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June 24, 2026

Former California State Parks Superintendent Charged with Recording Naked Lifeguards in Bolsa Chica State Beach Locker Room, Distributing Images to Friends

SANTA ANA – A former California State Parks Superintendent, Kevin Pearsall, 59, of Long Beach, has been charged with secretly filming nearly two dozen naked state lifeguards and other workers inside an employee locker room at the Bolsa Chica State Beach Lifeguard Headquarters in Huntington Beach and sending nude images of three different victims to two other men.

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June 6, 2026

200 teacher sexual misconduct, grooming cases shielded from public

After Shawn Umland took a group of his students on a field trip to Florida, licensing regulators at the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction started investigating him.

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June 6, 2026

San Rafael teacher accused of misconduct with minor

A San Rafael High School teacher was arrested Wednesday on allegations he arranged to meet a minor for sex.

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June 5, 2026

Washington teacher charged with incest after allegedly having sex with two teenage boys she adopted

Amber Swain, 35, was booked on first- and second-degree incest charges in Pend Oreille County

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June 5, 2026

Man posing as Uber driver picks up two sisters, rapes one after she falls asleep in car

A ride home turned into a terror trip for two sisters who got into the wrong vehicle thinking it was an Uber — leading to the rape of one of the young women, San Francisco prosecutors said Friday.

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June 4, 2026

I Got Access to Hundreds of Teacher Misconduct Complaints in California — and You Can Too

In her five years of investigating teacher misconduct in California schools, reporter Holly McDede learned an important lesson: What seems to be secret isn't always so — sometimes you just need to know who to ask, and for what.

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May 29, 2026

Judge reviewing two additional arrest warrants against now-former Avon daycare worker accused of sexual assault

AVON, Conn. (WTNH) — Two additional arrest warrants are being reviewed by a judge against a now-former Avon daycare employee accused of sexually assaulting multiple children who were under his care.

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May 27, 2026

Southern California teacher accused of sexually abusing student

A Riverside County teacher has been arrested on suspicion of sexually abusing a minor, according to authorities.

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May 26, 2026

Married teacher from quiet SoCal suburb accused of several lewd acts with student

A married Southern California teacher was arrested for allegedly having inappropriate sexual relations with her students — and police believe there may be even more victims.

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May 21, 2026

LA teachers union tries, fails to defend teachers accused of abuse

LA teachers union representative Glenn Sacks appears to believe (“Teachers deserve presumption of innocence,” May 13) that he has all the answers for the ongoing problem of child sexual abuse in our schools. He blames the victims; he blames the US Department of Education; he blames everyone but the predators and the school administrators who cover up their crimes.

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May 15, 2026

More lawsuits filed over sexual abuse allegations at CT daycare. Families 'deserve complete honesty'

More lawsuits have been filed against a daycare in Avon where a former employee allegedly sexually assaulted several boys.

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May 12, 2026

He Was Fired for Sexually Harassing Students. California Allowed Him to Keep Teaching Anyway.

A California teacher was deemed “unfit to teach” after students reported him for touching them in ways that made them uncomfortable, including massaging their shoulders.

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May 11, 2026

Years after sex abuse scandal rocked USA Gymnastics, a young athlete says "it happened again"

CBS News: Sean Gardner, a gymnastics coach who trained elite young girls, pleaded guilty to three counts of sexual exploitation of children in federal court in Mississippi on Monday. He could face 15 to 30 years in prison per count when he's sentenced in October.

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May 8, 2026

Former daycare worker accused of sexual assault worked at several locations in Connecticut

A former daycare worker charged with sexually assaulting five boys at BrightPath daycare in Avon worked at several other locations in the state.

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May 8, 2026

Ex-Avon daycare worker accused of sex assault worked at 3 other BrightPath locations, official says

The former BrightPath daycare employee charged with sexually assaulting multiple children at a center in Avon briefly worked at three other company locations in Hartford County, according to a company spokesperson.

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May 6, 2026

Disney cruise ship staffers among 28 arrested in massive child porn operation

Families hoping to make memories on a cruise were unknowingly surrounded by alleged child predators working aboard the ships, according to law enforcement officials.

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May 5, 2026

Feds probe LAUSD for allegedly reassigning, not removing, teachers accused of sex misconduct

The U.S. Department of Education is investigating LAUSD for allegedly reassigning, rather than removing, teachers accused of sexual misconduct during investigations.

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May 5, 2026

U.S. Department of Education Opens Title IX Investigation into Los Angeles Unified School District

The Department of Education’s Title IX investigation into LAUSD raises a grave question: whether the district placed the continued employment of adults credibly accused of sexual misconduct above the safety of children. If the Department’s allegations are true, LAUSD did not remove danger. It reassigned it.

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April 30, 2026

L.A. Unified payouts reach $200 million in Mark Berndt student abuse claims after latest settlement

The Los Angeles Unified School District has agreed to pay $30.5 million to 19 more students who said they were victims of Mark Berndt, a convicted serial child molester, bringing the amount the district has paid out in connection with his crimes to more than $200 million, attorneys said Thursday.

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April 17, 2026

Attorneys believe there are more sexual assault victims of now-former Avon day care worker

Attorneys believe there are more victims involving a now-former Avon day care employee who was arrested earlier this month after allegedly sexually assaulting a 4-year-old child at the facility.

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April 14, 2026

Ex-UCLA campus gynecologist pleads guilty to 13 sex crimes, resentenced to 11 years in prison

A former UCLA campus gynecologist whose conviction on sex-related charges involving two women was reversed by an appeals court in February pleaded guilty Tuesday to 13 felony counts.

