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Records Show LAUSD Knew of Issues with Miramonte Teacher Since 1983
The complex case involving a Miramonte elementary school teacher accused of committing lewd acts against children has drawn much attention from the media and concerned parents. Now, new information has revealed that the Los Angeles Unified School District was aware of complaints and allegations of inappropriate behavior against the teacher, Mark Berndt, since 1983….
Male Day Care Worker Arrested on Suspicion of Lewd Acts with Child
On Aug. 23, 2014, the Orange County Register published an article about a La Mirada man who was arrested on suspicion of lewd acts with a 3-year-old girl. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said that the reported victim was a family member, but investigators learned that the defendant, Thomas Burke Pulver, had worked…
Lake Forest Piano Teacher Arrested on Suspicion of Committing Lewd Acts on Children
On Sunday August 10, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department announced that they arrested a Lake Forest piano teacher after investigating the man for lewd acts on a child. The suspect, John Mordecai Scott, taught piano lessons from his home and is suspected of taking and showing lewd photographs of at least two elementary school-age…
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…
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 Faces Allegations for Destroying Evidence in Child Abuse Cases
A former Chief risk officer for the Los Angeles Unified School District recently stepped forward to discuss the school district’s alleged destruction of evidence regarding the high-profile Miramonte sex scandal. George Breed, whose contract was not renewed by the district, spoke with NBC 4 about the case. Breed states that the allegations were revealed…