Las Vegas Doctor Accused of Drugging Patients to Sexually Assault Them
In June, Binh “Ben” Chung, a doctor in Las Vegas, NV, was charged with using a minor to produce child porn and 10 counts of possession of child porn. This week, prosecutor identified at least 11 victims and added 17 more charges in the case. According to the Las Vegas Sun, prosecutors allege that...
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Pennsylvania High School Teacher Sentenced to Probation for Sex with Student
Mike Swider, 34, formerly a social studies teacher at William Tennent High School, was arrested on March 24 on charges of having a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old student, the Warminster Patch reported. He pleaded guilty to the charges on August 3rd and was sentenced to seven years probation and required to register as...
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Dallas Teacher Sentenced to Probation for Forcing Student to Perform Sex Act
DALLAS, TEXAS – Philon Deberry, 45, a former Dallas Independent School District teacher and coach was sentenced to 10 years probation following a 2012 incident involving a 17-year-old girl. According to prosecutors, Deberry lured the girl into a locker room and forced her to perform a sex act. The victim reported the incident to...
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Chadwick Center Holds Naming Ceremony for Estey & Bomberger, LLP
San Diego, CA, July 28 -- The Chadwick Center for Children and Families at Rady’s Children’s Hospital-San Diego has named a conference room in its facility after local law firm Estey & Bomberger, LLP who donated $100,000 to the center in 2014. The Chadwick Center has a staff of over 75 professionals providing a wide...
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Michigan High School Teacher Sentenced to Up to 15 Years in Prison
Lauren Hill, 26, of St. Joseph, and a teacher at St. Joseph High School, was ordered to 4-15 years in prison this month, after pleading guilty in May to two counts of second-degree criminal sexual assault. She will be eligible for parole in 4 years but will be required to register as a sex...
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Utah Teacher Brianne Altice Give January 2017 Parole Hearing
Earlier this month, Brianne Altice was sent to prison after being convicted of having sexual contact with three of her students. Altice, 35, was an English teacher at Davis High School in Kaysville, Utah, since 2012, and a district employee since 2004. Her sentence was for at least two years and up to 30...
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Orange County Sunday School Teacher Found Guilty of Molesting Five Boys
Multiple news outlets reported that Christopher Bryan McKenzie, Costa Mesa resident and a volunteer Sunday school teacher at several Orange County churches, was convicted of sexually assaulting five boys and attempting to attack a sixth boy. According to the OC Weekly, McKenzie meet three victims through Rock Harbor Church in Costa Mesa, one through...
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Detroit Priest Sentenced to 12 Years In Prison For Child Pornography
A Catholic priest who was also a high school chemistry teacher was sentenced to 12 years in prison Tuesday after pleading guilty to transporting child pornography to Chicago, USA Today reported. Richard James Kurtz, 70, was dismissed from the University of Detroit Jusuit School in 2001 when a 16-year-old boy accused him of sexual...
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Galt School District Official Arrested On Suspicion of Child Molestation
GALT – Scot Sutton, the Galt Joint Union School District director of business services was arrested Monday on suspicion of child molestation, the Sacramento Bee reported. Sutton, 47, a resident of Placerville, had worked for the Galt district for eight months. According to the newspaper report, Sutton was arrested after the victim went to...
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California Lawmakers Strengthen Bill to Protect Sexually Abused Students
In a criminal case, an individual must be at least 18 years old to be able to give legal consent to sex. But last year in a civil case, a defense attorney for Los Angeles Unified School District argued that a 14-year-old girl could give consent to sex with a 28-year-old teacher. The 2014...
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