LOCAL Sacramento, CA - EDITORIAL: Finally, there is a bill to speed firing of dangerous teachers The threat of a ballot initiative has persuaded the California Teachers Association to negotiate a new process for teacher dismissal.  EdVoice, an educational advocacy group based in West Sacramento, titled its proposed initiative: "Stop Child Molesters, Sexual Abusers...

LOCAL Fullerton, CA - Junior high teacher, 28, accused of molesting teens in classroom and sending them pornographic images of herself pleads not guilty A 28-year-old math teacher has pleaded not guilty to sexually assaulting three male students at a California school.  Melissa Nicole Lindgren is accused of sexually assaulting students at Nicolas Junior...

LOCAL Chula Vista, CA - Exclusive: Mother of Chula Vista student calls former teacher’s behavior "the ultimate betrayal" The mother of a Chula Vista teen who testified that he was molested by his former second grade teacher is speaking out for the first time.  “It's the ultimate betrayal. He betrayed my son. He shamed...

LOCAL Los Angeles, CA - The LAPD Waited How Long to Suspend 2 Cops Repeatedly Accused of Sexual Assault?! The Los Angeles Police Department attempted to bury a case of sexual assault involving two of its officers, even telling the victim not to seek legal counsel after she came forward, according to a recent...

LOCAL Los Angeles, CA - UCLA Student Arrested On Sexual Assault Charges A 21-year-old UCLA student faced charges Thursday of false imprisonment and sexual assault, according to a student organization.  Omar Arce, the UCLA Undergraduate Students Association Council Community Service Commissioner, was arrested Wednesday morning by university police.  Read more here: Merced, CA -...

LOCAL Los Angeles, CA - Sexual assault allegations against ex-hospital aide uncovers similar claims over 14 years Disturbing claims of women having been sexually assaulted while heavily medicated at a Los Angeles hospital has led to the discovery of similar claims against the same man for more than a decade. Two patients at Cedars-Sinai...

LOCAL Belmont, CA School district seeks dismissal of former student's sexual assault lawsuit The Belmont-Redwood Shores School District filed a motion Friday to dismiss a sexual abuse case brought about by a former student who claimed educators failed to fully investigate and report her 2001 sexual assault by school janitor Andre Edwards.  Roxanne Pedro,...

LOCAL Salinas, CA - Salinas sign language teacher arrested on child molestation charges A sign language teacher who instructs students in the Salinas Union High School District was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of molesting two children.  Adam Frogel, 57, turned himself in to Salinas police and was booked into the Monterey County Jail on...

LOCAL Los Angeles, CA - Third-grade student accused of sexually assaulting classmate Authorities Wednesday were investigating allegations that a third-grade boy at a Riverside elementary school sexually assaulted another boy repeatedly since last year.  The alleged abuse took place five to seven times and began when the Adams Elementary School students were in second...

LOCAL Los Angeles, CA - Sex Assault Reported Near UCLA UCLA police are searching for a man who sexually assaulted a female student as she was walking near the campus. It was the latest of several in recent months.  Two months ago, a woman was sexually assaulted at a dance party west of campus. ...