This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today.
This is an archival story that predates current editorial management.
This archival content was written, edited, and published prior to LAist's acquisition by its current owner, Southern California Public Radio ("SCPR"). Content, such as language choice and subject matter, in archival articles therefore may not align with SCPR's current editorial standards. To learn more about those standards and why we make this distinction, please click here.
Ex-Cop Pleads No Contest To Molesting 14-Year-Old In 'Explorer Program'
A former Irwindale police officer pleaded no contest today to molesting a 14-year-old girl who was a member of the department's youth program for students interested in law enforcement careers.
Daniel Camerano, 27, was an adviser in the Explorer Program, and began an inappropriate relationship with the girl in May 2009 and it continued through to December 2010, according to the L.A. County District Attorney's Office. The L.A. Times reported that Camerano allegedly sexually molested the girl in a police station room that was the home base for their Explorer Program.
He pleaded no contest to the felony charges of using a minor for sex acts, oral copulation of a person under 16 and contact with minor for sexual offense.
The eight-year police veteran, who resigned from his post in June, also admitted to sending sexually-laced text messages to a 17-year-old Explorer scout in November 2012.
He'll be sentenced in court on Jan. 20, 2015 to two years and eight months in prison, and be registered as a sex offender for the rest of his life, under the terms of his plea settlement.
You come to LAist because you want independent reporting and trustworthy local information. Our newsroom doesn’t answer to shareholders looking to turn a profit. Instead, we answer to you and our connected community. We are free to tell the full truth, to hold power to account without fear or favor, and to follow facts wherever they lead. Our only loyalty is to our audiences and our mission: to inform, engage, and strengthen our community.
Right now, LAist has lost $1.7M in annual funding due to Congress clawing back money already approved. The support we receive from readers like you will determine how fully our newsroom can continue informing, serving, and strengthening Southern California.
If this story helped you today, please become a monthly member today to help sustain this mission. It just takes 1 minute to donate below.
Your tax-deductible donation keeps LAist independent and accessible to everyone.
Right now, LAist has lost $1.7M in annual funding due to Congress clawing back money already approved. The support we receive from readers like you will determine how fully our newsroom can continue informing, serving, and strengthening Southern California.
If this story helped you today, please become a monthly member today to help sustain this mission. It just takes 1 minute to donate below.
Your tax-deductible donation keeps LAist independent and accessible to everyone.
Senior Vice President News, Editor in Chief
