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Fontana Unified pays $14 million to settle sex abuse lawsuits involving predatory ex-teacher

'They paid out everything they had in terms of coverage,' an attorney for the victims

Larry Nassar survivor supports sex abuse awareness training for elementary kids

The first known survivor of sexual abuse at the hands of prolific pedophile Larry Nassar is advocating for sex awareness education in children from when they are in kindergarten.

Teacher’s aide, Beaumont Unified School District sued over her alleged sexual harassment of students

Two boys allegedly targeted by a Beaumont Unified School District teacher's aide suspected of sending them explicit images and repeatedly harassing them in an attempt to sleep with them sued her and the district for infliction of emotional distress and negligence, it was announced today.

Alum Rock school district covered up convicted teacher’s abuse of students

SAN JOSE — Eleven girls who say they were sexually abused by a convicted former teacher are suing the Alum Rock Union School District, claiming administrators conspired to cover up his past misconduct and move him around schools instead of reporting him to authorities.

East San José School Conspired to Hide Teacher's Sexual Abuse, 11 Victims Allege in Lawsuit

Eleven victims in a lawsuit filed on Wednesday, June 12, allege the current interim superintendent at the Alum Rock Union Elementary School District and former staff conspired to cover up sexual abuse by a former teacher.

‘Monster’ music teacher accused of sexually abusing students in 3 San Jose schools

A new lawsuit filed on behalf of students accuses the Alum Rock Union School District of placing a “serial pedophile” in three San Jose schools where he allegedly abused more than thirty female students.

Judge Allows Jimmy Collins Sex Abuse Lawsuits to Proceed Against Village of MT. Kisco, Boys & Girls Club

NYS Supreme Court Judge Alexandra Murphy rejected motions filed by the Village of Mt. Kisco and the Boys & Girls Club to remove themselves from lawsuits filed by 11 alleged victims of James “Jimmy” Collins. Collins, now in prison, is accused of sexually abusing 16 boys over a period of 40 years, starting in the 1970’s in his role as a coach, counselor and janitor for the Village of Mt. Kisco, the Boys Club of Northern Westchester and Chappaqua School District.

Barstow Unified settles teacher sex abuse suit for $2.38 million

“Barstow Unified School District has a child sexual abuse scandal brewing that is on par with what we have seen within Redlands Unified School District and the Los Angeles Unified School District,” the victim’s attorney, Morgan Stewart, said in a May 23 statement.

Redlands Unified ‘systematically violated laws’ protecting kids from abuse, California AG says

Redlands Unified has paid more than $45.5 million to settle teacher sex abuse lawsuits since 2016

Ex-Redlands teacher who sexually abused middle school students released from prison decades early

A former Redlands middle school teacher convicted in 2005 of sexually abusing three male students and sentenced to more than 74 years in prison, has been released from custody and is now living in Palm Desert. Sean Ramiro Lopez, 50, who taught at Clement Middle School from 1999 to 2002, is listed on the Megan’s Law database as “very low risk” to commit a new sexual offense. Under terms of his release, Lopez will spend the first six months of his parole in transitional housing.

Is Harvey Weinstein’s California conviction in jeopardy after N.Y. appeals ruling?

Shortly after a New York appeals court overturned Harvey Weinstein’s conviction on rape charges in Manhattan, a defense attorney in the disgraced movie mogul’s Los Angeles case said the same should happen in California.

Justice Department settles with Larry Nassar victims for $138.7 million

The Justice Department announced Tuesday it has agreed to pay nearly $139 million to victims of former Team USA gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar, settling legal claims brought over the department’s failure to investigate allegations that could have brought the convicted child molester to justice sooner and prevented dozens of assaults.

West Linn Tidings: Farley patients want grand jury transcripts released, rebut DA’s claims

WMAR 2 News Baltimore: Archdiocese of Baltimore child sex abuse survivor speaks out as deadline approaches

KATU: Former Patients of West Linn Doctor Hope City Reports Leads AG To File Criminal Charges

ESPN: Ex-NFL CB Shareece Wright alleges sexual assault by trainer

An ex-Olympian pleads guilty to sexually assaulting boys – but the total number of victims ‘remains unknown,’ DA says

AP News: Victims recall lifetimes of trauma as former Olympian pleads guilty to molesting boys in 1970s

Megan Thee Stallion Could Face Legal Trouble

The Violation of Taylor Swift

Orange County Register: $10 Million Settlement Reached in Clergy Child Sexual Abuse Case in Orange, LA Counties

Los Angeles Times: A Pedophile Priest. A $10-million payout. A Monster Who Won’t Leave My Life

Most reporters have covered a story so disturbing that they never want to think about it again — yet the evil subject makes it impossible to ever forget.

Los Angeles Times: Civil Lawsuit Filed Against Hoag and O.C. Doctor Charged with Sexually Assaulting Patients

Los Angeles Times: LAUSD to settle suits involving teacher notorious for semen ‘tasting’ games

Los Angeles Times: O.C. school districts to pay total of $4.8 million to former students abused by water polo coach

The Orange County Register: 2 Orange County School Districts Reach Combined $4.8 Million Settlement with Sex Abuse Survivors

Los Angeles Times: Kids complained for years about sexually abusive probation officers. Some of them still work for L.A. County

The Sacramento Bee: Northern CA man charged in sex abuse case target of new lawsuit

Los Angeles Times: Column: No hosannas, only hypocrisy. Goodbye, Bishop Tod D. Brown

KPBS: George Tyndall, former USC gynecologist accused of sexual misconduct, found dead

Orlando Sentinel: National Cheerleading Groups ignored warnings about disgraced Clermont coach, lawsuit says

USC Annenberg Media: A Survivor Speaks on the Death of George Tyndall

The New York Times: George Tyndall, U.S.C. Gynecologist Accused of Sex Abuse, Found Dead

The Sacramento Bee: A pedophile priest fled the U.S. The FBI tracked him. How a California DA let him slip away

The Baltimore Sun: Baltimore archdiocese’s bankruptcy threat a ‘smoke screen’ in sexual abuse scandal

The Orange County Register: Case against notorious OC priest could be 1st in new wave of sexual abuse trials

Redlands Daily Facts: Redlands Unified settles Whitehurts sex abuse lawsuit for $2.25 million

Redlands Daily Facts: Retired Redlands middle school principal surrenders credentials over sex abuse scandal

Redlands Daily Facts: Redlands Unified settles another sex abuse lawsuit for $1.9 million

Santa Barbara Independent: Sexual Abuse Lawsuit Against Santa Barbara Unified, Former Teacher Settles for $950,000