Since the firm’s start nearly twenty years ago, attorneys Steve Estey and Mike Bomberger of Estey & Bomberger, LLP, have focused on assisting the young survivors of sexual molestation in schools. Current news stories are not uncommon, and even though we’re disturbed to hear about Prairie Elementary, we can’t say we’re surprised. Our attorneys...

Mar Vista High School Sex Abuse Arrests Three Mar Vista High School sex abuse arrests have the school reeling following the arrest of a tutor, substitute teacher and ROTC instructor along with a football coach. The walk-on assistant football coach Edward Aaron Mendoza was arrested for having an inappropriate relationship with a 9th grade student....

Shane Alan Kent, 56, a former teacher at Orange Elementary, will stand trial for four felony counts of lewd acts committed upon a child under the age of 14. It's alleged that Kent "inappropriately touched" the first victim, a young female, which triggered the initial investigation. Three more victims came forward, claiming that Kent...

Four adult men have come forward to accuse Dennis Hastert, former Speaker of the House, of sexually molesting them. The abuse allegedly took place while Hastert was a wrestling coach in Illinois in the 1960s and 1970s. Dennis Hastert is accused of molesting five victims, all of whom were wrestling students at the school...

David Park sex abuse lawsuits accuse the school district of failing to properly supervise the former Los Altos High School teacher and ignoring blatant “red-flag” behavior. The San Diego law firm of Estey Bomberger has filed two separate lawsuits in the David Park sex abuse case. In December of 2015, David Park, a 37-year-old...

Shannon Fosgett sex abuse case highlights societal attitude against male victims Shannon Fosgett is facing a criminal trial after she pleaded not guilty to eight counts of child molestation. The former Murrieta High School earth sciences teacher is accused of engaging in sexual relations with one of her 16-year-old male students. Now, as Shannon Fosgett’s trial approaches, the...

It’s a tragic reality that many students suffer sexual abuse at the hands of their teachers. New school teacher molestation cases arise on a consistent basis, and learning that a child has suffered sexual abuse is any parent’s worst nightmare. It’s vital for parents to recognize the signs of school teacher molestation and know...

Avenal teacher Christopher Nugent, a one time a teacher of the year at Avenal Elementary, was arrested in January and charged with sexually molesting several of his students. After receiving a complaint from a student, Avenal Elementary School officials notified police. According to the complaint, Nugent had allegedly touched students in an inappropriate manner....

A Palmdale High School varsity girl’s basketball coach is facing child sex abuse charges following his arrest in early January 2016.  Coach Marcus Williams was arrested after he was seen in a car with a minor believed to be a basketball player on the Palmdale High School team he coached. Coach Marcus Williams will...

Colton High School English teacher Lucas Drake, profiled last year by the school newspaper as a Teacher of the Month, is under arrest. He is accused of soliciting and the sexual abuse of a young teenage San Diego County boy. According to reports, law enforcement began to investigate teacher Lucas Drake in January after...