Contra Costa Times: Report: Accused teacher had secret trip to Vallejo motel (Mar 12 2014) Authorities say Guinto recruited his victims while teaching at Making Waves Academy, a charter school in Richmond near Hilltop Mall, to join Camp Epic. It was an organization he founded in 2009 as part of his Master's degree program in urban education. Nineteen students have been identified as participating in Camp Epic, which has no affiliation with the charter school. At the time of his arrest, Guinto was planning an unauthorized trip to Yosemite in April with his new students at Mira Vista Elementary School, located in East Richmond Heights. Authorities have identified six victims from Making Waves thus far; there have been no reports of victims who were students at Mira Vista ... Again, more graphic details at the Contra Costa Times ... Times-Herald: Report: Accused teacher had secret trip to Vallejo motel (Mar 12 2014)
San Francisco Chronicle: Schoolteacher charged with sex crimes against children pleads not guilty (Mar 12 2014) The Contra Costa County District Attorney filed felony charges against Mira Vista Elementary School teacher Ronald Guinto, raising his bail to $17 million, Richmond police spokesperson Lt. Andre Hill confirmed last Friday. If convicted, Guinto faces life in prison. The charges range from allegations of kidnapping, forcible lewd acts on a child, sending lewd matter to minors via the Internet, forcible oral copulation on a minor, forcible sodomy on a child, and dissuading victims and witnesses. Guinto pleaded not guilty to all 27 charges on Friday.
ABC Local KGO: East Bay school district to change background check policy (Mar 24 2014) A background check on an East Bay teacher [Ronald Guinto] now under arrest for child molestation was not done because he had previously worked for the employer ... The board is scheduled to review its policy at a meeting Wednesday night.
Bing News Alert: REDWOOD CITY, California – The Filipino American teacher in Richmond, California accused of molesting his male students went to court Friday, where family members of his alleged victims spoke out for the first time. Victims’ family members said they ... Continue reading... http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/global-filipino/04/01/14/fil-am-teacher-charged-sex-abuse-faces-victims-families
CA Teacher Fired After Abuse Allegations Re-hired at Another School Guinto had previously worked in that district as a substitute teacher. He was arrested on March 5, apparently to face the earlier charges. The West Contra Costa Unified School District admitted that it never checked Guinto's references. Last September ... Continue reading... http://www.breitbart.com/Breitbart-California/2014/04/20/Teacher-Fired-in-Richmond-for-Molesting-Kids-Re-hired-at-Another-School
After Suspension, Alleged Child Molester Took Job at Another School A teacher in Richmond, California was fired after charges of ... His fingerprints were sent to the FBI and the DOJ, which showed no convinctions (he had yet to be arrested). Administrators at Mira Vista admit they hired Guinto because he was on the ... Continue reading... http://www.breitbart.com/Breitbart-California/2014/04/22/After-Suspension-Alleged-Child-Molester-Took-Job-at-Another-School
Fil-Am teacher arrested for alleged child molestation CALIFORNIA, USA – The recent arrest of a schoolteacher for allegedly molesting students from his previous charter school job has prompted the West Contra Costa Unified School District to bolster its hiring policies. Appearing in court last month, Ronald ... Continue reading... http://www.rappler.com/move-ph/balikbayan/56486-fil-am-teacher-accused-child-molester
Claim filed in Richmond teacher molestation case; South Bay Boy Scout connections probed The civil claim, which was denied Wednesday by the county board of education, is the first filed in the Guinto case, and a first step in filing a lawsuit. It alleges school officials negligently supervised the boy which led to the sex abuse and harassment ... The claim details Guinto's alleged abuse and harassment of the boy in October 2013, during activities at Guinto's company, Camp Epic, based in Vallejo. The boy alleges he was abused while on sleepover trips with other campers, which is consistent with what investigators have said happened. ... Meanwhile, San Jose father Brian Agee said Guinto was referred to him in March 2008 by an official with the Santa Clara County Scout Council. Guinto, out of the blue, had expressed interest in volunteering with a local Scout troop or Cub pack, Agee said. While he had limited interaction with Agee's son's troop in San Jose, Guinto took a position with a Webelos den for younger boys in the summer 2008 that operated out of the same church as the older troop, he said. "There was in fact an incident with that Webelos den, which was sufficiently serious to warrant a formal complaint being filed with the Council," Agee wrote in an e-mail. "Among other matters, there was a concern that he had gotten parent proxies for two or three kids and was acting as their parent participant." A 12-year-old Richmond boy and his parents have filed a claim against a charter school and the Contra Costa County Office of Education alleging former Making Waves Academy teacher Ron Guinto ... He is not charged currently with any abuse tied to his ... Continue reading... http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_25731931/claim-filed-richmond-teacher-molestation-case-south-bay
Family files 1st claim in Fil-Am teacher sex abuse case REDWOOD CITY, California – The family of a 12-year-old Richmond, California boy made its first move in suing the charter school and county that hired Ron Guinto, the Fil-Am teacher charged last March with allegedly molesting his young male students. Continue reading... http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/global-filipino/05/13/14/family-files-1st-claim-fil-am-teacher-sex-abuse-case
Teacher pleads not guilty to molestation charges A former Richmond middle school teacher pleaded not guilty Friday to an amended complaint charging him with the molestation of several adolescent students. Ronald Guinto, 32, with short-cropped black hair, mustard-colored jail clothing and shackled wrists, sat quietly in the jury box in courtroom 205, speaking only to say, "Yes ma'am," in a quiet voice in response to questions from Judge Joni T. Hiramoto. ... Guinto's next court appearance will be in Richmond on Sept. 19. Continue reading... http://www.mercurynews.com/my-town/ci_26388977/teacher-pleads-not-guilty-molestation-charges Richmond teacher pleads not guilty to molestation charges RICHMOND -- A former Richmond middle school teacher pleaded not guilty Friday to an amended ... He was hired by the West Contra Costa Unified School District in January. He has not been charged with any crimes related to his employment at WCCUSD, but ... Continue reading... http://www.contracostatimes.com/con...teacher-pleads-not-guilty-molestation-charges
Fil-Am teacher faces more sex abuse charges The number of charges against a Filipino-American teacher who was arrested in March for allegedly molesting his male students have tripled in number, according to a revised complaint that was made public earlier this week. Ronald Guinto, 32, now faces 87 charges that relate to sexually abusing 13 boys over a span of 11 years. The offenses include dozens of counts of forcible oral copulation and sodomy upon a child, kidnapping, and distributing lewd matter to a minor. Continue reading... http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/global-filipino/08/28/14/fil-am-teacher-faces-more-sex-abuse-charges