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Juvenile Accused of Rape of Intoxicated Woman in Morgan Hill (CA Penal Code §261(3))

After a night of drinking, a woman (40) decided to do what she thought was the responsible thing and take a taxicab home.  However, she was so intoxicated that, once they arrived at her residence, the cab driver needed some help getting her into her home.  A woman and her son (16-years-old) offered their assistance.  […]

Lewd Conduct Filmed on BART Train (CA Penal Code §647)

Rabin Nabizadeh
July 15, 2013

The Bay Area Rapid Transit system (BART for short) is meant to be a family-friendly transportation alternative for people who live in the area. However, a one-minute long amateur pornographic video filmed on one of the trains has BART officials worried that the public will lose faith in its safety and security.  The very short […]

Criminal Charges vs Mental Health: Naked Acrobat Display at San Francisco Bart Station

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June 19, 2013

When 24-year-old Yeiner Garizabaldo (known as Yeiner Perez to his friends) is the name of the naked acrobat who has been charged on at least two felony counts of false imprisonment (CA Penal Code §236), a misdemeanor count of sexual battery (CA Penal Code §243.4) , and four misdemeanor counts of battery on public transportation […]

Fremont Teacher’s Recipe Web Search Ends in Molestation Charges (CA Penal Code §288)

63-year-old Michael Shoop’s living nightmare began 10 years ago, when he was arrested on child pornography charges and then sentenced to one year and one day in federal prison.  His defense?  The images showed up on his computer after he did a search on the Internet for recipes to make an asparagus dish.  What does […]

Rio Linda Woman Sentence to 192 years for Child Molestation (CA Penal Code §288)

40-year-old Rosemary Eusted was sentenced to 72 years + 120 years to life for the ongoing molestation of at least four children over a period of several years.  Two were girls that spent time in her home and were 6 and 7 years old when the molestation occurred in 1997.  Then, in 2005, Eusted molested […]

Vacaville High School Teacher Accused of Lewd Acts with a Minor (CA Penal Code §288)

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May 10, 2013

After several interviews and checking the text messages on the phone of a young girl, a warrant was put out for the arrest of Rodney Orosco, 47, an English teacher at Vacaville High. Orosco turned himself in to authorities upon learning of the warrant, but it remains to be seen whether he acted in a […]

Former Granada High School Teacher Found Guilty of Molestation of Student (CA Penal Code §11164 – §11174.3)

Marie Johnson, 42, has taught math in the Livermore area for more than 13 years. But after pleading no contest to 9 felony charges of molestation relating to her extended connection with a 14-year-old male student, she will spend a good bit of her time in prison and most likely never teach again.  For four […]

Juveniles Arrested in Pott Case will not be tried as adults (CA Welfare & Institutions Code §602(b);707))

When 15-year-old Audrie Pott took her own life this past September, it was, her mother claims, it was the fault of 3 boys who sexually assaulted Audrie at a party, then shared pictures of the assault with the entirety of her Saratoga high school.  Each of the boys involved were arrested for 1 misdemeanor and […]

California Penal Code 288 and 261 Convictions in Oakland Exonerated

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March 13, 2013

Unfortunately, the story of Johnny Williams is not uncommon.  In 1998, a 9-year-old girl was raped while on her way to school close to MacArthur Boulevard and 82nd Street.  She told her mother that the man had called himself “Johnny.”  Thinking of the only man with that name that lived in the neighborhood, the girl’s […]