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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….
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…
The Senators Firm Investigates Tattoo Ink-Related Infections Resulting in Serious Injuries
Permanent body tattooing has become a huge industry in the United States as the acceptance of “body art” by younger generations has brought the practice outside of grimy storefronts in the seamier sections of urban areas and into the mainstream. Recent figures indicate that annual spending on tattoos by US consumers exceeds $1.65 billion…
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…
Boy Bullied at Miramonte Required Surgery for Serious Injury
Charges continue to stack against the Los Angeles School District as families file lawsuits related to child abuse and bullying at Miramonte Elementary School. In the most recent case, a mother has claimed that her special needs son was bullied so violently that he had to have one of his testicles removed. The boy’s…
Records Uncovered in LAUSD Child Abuse Investigation
In an ongoing child abuse investigation involving a teacher from the Los Angeles Unified School District, a number of Suspected Child Abuse Reports (“SCAR”) have surfaced. These records are among many documents that LAUSD claims to have destroyed in 2008. The recent discovery has escalated the controversy over alleged retention of information throughout the…
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…
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…