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In the 330-page confidential personnel file on former priest C. Rodriguez, Rodriguez himself reveals how the church intentionally shielded his confession to molesting a minor. Only one among dozens of other priest files with similar claims of sexual indiscretions, the Rodriguez file stands out. It’s rare to read a priest’s first-person account of his…

Last Friday, September 27th, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned that the antibacterial drug Tygacil can increase the risk of death among users. For both intended and unintended uses of the drug, Tygacil can be fatal, as stated by the FDA last week. A product of Pfizer Inc., Tygacil will soon come with…

Acetaminophen, a drug renowned for its safety, has been the source of more than 1,500 deaths in the United States in the last 10 years. The popular pain reliever is an active ingredient in brand-name drugs such as Tylenol and it is used by tens of millions of individuals on a weekly basis. However,…

A new lawsuit was filed in the Los Angeles Superior Court last week, the claims of which allege that A. Gonzalez – an El Sereno Elementary School teacher – engaged in sexually abusive behaviors with past and current students of the elementary school. As the lawsuit suggests, no fewer than 15 children were sexually…

In a claim filed last Friday, September 20th, the Mt. Diablo school district and 6 of its former employees were accused of sexually abusing students at a local elementary school. The allegations concern issues that stem as far back as 2010, when popular Woodside Elementary school teacher, J.M., wrote a suspicious and uncomfortable note…

Associate pastor of the Las Buenas Nuevas Church in Norwalk was arrested last Friday, September 13th, on suspicion of sexual assault. According to the allegations made against him, J.J. Castro (age 53) spent his 8 years working as an associate pastor of the Norwalk church doing much more than just his religious duties. More…

Confidential personnel files of a dozen priests and nuns have been released, all of which accuse these members of the catholic order of sexually abusing children for decades on end. Considered to be trusted religious leaders in the Los Angeles Archdiocese, the priests and nuns who have been accused of sexual abuse for the…

When a sex scandal broke in the Spring of 1992 at St. Joseph Elementary School in Placentia, both parents and teachers raised their arms in outrage. The principal of the elementary school – a former Vicentian – was behind the controversy, which stemmed from the administrative figure’s distasteful habit of physically and verbally assaulting…