LAUSD has a long road ahead to deal with the aftermath of the Miramonte scandal, and it would probably help if the tide of sexual abuse allegations against their employees began to stem. But unfortunately, that doesn't seem to be happening: another teacher has been arrested on charges of lewd acts against children, this time at Telfair Elementary School in Pacoima. more ›

The sheriff's department says the claims that there was a third teacher at Miramonte Elementary School who aided and abetted lewd acts against children aren't true. But the sheriff's department said they have not found evidence that this teacher knew what was going on in Berndt's classroom. more ›

This week at Miramonte Elementary kicked off with the arrest of Mark Berndt for allegedly feeding semen to his students, and it is ending with the arrest of another male teacher accused of lewd conduct on his students. more ›

We've done our best to document the recent criminal goings-on of the Explorers program, a program in which teenagers are welcomed into police departments to learn the tricks of the trade. In just the past few months, at least two officers have faced charges of having sex with underage girls who were part of the Explorers. more ›

A priest accused twelve years ago of having a sexual relationship with a teenage girl in the 60s has recently been removed from his parish in Los Angeles, reports the New York Times. CBS Local reports that Reverend Martin P. O'Loghlen, who worked at Holy Name of Mary Church in San Dimas, was removed from any priestly activities, per an announcement Friday by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles. more ›

A second of four suspects has been arrested in connection with the case of sexual assaults of physically and mentally disabled women that was first brought to the attention of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department in March when an anonymous tipster delivered a DVD containing over 100 hours of recorded rape sequences. more ›

An anonymous tipster delivered a disturbing DVD to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department which contains "over 100 hours of video depicting a sequence of sexual assaults on women, all of whom appear to be disabled," reports the Daily News. At least 10 severely handicapped women are shown in the footage, which was copied to the disc from a computer hard drive. more ›

After serving all or part of multiple prison sentences in other countries for sexual misconduct convictions and being extradited back to the U.S., Michael James Dodd, 61, was sentenced in Los Angeles yesterday to nine years in prison for traveling to Cambodia to have sex with a 14-year-old girl, according to LA Now. Dodd had a "financial relationship" with the girl's family and gave them food and $200 a month while conducting a sexual relationship with their daughter for five months. U.S. District Judge John Walter called Dodd a "cunning, clever and manipulative predator." Walter also said it is "one of the most disgusting cases that has ever come before this court." more ›

The assistant coach for the Los Angeles Kings was arrested last night in Washington D.C. for sexual abuse -- or at least that's the news floating around Twitter and what ABC7 is reporting. But the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington D.C. cannot confirm if it is that Mark Hardy. "That's a pretty ubiquitous name," Officer Eric Frost told LAist over the phone. He said someone named Mark Hardy has been arrested, but has not confirmed it is the one from the LA Kings. ABC7 says Hardy was arrested overnight at the Mayflower Hotel after a complaint "from a woman in her 20s who claimed to be a relative of Hardy's." Hardy played for the team on and off twice since 1979. He became an assistant coach in 2008. more ›

When the chips are down and you need cash to settle up some legal matters, unloading some real estate is a good move. more ›