Church, clergy sexual abuse, Firm News, Los Angeles, Molestation, Orange County, Pedophile, Print, Rape, Santa Ana, Sex Offender, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Molestation

Yesterday, June 18, 2012, Manly, Stewart & Finaldi recovered 2 million dollars on behalf of sexual abuse victim John TH Doe, on the first day of trial. Plaintiff TH is presently a Lt. Colonel in the United States Air Force, and was sexually abused while a student at Mater Dei High School, in Santa Ana,… read more

Posted on June 9, 2012     |     California, clergy sexual abuse, Firm News, Orange County, Sexual Molestation

UPDATE: We settled this case on the first day of trial. Check out our story about the Michael Harris Sex Abuse Suit. Once nicknamed “Father Hollywood” for his good looks and charisma, ex-priest and former high school principal Michael Harris is being sued again for sexual abuse. Harris was sued by 2 of his victims… read more

Posted on January 12, 2009     |     California, clergy sexual abuse, Firm News, Orange County, Pedophile, Sexual Molestation

John recently received a letter from a past client/abuse survivor letting him know that the OC Board of Supervisors planned to allow known sexual abuser and cover-up artist Lawrence Baird to give the invocation for an upcoming meeting. In the letter, John points out that this isn’t the first time the OC Board of Sups… read more