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  • Former Saddleback College Counselor Accused of Soliciting Sex from Students

    Financial aid counselor Javier Alberto Williams of Saddleback College is accused of soliciting sex from students and extorting a student into sending him naked pictures. He is now facing criminal charges after he pleaded not guilty in April to a felony count of extortion, four misdemeanor counts of engaging and agreeing to engage in prostitution, and a misdemeanor count of receiving stolen ...
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  • New Bill Requires Athletic Organizations to Report Sexual Abuse

    On March 3 rd , a group of U.S. senators introduced legislation designed to protect amateur athletes by requiring coaches and trainers to report any suspected sexual abuse. In light of the recent allegations surrounding the USA Gymnastics, USA Swimming, and USA Taekwondo organizations and the unreported abuse their athletes endured, legislatures decided to take action. The proposed bill requires ...
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  • Temecula Valley Doctor Facing 31 Counts of Sexual Assault

    In a disturbing piece of recent news, a Temecula Valley doctor is currently facing 31 felony and misdemeanor counts of sexually abusing patients and is now being held in lieu of a $3 million bail. Jury deliberations are already underway. John Francis McGuire, 45, of Escondido, has been accused of groping and sexually assaulting numerous female patients and is now facing charges or sexual battery ...
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  • Montebello Teacher Arrested on Suspicion of Statutory Rape of 17-Year-Old Student

    Montebello Teacher Arrested on Suspicion of Statutory Rape of 17-Year-Old Student Brian Lee Ward, 46, was arrested Friday in Whittier. Ward is a high school teacher at Vail High School in the Montebello Unified School District. 2017 Southern California Images in the News "Ward had developed a sexual relationship with the student over the course of several months in 2016," a police statement read. ...
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  • Former OC Teacher Convicted of Child Exploitation Visited Philippines for Sex

    A former Orange County teacher has been convicted of child exploitation after prosecutors said he traveled to the Philippines to have sex with young girls and videotaped the encounters. For more information and the whole story, go to: http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Former-SoCal-Teacher-Convicted-Exploitation-Visited-Philippines-Sex-401931146.html
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  • 'Rehab mogul' accused of sexually assaulting patients and 'elaborate' fraud

    The founder of 19 sober-living facilities in Southern California and Colorado was arrested Thursday on suspicion of sexually assaulting more than a dozen female patients as well as defrauding insurers in an elaborate $176-million scheme, authorities said. For more information and the whole story, go to: http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-chris-bathum-sexual-assault-arrest-20161110-story.h ...
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  • University High School Boys Water Polo Coach Arrested on Suspicion of Sex With Student

    Coleman Pickell, a walk-on boys water polo coach at University High School in Irvine, California, has been arrested for allegedly having sex with a minor female student. At this stage, Irvine Police have released few details, however it is known that Pickell is 23 years old. For more information and the whole story, go to: http://www.ocweekly.com/news/coleman-pickell-is-in-a-pickle-accused-of-unla ...
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  • Second Student Files Suit Against Hesperia Unified School District

    A second student has come forwarded and filed suit against Hesperia Unified School District, alleging that there exists a culture of sexual hazing on the Oak Hills High School football team. The Plaintiff, an 18 year old known in court filings as John KZ Doe, is the second victim of hazing at the school to come forward and make such allegations. The first plaintiff's case is scheduled for trial on ...
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  • High School Hazing Discussed in Depth by ESPN

    ESPN's Outside The Lines has pointed its spotlight at the epidemic of hazing in high school sports. The investigative piece features an interviews with attorneys from Manly, Stewart & Finaldi, and focuses on the case of one of the firm's clients, who has sued Hesperia Unified School District following a horrific incident of violent sexual hazing in the boys' locker room. For more information and ...
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  • Entertainment Lawyer Linked to Childrens' Shows Enters Not Guilty Plea in Child Sex Case

    Benjamin Lawson Adams, the entertainment attorney who was recently arrested upon suspicion of engaging in sexual intercourse with a minor, has pled not guilty. Adams was charged with three counts of lewd acts upon a child, oral copulation of a person under 16, two counts of sexual penetration by a foreign object and one count of sodomy of a person under 16. The sexual assaults allegedly occurred ...
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  • Athletic Director Arrested on Suspicion of Having Sex with a Minor; Flees to Vegas

    Juan Ivan Barajas, the 36 year old athletic director at San Gabriel Mission High School has been arrested on suspicion of having sex with a 15 year old female student. Barajas fled with his victim to Las Vegas when her parents learned of the abuse. Barajas was arrested by Henderson, NV, police and booked. For more information and the whole story, go to: http://abc7.com/news/san-gabriel-coach-arres ...
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  • Long Beach Teacher Arrested on Suspicion of "Continual Sexual Abuse" of Student

    Jason Gorski, 43, has been arrested on suspicion of continually sexually abusing a male student of his from 2007 to 2009, while the child was 12 to 15 years old. At the time, Gorski was teacher at a private school in Long Beach. Since then, he has left the school and was arrested in Buena Park. Gorski was also an elder within the Jehovah's Witness Church. Disturbingly, the abuse was reported to ...
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  • Massage Therapist Arrested for Sexual Assault

