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

Posted on May 22, 2023     |     Sexual Abuse

A former high school “teacher of the year” has been arrested in California for allegedly having sex with a 16-year-old boy and authorities said they “believe there may be additional victims.” Tracy Vanderhulst, a 38-year-old math teacher at Yucaipa High School, was arrested for unlawful sexual intercourse involving a minor and held on $30,000 bail,… read more

Posted on May 15, 2023     |     Sexual Abuse

A competitive cheerleading coach who had been accused of exposing himself to teenage girls in Florida and fondling another girl has now been accused of molesting six young athletes as young as 11 in California, authorities say. Erick Joseph Kristianson, 44, of Antioch, Tenn., was arrested Monday in Fargo, N.D., on a warrant for allegedly… read more

Posted on May 15, 2023     |     Sexual Abuse

A 61-year-old elementary school janitor in El Dorado County is facing multiple counts of committing sexual acts with a child under the age of 10, authorities said Friday. Pollock Pines resident Christopher Slager, 61, who works as an elementary school janitor in Camino, is facing multiple counts of committing sex acts with a child under… read more

Posted on May 3, 2023     |     Sexual Abuse

Rebekah Blackwell-Taylor ,a substitute teacher at a Perris high school was arrested on Tuesday, May 2, on suspicion of committing lewd acts with a minor student, authorities said. Blackwell-Taylor, a Moreno Valley resident, was terminated from her position at Orange Vista High School after district officials were made aware last week of an alleged relationship… read more

Posted on April 24, 2023     |     Sexual Abuse

Gabriel Chavez of Chatsworth , a 36-year-old man who coached basketball at a Granada Hills high school and volunteered for several youth programs across the Los Angeles area has been charged with sexual misconduct involving a minor. Chavez was arrested Wednesday on multiple counts of lewd acts with a minor and is being held on… read more

Posted on March 23, 2023     |     Sexual Abuse

Anaheim elementary school teacher Joseph Williams Page was arrested on suspicion of possessing child pornography, police said.He was taken into custody while he was at Guinn Elementary School in Anaheim, where he teaches sixth grade, according to the Anaheim Police Department. Page was booked into the Anaheim jail, and bail was set at $25,000, He… read more

Posted on February 13, 2023     |     Sexual Abuse

A man working as a security guard was arrested after allegedly kidnapping and sexually assaulting a teenager in Fullerton earlier this week. The assault was reported around 7:20 p.m. Tuesday at a shopping center in the 1800 block of Malvern Avenue. The 17-year-old victim told responding officers that she and her boyfriend were sitting inside… read more

Posted on February 13, 2023     |     Sexual Abuse

Retired Redondo Beach Unified School District special education teacher Leo Lanctot was arrested last week on suspicion of possessing child sexual abuse materials, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. LAPD officials said the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC)Taskforce received information about child pornography being uploaded to a social media platform from an unknown address… read more