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April 13, 2026

California shouldn’t water down justice for these child sexual abuse survivors

The recent revelation from 95-year-old Dolores Huerta that César Chávez sexually abused her decades ago is a stark reminder of what research has long shown: the ramifications of sexual abuse are profound and lifelong, and it often takes survivors decades to speak out about what they experienced when they were young.

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April 9, 2026

California, America Grapple with ‘Epidemic of Sexual Abuse’ in Schools

A California school district failed to properly investigate more than 100 allegations of sexual misconduct perpetrated against students by school employees over nearly a decade, investigators determined last month.

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April 8, 2026

Lawsuit filed against Avon daycare's corporate parent following sexual assault allegations

A lawsuit was filed on Wednesday against an Avon daycare's corporate parent, where an employee was arrested and charged with sexual assault and risk of injury to a child.

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April 8, 2026

Lawsuit filed against Avon daycare after staff member charged with sexual assault

A lawsuit has been filed against an Avon daycare, claiming it failed to protect children from an employee who was charged with sexual assault.

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March 18, 2026

California sex abuse laws could put the U.F.W. at significant financial risk

The allegations against Cesar Chavez could have sweeping legal and financial implications for the United Farm Workers, legal experts say, because California in recent years has lengthened the statute of limitations for victims to file civil sexual abuse claims.

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February 17, 2026

California schools face a new budget hit: Soaring insurance costs after sex abuse lawsuits

A recent state law lifted the statute of limitations on sex abuse lawsuits, driving a huge increase in payouts by school districts and government agencies. It has also increased insurance premiums for all agencies.

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February 13, 2026

Cedars-Sinai didn't act on four decades of complaints about gynecologist's sexual abuse, lawsuits allege

For decades, according to lawsuits now filed by hundreds of former patients, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center allegedly ignored or minimized repeated complaints that obstetrician-gynecologist Dr. Barry Brock was sexually abusing women under the guise of medical care.

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February 9, 2026

Will California lawmakers break their promise to child sexual abuse survivors?

California’s Legislature is considering revising a state law that has enabled more victims of child sexual abuse to sue public schools. This column argues against reforming the law.

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February 3, 2026

New Trial Ordered for Former U.C.L.A. Gynecologist Convicted of Sex Abuse

James M. Heaps was sentenced to 11 years in prison in April 2023. A note from the jury to the judge during deliberations was never disclosed, and an appeals court said the case must be retried.

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January 29, 2026

The Enduring Stain of Our Community’s ‘Open Secret,’ and a Mount Kisco Native’s Heroic

Decades-long allegations of abuse by youth coach Jimmy Collins in Mount Kisco, New York have left lasting trauma and a community reckoning. One local man’s journey from childhood teammate to lead plaintiff helped expose how the “open secret” of Collins’ misconduct persisted for generations despite warnings and institutional failures.

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December 1, 2025

USA Gymnastics and Olympic sports watchdog failed to stop coach’s sexual abuse, lawsuits allege

Two former youth gymnasts in Iowa have filed lawsuits alleging that USA Gymnastics and the U.S. Center for SafeSport failed to act on multiple reports warning about coach Sean Gardner’s abusive behavior, allowing him continued access to children despite years of documented complaints.

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November 12, 2025

$4B Sex Abuse Settlement Scandal Spurs California State Bar Complaints

Lawyers behind a record $4 billion sex abuse settlement with Los Angeles County have brought in a second mediator to oversee potential fraud after an article in the Los Angeles Times last month revealed that recruiters paid cash to potential plaintiffs on behalf of Downtown LA Law Group.

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October 23, 2025

Victorville school district will pay $12.5 million to settle sex abuse lawsuits by 8 former students

Former guidance counselor Eric Lynn Brown, who worked in the school district from 1991 to 2002, was sentenced to 102 years in prison

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October 23, 2025

VVUHSD settles child sex abuse lawsuit brought by 8 victims for $12.5 million

Victor Valley Union High School District has agreed to a $12.5 million settlement in a lawsuit brought by eight victims over child sexual abuse committed by a then-counselor at a Victorville junior high school decades ago, attorneys for the plaintiffs announced Wednesday, Oct. 22.

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October 10, 2025

West Linn doctor accused of sexually abusing patients pleads not guilty to 11 charges

David Farley appeared in court Friday, five years after his patients first reported his abuse to police.

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October 10, 2025

West Linn doctor enters plea in case charging him with sex abuse of patients

A former West Linn doctor previously accused in civil court of preying on dozens of patients was arrested Friday and criminally charged with sexually abusing two women and a girl under the age of 14.

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September 16, 2025

Redlands Unified settles sex abuse lawsuit for $1.4 million with first alleged victim of Laura Whitehurst

'If they had acted in 2007 and removed her from the classroom, she never would have injured our clients and other children,' said attorney Morgan Stewart

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September 12, 2025

California's sex abuse law caused a ‘feeding frenzy.’ Lawmakers can't find a fix.

This is an engineered crisis by school districts and public entities to scream to the Legislature when there are solutions built into the law already,” said Morgan Stewart, a partner at Manly, Stewart & Finaldi.

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August 20, 2025

Michigan couple held in Mexican prison for month over timeshare dispute claims resort ‘weaponized’ criminal justice system

Michigan couple held in a Mexican maximum security prison for a month over a timeshare dispute have filed suit against a resort, claiming it “weaponized” the Cancun judicial system and coerced them to sign an NDA while armed guards stood watching, court papers show.

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