>>> 7.5 Years since John Mordecai Scott was arrested <<< >>> Finally Convicted <<< John Mordecai Scott (207xx El Toro Road, Lake Forest, California), 58, piano teacher, Lake Forest, California, "suspicion of taking lewd photos of at least two female students" Besides giving piano lessons at his home, John Mordecai Scott also taught at: Coast Band Music, 24002 Vía Fabricante #308, Mission Viejo, California OC Music, 29941 Aventura, Rancho Santa Margarita, California Piano teacher accused of taking lewd photos of girls A Lake Forest piano teacher was arrested Friday on suspicion of taking lewd photos of at least two female students, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department. John Mordecai Scott, 58, taught piano to children at his Lake Forest home and at two south Orange County music shops. Recently, the parents of one of the students came forward with information that opened an investigation into the teacher’s activity, said Orange County Sheriff’s Department Lt. Jeff Hallock. Continue reading... http://www.ocregister.com/articles/scott-631283-orange-county.html
Orange County Piano Teacher Accused of Taking Lewd Photos of Girl Lake Forest resident John Mordecai Scott was taken into custody Friday after an investigation involving lewd acts with a child, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department said in a news release. Scott is accused of taking photos of the girl at his home and workplace. Continue reading... http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/l...-of-Taking-Lewd-Photos-of-Girl-270707731.html
OC Piano Teacher Arrested After Allegedly Taking Lewd Photos of Children; Additional Victims Sought John Mordecai Scott, 58, was suspected of showing and taking lewd photographs of at least two underage girls at his residence in the 20700 block of El Toro Road, where he taught piano, according to a news release from the department and a sheriff’s official. The photos purported to show the elementary school-age girls naked and in compromising positions, the official told KTLA. Scott was arrested on suspicion of lewd and lascivious conduct with a child and has been booked into county jail, the release stated. Continue reading... http://ktla.com/2014/08/10/oc-piano...photos-of-children-additional-victims-sought/
OC Piano Teacher Accused Of Committing Lewd Acts On A Child Investigators with the Orange County Child Exploitation Task Force (OCCETF) arrested John Mordecai Scott, 58, of Lake Forest, on Friday. ... KCAL9’s Brittney Hopper said three additional alleged victims came forward after Scott’s arrest Friday. Continue reading... http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2014...r-accused-of-committing-lewd-acts-on-a-child/
O.C. piano teacher allegedly took lewd photos of underage student A piano teacher was arrested Friday for allegedly taking lewd photographs of a girl at his home, where he gave lessons, authorities said. The Lake Forest man, 58-year-old John Mordecai Scott, worked out of his home in the 20700 block of El Toro Road, where he was arrested on suspicion of committing lewd acts with a child. The charges indicate the victim was under 14 years old, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Department. Continue reading... http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/...photos-students-20140811-story.html?track=rss
Orange County piano teacher arrested for lewd acts with a child: Victim was a female music student [Press Release] 11 Aug 2014 SANTA ANA, Calif. — An Orange County piano teacher is being held on $500,000 bail after a probe by the Orange County Child Exploitation Task Force (OCCETF), including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), revealed he allegedly molested one of his underage students. John Mordecai Scott, 58, of Lake Forest, was taken into custody Friday by HSI special agents and Orange County sheriff's deputies on a state charge of lewd and lascivious conduct with a child. Specifically, Scott is suspected of showing and taking lewd photographs of a minor female victim at his residence and place of employment. His arraignment in Orange County Superior Court is set for Aug. 12. Scott worked as a piano teacher out of his Lake Forest home on El Toro Road. He also taught at Coast Band Music in Mission Viejo and at OC Music in Rancho Santa Margarita. During the course of the probe, which is ongoing, investigators uncovered evidence indicating there may be additional victims. Anyone with information that may be relevant to this case is asked to contact the Orange County Sheriff's Department at 714-647-7418 or 714-647-7000. http://www.ice.gov/news/releases/1408/140811santaana.htm
Man accused of lewd acts with girls being investigated Pictures found on the computer of a piano teacher arrested on suspicion of lewd acts with a child suggest there may be more potential victims, authorities said. Two girls have been identified, but law enforcement officials are continuing to inspect a computer and other items that were seized from 58-year-old John Mordecai Scott, who taught children in two South Orange County music shops, said Lt. Jeff Hallock of the Orange County Sheriff’s Department. The music teacher is suspected of taking lewd photos of the two girls, both of whom were younger than 14 years old, he said. On Monday, authorities asked for the public’s help, saying Scott had contact with several minors through his work. Investigators found several “inappropriate” pictures of the two girls on his computer, Hallock said. They also found pictures of unidentified children, he said. Continue reading... http://www.ocregister.com/articles/music-631296-lewd-county.html
Calif. piano teacher arrested for taking lewd pics of kids A Lake Forest piano teacher was arrested following an investigation involving lewd acts with a child, and authorities believe there may be more victims, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department said on Sunday. KTLA reports that 58-year-old John Mordecai Scott was suspected of showing and taking lewd photographs of at least two underage girls at his residence in the 20700 block of El Toro Road, where he taught piano, according to a news release from the department and a sheriff’s official. The photos purported to show the elementary school-age girls naked and in compromising positions, the official told KTLA. Continue reading... http://wtvr.com/2014/08/11/piano-teacher-arrested-for-lewd-pics/
