NATIONAL Durham, NC - Army general to plead guilty to lesser charges in sexual abuse case Brig. Gen. Jeffrey A. Sinclair will plead guilty to lesser charges in a deal with Army prosecutors, who have agreed to drop charges that he twice sexually assaulted an Army captain by forcing her to perform oral sex,...

LOCAL Oroville, CA – Defense, prosecution both urge jurors to consider surveillance video The case of an Oroville developer charged with 24 counts of child sex abuse is in the hands of a jury.  The Butte County Superior Court panel of six men and six women deliberated all afternoon in the case of Christopher...

LOCAL San Diego, CA – Trial Date Set for Karate Instructor Accused of Molesting 2 of His Students A May 2 trial date was set Thursday for a karate instructor accused of repeatedly molesting two of his teenage students at his Tierrasanta martial arts studio.  Juan Melesio Flores, 38, pleaded not guilty to 15...

LOCAL Saratoga, CA - Arraignment delayed again for California educator accused online of sex abuse Juveniles who sexually assault unconscious victims could be tried as adults under proposed California legislation brought in response to the suicide of a 15-year-old girl who was sexually battered while passed out at a party then humiliated by photos...

LOCAL Richmond, CA - Teacher arrested, held on sexual abuse allegations A Northern California elementary school teacher has been arrested on suspicion of sexually abusing students.  Richmond police took Ron Guinto into custody on Wednesday. He faces multiple charges including lewd acts on a child under 14, oral copulation and assault to commit sodomy. ...

LOCAL Berkeley, CA - UC Berkeley students file complaint on campus sex assaults Thirty-one current and former UC Berkeley students filed a federal complaint Wednesday alleging the university has mishandled sexual assault cases on campus, creating a hostile environment for female students. In a petition to the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil...

LOCAL San Diego, CA - TIERRASANTA KARATE INSTRUCTOR ACCUSED OF MOLESTING 2 STUDENTS ORDERED TO STAND TRIAL A karate instructor accused of repeatedly molesting two of his teenage students at his Tierrasanta martial arts studio was ordered Thursday to stand trial on more than a dozen felony counts.  Juan Melesio Flores, 38, faces more...

LOCAL Bell, CA - LAUSD Drama Teacher Charged With Molesting 2 Male Students 15 Years Ago A Los Angeles Unified high school drama teacher was charged Tuesday with sexually molesting two male students 15 years ago, prosecutors said. Peter Christopher Gomez, 47, is charged with 26 felony counts, including multiple counts of sexual molestation,...

LOCAL Sacramento, CA - Push underway to remove sexual predators from classrooms Removing sexual predators from the classroom is the new push at the state Capitol.  Senate Bill 843, authored by Sen. Lou Correa, D-Santa Ana, is designed to protect children by making it easier to get rid of teachers who have sex with...