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Elementary School Teacher’s Aide Assaults Students & Staff, Injures 5
Monday morning brought with it a bizarre set of events at one San Fernando Valley elementary school. Shortly after drop-off time at Van Nuys Elementary School yesterday morning, a female teacher’s aide allegedly began assaulting fellow staff members and several students. According to authorities, the teacher’s aide was acting erratically and began throwing chairs….
LAUSD Fined $6,000 for Failing to Disclose Miramonte Abuse Photos
In a significant ruling last Friday, a judge approved a $6,000 fine against the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) for its failure to disclose photos relating to the Miramonte Elementary School abuse scandal. The case – which resulted in former teacher Mark Berndt being sentenced to 25 years for sexually abusing students –…
Former LAUSD Teacher Charged with Sexually Abusing Students Pleads No Contest
On Thursday, May 29, a former Los Angeles Unified School District elementary school teacher pled no contest to charges that he molested several students and a relative. The teacher, 58-year-old Robert Pimentel, was a teacher at George De La Torre Jr. Elementary School in Wilmington. According to the authorities, Pimentel sexually abused four female…
Sexual Abuse Lawsuit Filed Against Missionary, Mormon Church
A lawsuit filed on Friday May 2, 2014 is alleging that a woman was repeatedly sexually abused as a teenager by a Mormon missionary in Rancho Mirage and Palm Desert. The suit also claims that a church bishop and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints covered up the abuse. The lawsuit was…
LAUSD Admits to Destruction of Abuse Records, Reveals Miramonte Scandal Details
A Los Angeles Superior Court Judges’ summary of an investigation on former Miramonte Elementary School teacher Mark Berndt has revealed even more shocking details than previously released. Berndt – who was sentenced in November to 25 years in prison – had sparked a storm of nationwide controversy after it was discovered that he abused…
Los Angeles Drama Teacher Charged with 26 Felony Counts of Sexual Abuse of Students
A Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) drama teacher arrested on Friday was formally charged this Tuesday – February 25 – on charges relating to the sexual assault of two minors. Peter Christopher Gomez, a 48-year old teacher from La Habra, was taken into custody early Friday afternoon by LAPD officers. Officials from the…
LA Archdiocese Settles Last of Priest Abuse Suits, Pays Over $740 Million
Last week, the Los Angeles Archdiocese settled what is believed to be the last pending lawsuit involving sexual abuse against the church by reaching a $13 million agreement with 17 victims. The case involved Father Nicolas Aguilar-Rivera, a cleric from Mexico, who had allegedly molested more than two dozen boys over the course of…
The “Healing Hands” of One Norwalk Pastor Are Responsible for the Sexual Violation of More Than 20 Women, News Sources Claim
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…