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High School Teacher in Orange County Charged with Sexual Assault
On Tuesday, July 23rd, female math teacher M.L. Johnson was charged with multiple counts of sexual assault. The Brea Olinda High School math teacher – a 45-year-old resident of Anaheim, California – was charged with 9 felony counts for the sexual assault of a 17-year-old male student at the school. Reports have since revealed…
San Dimas Teacher’s Aide Arrested on Suspicion of Unlawful Sex with Student
A female San Dimas teacher’s aide was recently arrested on suspicion of unlawful intercourse with a minor, marking the second time in a month that a Southland teacher was taken into custody for having sex with a student. Law enforcement officers from the Los Angeles County Sherriff’s Department arrested 31-year-old Mandy Morales this Wednesday…
Proposed California Bill to Extend Statute of Limitations for Abuse Victims
A proposed bill weaving its way through the California legislature intends to extend the statute of limitations for victims of child sexual abuse. Under current California law, child sexual abuse survivors typically have until the age of 26 to file civil sexual abuse claims against a religious or civic institutions where the offender worked….
Corona Teacher Arrested on Suspicion of Sexual Misconduct with Students
A Corona high school teacher was arrested this past Thursday on suspicion of sexual misconduct with students. According to reports from the Corona Police Department, the Corona-Norco Unified School District informed local law enforcement of a possible inappropriate relationship between 31-year-old Summer Michelle Hansen and a former student on Tuesday. Upon investigation, additional victims…
Victims of Alleged O.C. ‘Sexting’ Baseball Coach Encouraged to Come Forward
Following yesterday’s arraignment of an Orange Country baseball coach who allegedly sent sexually explicit text messages to two teenage boys, local authorizes are encouraging other potential victims, as well as anyone with more information about the pending investigation, to come forward. Edwin Alan Wikstrom of Anaheim, a volunteer coach for Katella High School’s baseball…
Sixth-Grade Teacher Charged with Sexually Assaulting Student, Stuns Community
News of a Simi Valley, CA elementary school teacher’s arrest this week stunned local residents. 32-year-old Malia Brooks, said to be an exemplary teacher, was arrested shortly after 4:00 p.m. on charges relating to an “inappropriate relationship” she had with an unidentified boy. The arrest came after a four-month investigation during which Brooks was…
L.A. County Parks & Rec Worker Accused of Lewd Acts with Children
An L.A. County Parks & Recreation worker is in police custody on suspicion of child sexual abuse. The Los Angeles Times reports that the suspect (D.L.J.) is held on multiple counts of lewd acts with a child, including inappropriate touching. The L.A. Sheriff’s Department said that the 62-year-old man preyed on children under the…
L.A. Unified Was Aware of Sexual Misconduct, Document Says
A confidential document, dated October 2009, indicates the L.A. Unified School District may have known about sexual misconduct at De La Torre Elementary School and failed to take action. The document reports a protest conducted by parents near the back gate of the elementary school in Wilmington, where police arrested a 57-year-old teacher earlier…