Although the allegations involving two former Los Angeles area elementary school teachers may be different from other sex abuse cases, the choice of victim is hardly unique. The fundamental elements [...]
Clergy Sexual Abuse Information
Berndt, Springer Used Impoverished School District as Hunting Ground
More Photos Surface in LA School Teacher Sex Abuse Case
February 9, 2012 – The controversy surrounding a Los Angeles elementary school where two former teachers were detained last week on lewdness charges deepened yesterday when 200 more inappropriate photos [...]
LA Schools Superintendent to Meet with Parents to Discuss Sex Abuse Case
The head of Los Angeles schools is set to meet with parents of students from a local elementary school where two teachers were arrested for lewd sex acts with young [...]
Second Teacher Arrested in L.A. School Sex Abuse Case
February 3, 2012 – A second Miramonte Elementary School instructor was arrested just days after a third grade teacher was charged with lewd acts on nearly two dozen children between [...]
Five New Victims Identified in L.A. School Teacher Sex Abuse Case
February 6, 2012 – Five more alleged victims have come forward since the arrest of a former Miramonte Elementary School teacher who has been accused of sexually abusing at least [...]
El Paso Catholic Church to Pay $1.6M Over Sexual Abuse Lawsuit
The Catholic Diocese in El Paso, Texas, has been ordered to pay $1.6 million to settle a legal complaint involving allegations of sexual abuse by a former Cathedral High School [...]
The Christian Brothers Order: A History of Sexual Abuse
Plagued by a torrent of recent physical and sexual abuse lawsuits, the Congregation of Christian Brothers in North America has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The controversial religious order has [...]
Christian Brothers Files for Bankruptcy to Limit Sex Abuse Lawsuits
In April 2011, the Christian Brothers order filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in an attempt to stifle the growing number of abuse claims and legal liability exposure surrounding the organization. [...]
Christian Brothers Sexual Abuse Lawsuit
Over the past several years, evidence of severe physical and sexual abuse has been reported involving children under the care of Christian Brothers schools and institutions. In 2005, the Irish [...]
California Supreme Court to Rule on Sex Abuse Statute of Limitations
January 11, 2012 – Last week, the California Supreme Court appeared reluctant to give alleged victims of child molestation the right to sue decades after the abuse took place. Several [...]