Lake Forest Piano Teacher Pleads Not Guilty To Charges Of Lewd Acts, Child Pornography A Lake Forest piano instructor arrested on suspicion of molesting or taking obscene photographs of four girls pleaded not guilty Tuesday to more than a dozen felony charges. John Mordecai Scott, 58, was charged with four counts each of committing a lewd act on a child younger than 14 and lewd acts on a child, two counts of distributing pornography to a minor and a count each of continuous sexual abuse, using a minor for sex acts and possession and control of child pornography, all felonies. Scott also faces a misdemeanor count of child annoyance and a sentence-enhancing allegation of obscene matter used during a sex offense. Continue reading... http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2014...ty-to-charges-of-lewd-acts-child-pornography/
Additional Charges Filed Against O.C. Piano Teacher Accused Of Lewd Acts Authorities say additional charges have been filed against a Lake Forest music teacher who was arrested earlier this month on suspicion of molesting or taking obscene photos of four of his female students. The Orange County District Attorney’s office (OCDA) said in a written statement that John Mordecai Scott was charged Friday with additional felony counts for allegedly committing lewd acts upon a fifth girl. On Aug. 12, Scott was charged with fourteen felony counts, which included allegations of lewd acts on a child and distributing pornography to a minor, among others. Continue reading... http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2014...ainst-o-c-piano-teacher-accused-of-lewd-acts/
Orange County Music Teacher Molestation Trial Begins An Orange County piano instructor molested 11 victims over 18 years, often showing the girls pornographic images and spreading their legs in a metronome exercise, a prosecutor told a judge Tuesday in the defendant’s non-jury trial as his defense attorney said his client is “touchy-feely” and has difficulty restraining himself. John Mordecai Scott, 65, is charged with molesting nine victims and two other victims will testify in the trial to help prosecutors establish a pattern. The first case is alleged to have occurred in 1996 with a girl whose breast was groped during one lesson and her legs spread at ... Continue reading... https://mynewsla.com/crime/2022/02/22/orange-county-music-teacher-molestation-trial-begins/ Find in Internet Archives [google]Orange County Music Teacher Molestation Trial Begins[/google]
O.C. piano teacher guilty of molesting 8 students, faces 111 years in prison A well-known Orange County piano instructor faces up to 111 years in prison following his conviction for molesting eight girls over nearly two decades. John Mordecai Scott, 65, was arrested nearly eight years ago on suspicion of molesting some of his students at his Lake Forest home as well as at Coast Band Music in Mission Viejo. The number of accusers quickly escalated as Orange County sheriff's detectives interviewed more students. One of the children abused in 2013 was a 5-year-old, authorities said. Scott ultimately was accused of molesting 11 girls. One chose not to participate in the recent trial ... Continue reading... https://news.yahoo.com/o-c-piano-teacher-guilty-192649767.html Find in Internet Archives [google]O.C. piano teacher guilty of molesting 8 students, faces 111 years in prison[/google]
Piano teacher gets life for molesting young students A Southern California piano teacher who molested students as young as 10 years old during lessons was sentenced Friday to 100 years to life in prison, prosecutors said. John Mordecai Scott, 65, was sentenced in an Orange County courtroom after being convicted in March of more than 20 felony charges. Scott was accused of molesting eight girls, ranging in age from 7 to 15 years old, over two decades beginning in 1996 while giving lessons at his Lake Forest home and two other locations, the county district attorney's office said in a statement. Prosecutors said Scott groped the girls, showed ... Continue reading... https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Piano-teacher-gets-life-for-molesting-young-17155642.php Find in Internet Archives [google]Piano teacher gets life for molesting young students[/google] Piano teacher gets life for molesting young students (AP) — A Southern California piano teacher who molested students as young as 10 years ... showed pornography to some victims and photographed one girl in explicit poses. Scott was arrested in 2014 ... Continue reading... https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/article/Piano-teacher-gets-life-for-molesting-young-17155642.php Find in Internet Archives [google]Piano teacher gets life for molesting young students[/google] Piano teacher gets life for molesting young students A Southern California piano teacher who molested students as young as 10 years old during lessons has been sentenced to 100 years to life in prison. Continue reading... https://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/california/article261196227.html Find in Internet Archives [google]Piano teacher gets life for molesting young students[/google]
Orange County piano teacher sentenced to 100 years to life for sexually assaulting young students A former Orange County piano teacher convicted of sexually assaulting and molesting child students over nearly two decades was sentenced Friday to 100 years to life in prison, prosecutors said. John Mordecai Scott was convicted in March of 13 felony counts of lewd and lascivious acts with a minor and five felony counts of lewd acts upon a child age 14 or 15, among other charges. Five victims gave statements at his sentencing. “The trauma these young girls were forced to endure by someone they should have been able to trust is unforgivable,” Orange County Dist. Atty. Todd Spitzer said ... Continue reading... https://news.yahoo.com/orange-county-piano-teacher-sentenced-051659724.html Find in Internet Archives [google]Orange County piano teacher sentenced to 100 years to life for sexually assaulting young students[/google]
