L.A. School Blamed Teen for Teacher Sex-Abuse The school’s trial lawyer said the 13-year-old victim, who was abused by her math teacher, was partially ‘responsible’ for engaging in ‘consensual sex.’ He curated his victim for three months, messaging about rote math problems, before he sent her a video of him masturbating. Before long, they graduated to kinky confessionals over MySpace where he asked her to share “secrets.” He’d shower her with compliments and they’d send each other nude selfies. He admitted to losing his virginity at age 12. She’d share intimate details about her family struggles. He asked her to think of the “craziest” thing she would ... Continue reading... http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/09/08/l-a-school-blamed-teen-for-teacher-sex-abuse.html
L.A. Unified's bullying tactics wound abuse victims again That friend told a teacher, who reported the incident to authorities. Hermida was arrested at school the next day, and allowed to plead no contest to committing a lewd act on a child. His three-year sentence translated to 16 months behind bars. He was ... Continue reading... http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-0922-banks-education-lausd-abuse-20150922-column.html
