Guilty! Michael Feingold, Los Angeles, California (arrested Jan 2014)

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  1. News Readers

    News Readers The Paperboy

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    Michael Finegold, 56, history teacher, tennis coach & football announcer at Venice High School, Los Angeles Unified School District, Los Angeles, California, "improper physical contact with a 16-year-old student"

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    Teenage girl alleges sexual abuse by former Venice High teacher

    A lawsuit was filed against Los Angeles Unified on Tuesday on behalf of a teenage girl who alleges she was sexually abused by a former Venice High history teacher and tennis coach, including once in the school’s football stadium press box. The mother of the girl filed the lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court against the LAUSD, former teacher Michael Finegold — who also was the public address announcer for varsity football games — and Venice High Principal Elsa Mendoza.

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    According to the lawsuit, the alleged misconduct mainly occurred in October 2013 when the girl was 16 years old and primarily consisted of Finegold inappropriately touching the girl and having improper conversations with her.

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    Mendoza was told about Finegold’s alleged misconduct with the girl in the press box, but she watched him temporarily leave with the girl and did nothing to intervene, the suit states ... After leaving the press box, Finegold went on to continue to inappropriately touch the girl in the back seat of his car, the suit states. Finegold returned with the girl to the press box, where the plaintiff was removed by VHS personnel, the suit states. Finegold was allowed to finish announcing the game, the suit states.

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    http://www.yovenice.com/2014/10/15/teenage-girl-alleges-sexual-abuse-by-former-venice-high-teacher/


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    Michael Finegold, Venice High School, Los Angeles Unified School District, Los Angeles, California, Mark Twain Middle School
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  2. TMP

    TMP Himself

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    Tennis: Venice coach on paid leave after inappropriate contact with student alleged

    22 Oct 2013

    Venice High tennis coach Michael Finegold has been placed on paid leave after allegations of improper physical contact with a 16-year-old student on campus during last Friday’s football game. While the school and the LAUSD did not say which employee was involved, a witness to the alleged incident said it took place between Finegold and the student inside the press box during the first half of the game against University, Friday night ... multiple sources on campus have said that Finegold was not in his classroom yesterday.

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    The witness, who wishes to remain anonymous due to fear of reprisal, stated that Finegold and the student were sitting in the far corner of the press box and were allegedly cuddling, tickling and play fighting with each other during the game. Another allegation made by the witness is that the student reached across his lap multiple times, in-between his legs, to access the power strip located under the table where the student was charging their phone. Furthermore, the witness overheard Finegold say to the student during the game, “Don’t do that while I’m announcing, same rules as when I’m teaching,” as well as “You know why I wear long shorts? So I don’t expose myself.”

    Finally, the witness claimed that just before the end of the second quarter, Finegold said he was going back to his car at halftime. The student asked if he want to go to his car together. Finegold responded only if the student wanted to. After a brief discussion, both agreed to go to the car and left the press box together, according to the witness.

    http://sportsjournalla.com/tennis-v...r-inappropriate-conduct-with-student-alleged/
     
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  3. TMP

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    Source: LAUSD withholding key piece of evidence from police in investigation of Venice High tennis coach

    1 Nov 2013

    According to the witness, during their interview with the Los Angeles Police Department, police said that LAUSD has not been willing to turn over any witness statements taken by school officials on the night of the alleged incident between Finegold and the student. The reason given to the witness was that LAUSD was conducting their own internal investigation.

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    The news came as a surprise to the witness who assumed that their written statement given to Venice High administrators after the football game would be handed over to police.

    http://sportsjournalla.com/source-l...in-investigation-of-venice-high-tennis-coach/
     
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  4. TMP

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    Tennis: Ex-Venice High coach charged with sexually assaulting a student [updated]

    7 April 2014

    The 56-year-old history teacher was arrested in January on six felony counts, including one count of sexual penetration with a foreign object. Among the other charges are four counts of sending harmful matter to seduce a minor along with a single count of arranging a meeting with a minor for lewd purposes. Two additional misdemeanor charges were also filed by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office, according to court documents.

    http://sportsjournalla.com/tennis-venice-high-coach-charged-with-sexually-assaulting-a-student/
     
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  5. TMP

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    Tennis: Former Venice coach pleads guilty to two counts of improper relationship with a student

    2 June 2014

    Former Venice High tennis coach Michael Finegold pled guilty to two counts of having an improper relationship with a student last month, according to court documents. Finegold entered a guilty plea to a felony charge of sending harmful matter to seduce a then 16-year-old minor and a misdemeanor count of annoying or molesting a child. He could receive up to 28 months in prison and be required to register as a sex offender.

    http://sportsjournalla.com/tennis-f...counts-of-improper-relationship-with-a-minor/
     
  6. News Readers

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    Lawsuit accuses Venice High teacher of abuse

    Neither Mendoza nor any of the other “mandated reporters” called police and so the girl and her mother had to make their own report to law enforcement last Oct. 20, the suit states. After [Michael] Finegold was arrested, the girl was harassed and ridiculed by other students, some of whom called her a “slut,” the suit states. In addition, a substitute teacher, with the girl present in the classroom, spoke of Finegold as a “great teacher” who was missed by other teachers as well as students, the suit states.


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    http://wavenewspapers.com/news/article_f43ca34e-558d-11e4-a6cd-0017a43b2370.html
     
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    LAUSD lawsuit: former Venice High student claims sexual abuse by teacher and coach

    According to the lawsuit, the alleged misconduct mainly occurred in October 2013 when the girl was 16 years old and primarily consisted of [Michael] Finegold inappropriately touching the girl and having improper conversations with her. “He (Finegold) would often ask plaintiff to remain in his classroom during nutrition, lunch and after school hours where he was alone with plaintiff,” the suit states. “He would commonly give her back rubs, rub her feet or otherwise engage in inappropriate contact with plaintiff,” the suit states. On occasion Finegold gave the girl “long and compassionate hugs” in front of students and school employees, according to the lawsuit. Finegold also once texted the girl and said, “I want to sleep with you,” and told her in conversations that his marriage was failing and that he was sexually interested in the plaintiff, the suit states.

    On Oct. 18, 2013, Finegold asked the girl to go with him to a VHS football game and invited her to watch from the press box ...

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    http://westsidetoday.com/2014/10/18...gh-student-claims-sexual-abuse-teacher-coach/
     
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