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December 18, 2025

Southern California school board member sent ‘sexual messages’ to minor, police say

by: Cameron Kiszla, KTLA

Christopher Becerra, 42, was arrested Thursday for possession of child pornography, molesting a child, and falsifying evidence or bribing or intimidating a witness, the Brea Police Department said.

December 13, 2025

Former Orange County high school coach arrested for alleged sexual relationship with student

by: Vivian Chow, KTLA

A former Orange County high school coach was arrested on suspicion of having a sexual relationship with a student.

December 11, 2025

Orange County Bible study leader arrested for suspected child abuse

by: Vivian Chow, KTLA

An Orange County man who operated a youth fitness center and led a Bible study group was arrested for suspected child abuse. The suspect was identified...

November 18, 2025

Daily Journal – Stop abuse claims from being exploited

by: Thomas A.Cifarelli

1995 — That was the year I handled my first childhood sexual abuse case. It quickly became apparent that these matters demand not only dedication but...

April 24, 2025

Attorneys: More than 160 women sue Dr. Brock over decades of abuse

by: CBS 8 Staff, CBS 8

Approximately 160 women have sued, alleging over several decades that OB-GYN Dr. Barry Brock sexually assaulted them.

October 4, 2023

Man who worked at Glendale elementary school arrested on suspicion of lewd acts on 2 students

by: ABC7, City News Service

A 29-year-old man who worked at a Glendale elementary school and with the city's after-school program and summer day camp was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of...

August 2, 2023

The Face of Representing Survivors of Sexual Abuse

by: Orange Coast Magazine

When Tom Cifarelli took on his first child sexual abuse case as a young attorney in 1994, he quickly learned two things: First, sexual abuse is...

July 11, 2014

Los Angeles Times – The state is moving toward shutting down

by: Stephen Ceasar, Los Angeles Times

The Los Angeles Unified School District on Friday requested that a judge approve a settlement agreement with the family of a student who alleged that he...

October 2, 2012

Track Coach Accused of Sexual Battery

by: Matt Reynolds, Courthouse News Service

LOS ANGELES (CN) – Seven college track athletes claim in court that they were booted off the team for complaining about their coach’s sexual harassment. Using...

November 16, 2011

Daily Journal – Penn State should do something for the victims

by: Thomas A. Cifarelli

The victims of the Penn State University child sexual abuse scandal deserve full justice and they deserve it now. While the Pennsylvania attorney general will prosecute...

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