Child Abuse

Orange County Child Molester: Shouldn't I Get Credit For Assaulting 11YO-Girl Quickly?

In August 2009, a Stanton laundromat janitor lured an 11-year-old girl into a closet with the promise of free perfume, locked the door and sexually molested her. At his 2011 trial in Orange County Superior Court, Nereo Del Valle won three convictions: kidnapping for child molestation, and two felon ... More >>

Attorney Unveils Suit Alleging Cover-up of Disgusting Child Abuse by DA, County Agency

A lead attorney in the Miramonte Elementary School child abuse case that broke in Los Angeles last year has turned his attention to the Orange County Social Services Agency. Brian Claypool accuses the agency's Child Protective Services (CPS) workers of "aiding and abetting the commission of child ab ... More >>

Michael Wentworth, Sex Offender Parolee Who Couldn't Let 14 y.o. Girl Be, Gets 25 Years to Life

Partly because Michael Richard Wentworth molested a child in Florida (where he also attempted armed robbery), sexually assaulted a 17-year-old girl he lured into his car in Los Angeles and committed lewd acts on an Orange County girl who was 10 to 12, he wore a GPS anklet while on parole.And now, be ... More >>

John Ed Howe Gets Probation for Endangering Children in His Home with Filth from 110 Cats

A grandfather who really let his Santa Ana house go--the smell of urine, feces and dead stuff from 110 roaming cats--copped to misdemeanor counts of child abuse and endangerment and was sentenced to three years probation. But should John Ed Howe violate the terms of his probation, the 69-year-old fa ... More >>

Linda Ann Wilborn Gets 25 Years to Life for Death Grip on Toddler Daughter, Abuse of Twin

Linda Ann Wilborn, the Army wife convicted last month of killing her 23-month-old daughter and bashing in the head of the toddler's twin brother, was sentenced today to 25 years to life in state prison.The Seal Beach 34-year-old reportedly dabbed her eyes with tissue upon learning her fate.

'Mea Maxima Culpa': Those Who Prey

Alex Gibney rages against the Catholic Church's cover-up of abuse

[UPDATED with Case Dropped:] Jason Richard Buchea, Irvine Valley College Worker, Allegedly Endangered His Baby on Campus

See Update No. 2 at the end of this post about the district attorney declining to file charges.See Update No. 1 clarifying the suspect's job at Irvine Valley College.ORIGINAL POST, OCT. 16: Went to Detroit, and the Irvine Valley College parking lot broke out.Yesterday, it was a report about an alleg ... More >>

Linda Ann Wilborn Guilty of Killing Her Baby and Bashing in Head of Baby's Twin

Linda Ann Wilborn, a 34-year-old Army wife who matter-of-factly talked with her husband about God chatting them up as police  investigated the death of their baby girl and serious wounding of her twin brother, was convicted today of murder, assault and child abuse charges.A mistrial was declare ... More >>

Octomom Nadya Suleman Flashes Boobs, Feeds "Baby" Vodka Hours After Child Case Dropped

Hours after the Orange County District Attorney's office (OCDA) disclosed a lack of evidence would prevent prosecuting Octomom Nadya Suleman for the child neglect and sexual abuse allegations leveled by former nannies in La Habra, the Woman of the Hour flashed her breasts and "fed" vodka to a baby d ... More >>

[UPDATED with Child Endangerment Count:] Nadia Maria Davis Lockyer Faces Meth and Child Abuse Charges

See Update No. 2 at the end of this post about DA getting child abuse count added, Ms. Lockyer's statement.See Update No. 1 about today's postponed court hearing.ORIGINAL POST, SEPT. 5, 6:44 P.M.: Nadia Maria Davis Lockyer, the former Alameda County supervisor, estranged wife of state Treasurer Bill ... More >>

Dial M for Moron

[Hey, You!] Your neighbor's hitting her kid? That's not 'Hey, You' material . . .

Donald Ray Shipley Accused of Raping One 10 y.o. Girl and Sexually Assaulting a Second

A 71-year-old Fountain Valley man was arrested and charged today with forcibly raping one 10-year-old girl and performing lewd acts on and possessing pornographic images of a second 10-year-old girl.Donald Ray Shipley faces a laundry list of felonies and sentencing enhancements that, with a convicti ... More >>

Disgusting OC Child Molester Wins Conviction Reversal

Those loud screams of joy you might have heard this week from inside a cell at California State Prison at Lancaster belonged Orange County's Jorge Cruz Adan Flores, a disgusting child molester.In 2006, Flores sodomized and orally copulated a child under the age of 10. He denied the charges, but a 20 ... More >>

Linda Ann Wilborn Has Mistrial Declared in Case Alleging She Murdered Her Daughter