OC piano teacher sentenced to 100 years to life in prison for molesting 8 girls An Orange County piano instructor was sentenced Friday to 100 years to life in prison for molesting eight girls over the course of 18 years. John Mordecai Scott, 65, was initially accused of molesting 11 girls, but one did not wish to participate in the non-jury bench trial before Orange County Superior Court Judge Steve Bromberg, and charges related to another alleged victim were dismissed before the verdict. Another alleged victim for whom Scott was not charged testified as a witness in the trial. Scott was convicted in March on 26 sex-related counts. He molested girls ranging in age from ... Continue reading... https://abc7.com/orange-county-piano-teacher-life-in-prison-child-molestation/11825239/ Find in Internet Archives [google]OC piano teacher sentenced to 100 years to life in prison for molesting 8 girls[/google] OC piano teacher sentenced to life in prison for molesting 8 girls An Orange County piano instructor was sentenced Friday to 100 years to life in prison for molesting eight girls over the course of 18 years. Continue reading... https://www.foxla.com/news/oc-piano-teacher-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-for-molesting-8-girls Find in Internet Archives [google]OC piano teacher sentenced to life in prison for molesting 8 girls[/google] Lake Forest Piano Teacher Gets 100 Years For Molesting Students "The trauma these young girls were forced to endure by someone they should have been able to trust is unforgiveable," said OCDA Todd Spitzer ... Continue reading... https://patch.com/california/lakefo...ano-teacher-gets-100-years-molesting-students Find in Internet Archives [google]Lake Forest Piano Teacher Gets 100 Years For Molesting Students[/google]
RSM Piano Teacher Gets 100 Years For Molesting Students Another alleged victim for whom Scott was not charged testified as a witness in the trial. Scott was convicted in March on 26 sex-related counts. He molested girls ranging in age from 7 to 15 ... Continue reading... https://patch.com/california/ranchosantamargarita/rsm-piano-teacher-gets-100-years-molesting-students Find in Internet Archives [google]RSM Piano Teacher Gets 100 Years For Molesting Students[/google]
Piano teacher gets life for molesting young students A Southern California piano teacher who molested students as young as 10 years old during lessons was sentenced Friday to 100 years to life in prison, prosecutors said. John Mordecai Scott, 65, was sentenced in an Orange County courtroom after being convicted in March of more than 20 felony charges. Scott was accused of molesting eight girls, ranging in age from 7 to 15 years old, over two decades beginning in 1996 while giving lessons at his Lake Forest home and two other locations, the county district attorney's office said in a statement. Prosecutors said Scott groped the girls, showed ... Continue reading... https://www.mercedsunstar.com/news/california/article261196227.html Find in Internet Archives [google]Piano teacher gets life for molesting young students[/google]
SoCal piano teacher gets life for molesting young students A Southern California piano teacher who molested students as young as 10 years old during lessons was sentenced Friday to 100 years to life in prison, prosecutors said. John Mordecai Scott, 65, was sentenced in an Orange County courtroom after being convicted in March of more than 20 felony charges. Scott was accused of molesting eight girls, ranging in age from 7 to 15 years old, over two decades beginning in 1996 while giving lessons at his Lake Forest home and two other locations, the county district attorney's office said in a statement. Prosecutors said Scott groped the girls, showed ... Continue reading... https://www.kcra.com/article/california-piano-teacher-life-molesting-young-students/39934348 Find in Internet Archives [google]SoCal piano teacher gets life for molesting young students[/google]
Orange County piano teacher sentenced to 100 years to life for sexually assaulting young students A former Orange County piano teacher convicted of sexually assaulting and molesting child students over nearly two decades was sentenced Friday to 100 years to life in prison, prosecutors said. John Mordecai Scott was convicted in March of 13 felony counts of lewd and lascivious acts with a minor and five felony counts of lewd acts upon a child age 14 or 15, among other charges. Five victims gave statements at his sentencing. “The trauma these young girls were forced to endure by someone they should have been able to trust is unforgivable,” Orange County Dist. Atty. Todd Spitzer said ... Continue reading... https://lmtribune.com/nation/orange...cle_ef4d4bdc-a752-5132-b9b3-6f0c2cb822fa.html Find in Internet Archives [google]Orange County piano teacher sentenced to 100 years to life for sexually assaulting young students[/google]
Piano teacher gets life for molesting young students A Southern California piano teacher who molested students as young as 10 years old during lessons was sentenced Friday to 100 years to life in prison, prosecutors said. John Mordecai Scott, 65, was sentenced in an Orange County courtroom after being convicted in March of more than 20 felony charges. Scott was accused of molesting eight girls, ranging in age from 7 to 15 years old, over two decades beginning in 1996 while giving lessons at his Lake Forest home and two other locations, the county district attorney's office said in a statement. Prosecutors said Scott groped the girls, showed ... Continue reading... https://www.fresnobee.com/news/california/article261196227.html Find in Internet Archives [google]Piano teacher gets life for molesting young students[/google]