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Sexual Abuse

October 16

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Date: October 16, 2020
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Former Fontana School Teacher Arrested on Charges of Child Molestation

A former Fontana teacher was arrested on February 14, 2020 for multiple counts of child molestation of victims under the age of 14 years old. Garry Lee Gorgei Sr., 60, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, was charged and held on a $1 million bail at the West Valley Detention Center in Rancho Cucamonga. Fi...

October 07

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Date: October 7, 2020
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An Ex-LAUSD Teacher Gets 5 Years for the Inappropriate Touching of Canoga Park Students

A former fourth-grade teacher at Hart Street Elementary School in Canoga Park is currently serving a five-year prison sentence for inappropriately touching six students. Rene Tenas, 39, inappropriately touched the 9 and 10 year-old students on or between August 1, 2016, and January 31, 2017. Tenas w...

October 07

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Date: October 7, 2020
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An Ex-Rowland Elementary School Teacher Gets 5 Years in Prison for the Inappropriate Touching of 5 Students

An ex-Rowland Elementary school teacher was sentenced in 2018 to five years in state prison for inappropriately touching five students on campus. Jose Martinez, 54, was also required to register as a sex offender. Law enforcement was initially alerted to the allegations, which were reported under th...

July 30

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Date: July 30, 2020
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Massage Envy Hit with Sexual Assault Lawsuits

Massage Envy, one of the largest massage chains nationwide, with more than 20,000 therapists and 1,200 locations, has been and is being sued by women for failing to take necessary measures when a massage therapist sexually harasses or assaults a client. More specifically, the lawsuits seek to stop a...

April 23

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Date: April 23, 2020
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The Number of Child Sex Abuse Reports Spike as We Continue to Shelter in Place

For most of us, the shelter in place order is a sensible act of self-protection during the coronavirus pandemic. But home is not a safe place for everyone – for some, especially children, it is a dangerous, abusive one. According to a HuffPost article, children face a heightened risk for sexual pl...

March 11

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Date: March 11, 2020
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Boy Scouts of America Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

The Boy Scouts of America filed for bankruptcy as a result of lawsuits brought by survivors of childhood sexual abuse. Although the bankruptcy filing does not mean that the Boy Scouts do not have assets or insurance, it does complicate an already complicated situation. The bankruptcy simply means ...

December 10

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Date: December 10, 2019
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Lyft Sued By 20 More Women Alleging Rape and Sexual Assault

The number of women alleging Lyft has failed to take sufficient measures to stop sexual assault by its drivers is growing. Twenty more women joined together in a lawsuit, alleging they were assaulted, kidnapped and raped while using Lyft’s ride-hailing service. That means at least 55 women have ei...

December 10

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Date: December 10, 2019
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Uber Discloses 3,000 Reports of Sexual Assault on U.S. Rides

Uber recently disclosed, as part of its long-awaited study, that 3,000 sexual assaults were reported in its U.S. rides last year. This study was published on Thursday, December 5th amid widespread and ongoing criticism of its safety practices and pressure to increase its transparency about the issue...

November 20

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Date: November 20, 2019
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California AB-218 Gives Hopes to Child Sex Abuse Victims

Assembly Bill 218 was introduced in January 2019 by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez. The legislation was introduced following widespread allegations of abuse of minors by Catholic priests as well as the 2018 conviction of Larry Nassar, a former U.S. Olympic gymnastics team doctor, for molesting young ...

November 15

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Date: November 15, 2019
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What Child Sex Abuse Victims Need to Know About California AB 218

On October 11, 2019, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed AB-218 into law. The purpose of this new law is to allow victims of child sexual abuse the ability to pursue compensation for their damages by extending the statute of limitations. The law also enacts several provisions to ensure all survivors...

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