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Sexual and Religious Harassment Case Settled Against L.A. Fire Department
A recent lawsuit forced the Los Angeles City Fire Department to settle a significant claim after several of its members were accused of sexual and religious harassment. Anthony Almeida’s harassment claim against the fire department was determined by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to be founded on multiple grounds. Therefore, the two…
California Court: Schools Liable For Hiring Molesters
School districts can be held liable for administrators who learn that an employee may be prone to molesting children but fail to take action to protect students, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday. The unanimous ruling came in a 2007 case of molestation of a 15-year-old boy by the head guidance counselor at a…
Former Elementary School Teacher Arrested on Twenty-Three Counts of Sexual Abuse
The onslaught of sexual deviants that have preyed on the youth of our nation continues to metastasize itself throughout the community. Contributing to this already disturbing epidemic are the actions of one, Mark Brendt. Brendt, a former school teacher in South L.A., was taken into custody on Monday and charged with the lewd and…
South Los Angeles Elementary School Witnesses the Arrest of Two Teachers Following Allegations of Sexual Abuse
Friday witnessed the arrest of Martin B. springer, for his alleged involvement in the sexual assault of two female students. The current allegations leveled against Springer serve as a painful reminder of similar events that unfolded last week regarding the actions of a fellow faculty member. Mark Berndt, a former teacher at the same…
Disturbing Trend Witnesses Sexual Abuse Target Vulnerable Children
Recent sexual transgressions committed by teachers at Miramonte Elementary School served as a tragic reminder to the influx of sexual abuse cases plaguing our nation’s youth. The lewd and salacious acts committed by Martin Springer and Mark Berndt resemble those of the Penn State tragedy that transpired just months ago. Each situation personified the…
Enraged Parents Protest Recent Transgression at Miramonte Elementary School
The wake of the recent sexual transgressions allegedly committed by two teachers at a Los Angeles elementary school has caused a rift between upset parents and the Los Angeles Unified School District. Following the arrests of Mark Berndt and Martin Springer, who are each suspected of molesting students in class, parents of the children…
Second Miramonte School Teacher Accused of Lewd Acts With Children
Following the arrest of Mark Berndt, a former elementary school teacher accused of 23 individual counts of sexual harassment, Miramonte Elementary School has become the subject of more criticism. Just four days after Berndt was detained by law enforcement officials, police arrested Martin Springer on similar charges. Springer, a teacher himself at Miramonte Elementary…
Jesuit Officials Turn A Blind Eye On A Known Sexual Offender
Former priest Donald J. McGuire is currently serving a 25-year federal sentence after being convicted on several accounts of sexual abuse between 2006 and 2008. However, Jesuit leaders in Chicago are under increased pressure for alleged accounts of sexual abuse that McGuire may have committed over the past 4 decades. The current case filed…