Blog
Senators Firm Abused Client Awarded Over $3M in Trial Against LA Unified
After more than three weeks of trial, a Los Angeles County Superior Court jury today awarded just over $3M to a young sex abuse victim represented by The Senators Firm. The trial involved two children who were abused by former Telfair Elementary School teacher and convicted pedophile, Paul Chapel, who allegedly engaged in the…
The Senators (RET.) Firm, LLP Opens Civil Investigations into Child Sexual Abuse Allegations at Franklin High School and Torrance High School
Lawyers at The Senators (Ret.) Firm, LLP announced today the initiation of investigations into allegations of mass child sexual abuse at two Southern California high school campuses. The firm’s announcement comes in the wake of recent arrests of staff members at Franklin High School in Highland Park and Torrance High School in Torrance. On…
OC District Attorney Seeks Public’s Help Identifying Additional Child Victims
Law Enforcement is Seeking Help Identifying Potential Victims of CEO Charged with Sexual Assault and Child Pornography. January 23, 2015 – The Orange County District Attorney’s Office issued a press release today seeking the help of the public in identifying any minors who were victims of Qayed Murtaza Shareef, the CEO of a publicly…
Boy Scouts Condemn Cover-Ups of Sexual Abuse Within Organization
The Boy Scouts of America has come under fire over the past several years for reports of sexual abuse occurring between younger Scout members and leaders in the organization. In an ongoing civil case in California, the organization attempted to persuade a judge to prevent its internal records from being used as evidence in…
Teacher Pleads Not Guilty to Sexual Abuse Charges in Downey
Investigations into the alleged relationship between a 30-year-old teacher and girls’ soccer coach and a 17-year-old student have led to teacher facing 15 felony counts of sexual acts with a student. He was arrested on Friday, October 17 and pled not guilty. The teacher in question began working at Downey High School last spring…
Former SD School Teacher Charged with Child Molestation
Charges of child molestation have been filed against a former elementary school teacher, Robert Noel Anderson. Anderson formerly taught fourth and sixth grades at Dehesa Elementary School. The man was arrested at his San Diego home, NBC 7 reports. Jan Caldwell, spokesperson for the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department said that the ex-teacher is…
Former Monterey Park Teacher Pleads Guilty to Molesting Special Education Students
On Tuesday July 29, a former Los Angeles County teacher pleaded guilty to several sex crime charges involving special education students at a Monterey Park elementary school. Jose Mosqueda, the 44-year-old teacher, pleaded guilty to three counts of committing lewd acts on a child, as well as one count of continuous sexual abuse. He…
Private School Contacts LAPD to Investigate Former Teacher’s Conduct
On Sunday, July 14, administrators from the Marlborough School – a private female high school in Hancock Park, announced that the school has launched an investigation of a former teacher involving allegations of inappropriate conduct from a decade ago. According to school officials, the Los Angeles Police Department was contacted after a former student…