Sex Abuse News & Information
Complete List of Teachers with Revoked Credential(s) for Sex Related Crimes
Maria C. Abadesco Diamond Bar Revocation Date: December 2015 Media Mention: Pursuant to Education Code section 44425, all certification documents under the jurisdiction of the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing are revoked following her felony conviction for violating Penal Code sections 288(a) (lewd act upon a child), 311.11(a) (possession of child pornography), and 288.3(a) (contact minor for sexual offense). As a result of this conviction, she is required to register as a sex offender pursuant to Penal Code section 290. Robert Jr. Abel Downers Grove Revocation Date: August 2015 Media Mention: Pursuant to Education Code section 44425, all certification documents under the jurisdiction of the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing are revoked following his felony conviction for violating Penal Code section 288.4(b) (meeting minor for…
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San Jose Basketball Coach David Keiser Arrested for Sexual Abuse
Almaden National Junior Basketball League (NJB) Youth Basketball League coach David Keiser is facing numerous sexual abuse charges following his arrest for allegedly sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl. Police said they received information that Keiser had allegedly sexually assaulted the girl multiple times over one year. According to a San Jose Police Department press release, David Keiser is facing multiple counts of Lewd and Lascivious Acts with a Minor Under 14, by force (felony) – Penal Code 288(b)(1), Aggravated Sexual Assault, Oral Copulation with a Child Under 14 (felony) – Penal Code 269(a)(4), and Aggravated Sexual Assault, Sexual Penetration with a Child Under 14 (felony) – Penal Code 269(a)(5). About the National Junior Basketball League (NJB) The National Junior Basketball League (NJB) is a non-profit organization…
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Bay Area Track Coach Chioke Robinson Arrested for Sex Crimes
Another San Francisco Bay Area Track Coach is facing sexual abuse charges following his arrest. Chioke Robinson, San Francisco State Women’s Track and Field coach, was arrested by San Jose Police on several counts of child sexual abuse. Robinson coached at both Piedmont Hills and Los Gatos High Schools before coaching at San Francisco State. Earlier this month, former Valley Christian High School coach Greg Marshall was also arrested for sexual abuse crimes.
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Educator sexual abuse lawsuit filed against the Union School District and its former top administrators
Lawsuit alleges that top Union School District officials ignored numerous “red flag” warning signs for almost a decade that then Dartmouth Middle School teacher Samuel Neipp was grooming and sexually abusing his students. As a result, the lawsuit seeks a court order mandating that the District implement new policies that would result in either immediate suspension without pay or termination for all personnel who violate rules or regulations designed to protect children. For example, the lawsuit is asking that all employees communicate with students using only district issued email addresses and that personal communication via phone, text or social media be prohibited.
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Stockton Swim Club Coach Arrested for Sex Crimes
Stockton Swim Club coach Shunichi Fujishima, also known as Coach Shun, is facing child sexual abuse charges following his arrest for sexual penetration with force with a child under 14 years old, sending harmful material to a minor, oral copulation, and two counts of lewd and lascivious acts with a child. Meanwhile, “investigators are looking for possible additional victims,” police said in a news release. Stockton Swim Club is a member of USA Swimming, the organization responsible for competitive swimming in the United States and under investigation for failing to protect hundreds of young swimmers from coaching sexual abuse. Stockton Swim Club parents reportedly received an email stating that Coach Shunichi Fujishima would no longer be coaching, but they were provided with no other details.…
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San Ramon Valley Unified School District and New Life Church of Alamo Agree to Settle Sexual Abuse Case for $1.548 Million
The lawsuit was filed by the law firm of Corsiglia, McMahon & Allard on behalf of a victim of Wrestling Coach and Youth Group Leader Kevin Lopez. The law firm of Corsiglia, McMahon & Allard is announcing a $1.548 million settlement resulting from sexual abuse committed by convicted wrestling coach and youth group leader Kevin Lopez. Attorney Lauren Cerri represented the victim in his lawsuit against both the San Ramon Valley Unified School District and New Life Church of Alamo. The lawsuit alleged that one year before Lopez was arrested, the administration at California High School in the San Ramon Valley Unified School District violated mandatory reporting laws by failing to report suspected sexual abuse and by conducting its own investigation after receiving two complaints…
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Sex Abuse Lawsuit Claims South San Francisco Unified School District Ordered Destruction of Incriminating Evidence
Parent submitted photos of Westborough Middle School teacher Joseph Toy with his arms around a young boy. School principal ordered shredding of photos. The South San Francisco Unified School District is being sued by the law firm of Corsiglia, McMahon & Allard over sexual abuse allegedly committed by Westborough Middle School teacher Joseph Toy. The lawsuit claims that, many years before Toy’s arrest, a parent caught Toy being inappropriate with a young student and photographed him with his arms around the student. The photos were turned over to Assistant Principal Barbara Bowler. Then-Principal Beth Orofina ordered Bowler to talk to Toy, shred the photos and not document the complaint. Once Bowler and Orofina saw the pictures of Toy, numerous red flags continued to emerge. Two…
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Youth Soccer Sex Abuse Settlement Promises to Make the Sport Safer for Children
Two youth soccer organizations are conducting background checks on coaches following a record-setting $8.2 million settlement for a young girl sexually molested by her youth soccer league coach.
Read MoreUS Center for SafeSport Sued by Sexual Abuse Victims
The Corsiglia, McMahon & Allard sexual abuse legal team along with a group of nationally prominent attorneys are suing the US Center for SafeSport for failing to protect athletes. SafeSport was added as a defendant to the amended USOC sexual abuse lawsuit filed against the United States Olympic Committee (USOC). The lawsuit alleges that the sexual abuse investigations against Jean and Steve Lopez were suspended to allow the brothers to coach and compete in the 2016 Olympic Games and the 2017 US Championships. Taekwondo champion Mandy Meloon first filed a complaint with USA Taekwondo (USAT), the organization authorized by the USOC to oversee the sport of taekwondo in the United States, in 2006. In her complaint to USAT, Meloon alleged that Jean Lopez had sexually…
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