    Jesse Douglas Walker, a 31 masseuse at Elements Massage in Laguna Niguel, was arrested following the sexual assault of a 20 year old female patron. Walker had been employed at Elements for one year, and had held a previous position as a masseuse at Revive Massage and Body Work in Irvine, California. Anyone with additional information or believes they were a victim is asked to call the Orange ...
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  • Debate Rages Over Stanford University Rape Case

    National debate continues to rage across the country as individuals weigh the sentence handed down by Judge Aaron Persky following the guilty verdict in the trial of Brock Turner, who was accused of raping Jane Doe while she was unconscious. The case has drawn national scrutiny because despite the guilty verdict and eye witnesses to the crime, Turner was sentenced to only six months in jail. ...
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  • Entertainment Industry Attorney Arrested on Suspicion of Sex With a Minor

    Benjamin Lawson Adams, a 30 year old entertainment law attorney in Los Angeles, has been arrested on suspicion of engaging in sexual activity with a minor in Manhattan Beach, California. An arrest warrant had been issued for several counts of sex and sodomy with a minor under the age of 16. Manhattan Beach Police are concerned that Adams used his title and position in the entertainment industry to ...
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  • Another Redlands Teacher Arrested on Suspicion of Child Sexual Abuse

    Kevin Patrick Kirkland, a 56 year old math teacher at Redlands High School has been arrested on suspicion of engaging in sexual acts with a young girl from the age of 16 until she reached 18. Kirkland has been arrested and is set to appear in a San Bernardino County Court on Monday. This is only the latest of several recent incidents of child molestation by teachers within the Redlands Unified ...
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  • LAUSD School Police Officer Arrested on Suspicion of Attempted Child SexTrafficking

    Mauricio Edgardo Estrada, a 28 year old police officer with the Los Angeles Unified School District Police Department, has been arrested on suspicion of child sex trafficking. Estrada responded to a Craigslist advertisement offering a 15 year old girl for sex in exchange for $150.00. The advertisement was in truth a sting operation, and Estrada was conversing with an undercover officer. Estrada is ...
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  • Huntington Beach High School Coach Arrested on Suspicion of Lewd Conduct

    Huntington Beach High School girls volleyball coach, Troy Linehan Crutchfield, has been arrested on suspicion of sending sexually explicit videos to a minor. Crutchfield, 26, has worked for various girls volleyball programs, including Cal State Long Beach and Long Beach City College. It is believed that the victim was not a member of Crutchfield's volleyball team. For more information and the ...
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  • Catholic Priest in Modesto Placed on Leave Pending Investigation Into Allegations of Sexual Misconduct

    Rev. Editho Mascardo, a priest at Modesto's Holy Family Catholic Church, has been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation into allegations that he engaged in inappropriate conduct with a minor. The Holy Family Catholic Church is part of the Diocese of Stockton, overseen by Bishop Stephen Blaire. The Stockton Police Department is investigating the allegations. For more information ...
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  • Criminal Charges Brought Against Franciscan Friars Following Molestation Revelations

    Three leaders of the Franciscan Religious Order, Giles Schinelli, Robert D'Aversa and Anthony M. Criscitelli, have been criminally charged following allegations that they knowingly allowed a child molester to take on jobs, including a position as a high school athletic trainer, that enabled him to molest more than 100 children. That friar, Stephen Baker, killed himself in 2013 after church ...
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  • School Resource Officer Arrested on Suspicion of Having sex With a Minor

    Tyler Hormel, a 35 year old officer with the Madera County Sheriff's Department has been arrested following allegations that he had sex with a minor female. Hormel was a school resource officer in Chowchilla. Though it is unclear at this time where Hormel was assigned at the time of the rape, it is noted that hewas assigned in August 2013 to be the campus resource officer for the Chowchilla ...
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  • Middle School Teacher Arrested on Child Molestation Charges

    Curt Myer, a 65 year old teacher at Reef Sunset Middle School, within the Reef Sunset Unified School District outside of Fresno, has been arrested on child molestation charges. Meyer was booked in the Kings County Jail on eight counts of lewd and lascivious acts upon a child and a weapons charge. For more information and the whole story, go to: http://abc30.com/news/reef-sunset-middle-school-teach ...
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  • Murrieta Teacher Pleads Not Guilty to Child Molestation Charges

    Shannon Fosgett, an earth sciences teacher at Murieta Valley High School within the Murrieta Valley Unified School District, has pled Not Guilty to several felony counts stemming from allgations that she engaged in sexual activity with a minor. Fosgett was arrested in December, and is currently on leave from the district. For more information and the whole story, go to: http://ktla.com/2016/01/29/ ...
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  • Baseball Coach Pleads Guilty to Sending Sexually Explicit Texts to Boys

    Edwin Alan Wikstrom, a former boys baseball coach at Katella High School in Irvine, has pled guilty to sending sexually explicit text messages to a young boys whom he met through his coaching position. Wikstrom was arrested in 2013, but only on Decmeber 7, 2015 did he plead guilty to four counts of exhibition of lewd material to a minor, two counts of lewd acts on a child 14 or 15, and a count ...
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  • Murietta Teacher Arrested on Charges of Child Molestation

    A 44 year old earth sciences teacher at Murrieta Valley High School has been arrested on suspicion of engaging in sexual activities with a male minor. That teacher, Shannon Fosgett, turned herself in this week after allegations came to light, and a young boy told police that he had had sex with Fosgett. For more information and the whole story, go to: http://ktla.com/2015/12/05/murrieta-valley-hig ...
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