Posted on September 27, 2023     |     Sexual Abuse

Newport Beach infectious disease doctor William Thompson IV is facing criminal charges after authorities allege, he sexually assaulted nine male patients under the guise of medical examinations. Thompson, — a 56-year-old Huntington Beach resident who specializes in treating members of the LGBTQ community — has been charged with more than a dozen felony counts, including… read more

Posted on September 16, 2023     |     Sexual Abuse

Teacher’s aide Gary Jimenez Jr., who taught in Folsom has been arrested, and accused of multiple counts of child sex abuse. Jimenez Jr., 23, was taken into custody Friday. Police say he worked as a special education aide at Folsom Middle School, and that’s where the acts allegedly took place. On August 31, the Folsom… read more

Posted on August 29, 2023     |     Sexual Abuse

Rowland Heights Unified School District is the target of a civil lawsuit after former elementary school teacher Jose Cruz Martinez was convicted of child sex abuse. In 2019, Martinez was sentenced to five years for inappropriately touching girls, and earlier this year, sentenced to 20 years convicted of child sex abuse. Martinez, 54, of Rowland… read more

Posted on July 20, 2023     |     Sexual Abuse

Former youth basketball coach Carlos Francisco Juarez has been convicted of sexually assaulting four young female athletes, after also being accused at trial of grooming and exploiting two others, while he was involved with a variety of Orange County club and high school teams. He faces up to 150 years to life in prison, according… read more

Posted on July 13, 2023     |     Sexual Abuse

Martin Reyes Jr., 29, a first grade teacher at Sunrise Elementary School in East Los Angeles, has been charged with sexually assaulting six female students according to the Los Angeles District Attorney Reyes Jr. is facing 10 counts of lewd act on a child under the age of 14, according to the District Attorney’s Office…. read more

Posted on July 12, 2023     |     Sexual Abuse

A youth soccer coach who sexually assaulted a female player and another girl in Riverside pleaded guilty to multiple felony charges. Jordan Russell Cohen, 29, of Riverside admitted five counts of lewd acts on a child and four counts of sexual penetration with a foreign object in a plea that was entered directly to Riverside… read more

Posted on July 5, 2023     |     Sexual Abuse

A Southern California man with a history of working with children was arrested in Orange County in connection with a child exploitation case. 20-year-old Taylor Dean Risner, of Granada Hills, was arrested in June after Los Alamitos Police officers received a call regarding the welfare check of a missing girl from Burlington County in the… read more

Posted on June 21, 2023     |     Sexual Abuse

Dr. Rachandeep Singh, a medical director overseeing facilities in Carmichael and the San Joaquin County areas, was arrested on suspicion of felony sexual battery. The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office said the arrest was connected to an April 26 report of a sexual assault at River Pointe Post-Acute Facility in Carmichael. According to deputies, an employee… read more

Posted on May 30, 2023     |     Sexual Abuse

Public mistrust of the police is reaching a peak in the wake of racially charged incidents such as those involving George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. The crimes of police sexual abuse, violence and misconduct are contributing to overall feelings of mistrust against law enforcement. When a police officer takes advantage of his or her position… read more

Posted on May 28, 2023     |     Sexual Abuse

The police have a great deal of power and authority in a community. Unfortunately, some police officers take advantage of their positions of power to sexually abuse, assault and harass citizens. If there are witnesses or bystanders present at the time of the incident, they can play a crucial role in protecting a victim from… read more