An Orange County Superior Court judge declared a mistrial today in the murder case against Seal Beach Army wife Linda Ann Wilborn, who is accused of killing her 23-month-old daughter Millicent in December 2009.Judge Richard Toohey granted the mistrial at the request of Wilborn's defense attorney, wh ... More >>

Derrick Wilborn Court Martialed for Toddler Daughter's Death Also Blamed on Nutty Wife

Derrick Wilborn, a Seal Beach resident and Army sergeant based in Long Beach, was reportedly convicted in military court of negligent homicide and Court Martialed for his role in the 2009 death of his 23-month-old daughter. Linda Ann Wilborn, the soldier's wife, previously pleaded not guilty in civi ... More >>

5 Plead Not Guilty to Child Endangerment via Exposure to Piss, Shit, Scratches from 110 Cats

Five adults pleaded not guilty to felony child endangerment for allegedly exposing two children to "severely unsanitary conditions" in a Santa Ana home filled with feces and urine from 110 cats.John Ed Howe, 68, his wife Sharon Lynn Howe, 65, their daughter Kerri Lynn Howe Moreno, 44, Moreno's ... More >>

George and Betty McFetridge Lose Suit Against County Social Workers Who Labeled Them Child Abusers for Cutting Daughter's Hair

​A jury ruled against an Irvine couple who sued the County of Orange after being placed on the state's child abuse registry for punishing their adopted daughter by cutting her hair.George and Betty McFetridge had sought $28,000 to cover the cost of sending the teenager to a residential program and ... More >>

Jennifer M. Loughran, Alleged Methhead Driving with Child, Ugly Police Mugshot Winner

Courtesy of Fountain Valley PD​The booking photographer may have been having a bad day or the shot was snapped before Huntington Beach 37-year-old Jennifer M. Loughran had time to put on her make-up. In any event, there you are. She was picked up after a traffic stop in Fountain Valley last week, ... More >>

5 Adults Face Child Endangerment Charges and 2 Have Added Animal Cruelty Counts for Little Girls Being Exposed to Filth from 110 Cats

​A family of five adults faces felony child endangerment charges for allegedly exposing two children to "severely unsanitary conditions" by living in a urine- and feces-filled home in Santa Ana with 110 cats. The two girls, ages 6 and 12, now reside elsewhere while the five adults, whose ages ra ... More >>

Bill Targeting Nonprofits That's Inspired by Jerry Sandusky-Penn State Scandal Gets Legs

​In the wake of the Penn State-Jerry Sandusky controversy, a California assemblyman has answered a Newport Beach attorney and retired state senator's call for legislation targeting the tax-exempt status of nonprofits that foster, enable and cover up child sexual abuse. The proposed bill would stri ... More >>

Sloane Steven Briles, Accused of Tossing Young Son Off Boat, Has Case Moved to Veterans Court

​Sloane Steven Briles, the Irvine father accused of tossing his crying 7-year-old son off a Newport Harbor cruise boat in August, will reportedly face the criminal music next month in Orange County's Veterans Court.The 35-year-old, who was scheduled to enter a plea today in Orange County Superior ... More >>

Martha M. Escutia, Retired Legislator-Turned-Newport Beach Lawyer, Targets Tax-Exempt Status of Abuser Nonprofits in Wake of Penn State Scandal

​After East Los Angeles-born Martha M. Escutia served in both houses of the California Legislature from 1992 through 2006, she helped found the private law practice The Senators (Ret.) Firm in Newport Beach, where she specializes in representing abuse victims and their families.In the wake of th ... More >>

Mom Accused of Locking Daughter in Closet for 6 Hours Locked Up

​A Costa Mesa mom accused of hitting her daughter three times with a stick and locking the 13-year-old in a closet for six hours over bad grades found herself on an extended time out.In Orange County Jail.Someone concerned about the abuse alleged to have happened Oct. 29 reportedly contacted Cost ... More >>

Kevin Taylor: The Missing Defendant in the Chamberlain Murder

Five former inmates will likely spend the rest of their lives in prison for the jailhouse killing, while the man who many say instigated it wasn't even charged

Yanira Bernice Valderrama Gets 5 Years for Drowning Her Newborn and Tossing His Body in Trash

​A 21-year-old Fullerton woman, who pleaded guilty last month to felony child abuse in exchange for prosecutors dropping a murder count for drowning her newborn boy in a toilet and hiding his body in a bedroom trash can, has been sentenced to five years in state prison.Yanira Bernice Valderrama ... More >>

Alexander Lucas Barnes Stands Trial for Murder of Girlfriend's 9-Month-Old Boy With Skull Fractures

​Opening statements are scheduled this morning in the trial of a 20-year-old Santa Ana man accused of murdering his girlfriend's 9-month-old son by fracturing the child's skull to make him stop crying.  Alexander Lucas Barnes could get 25 years to life in state prison if he is convicted in ... More >>

John Chamberlain Murder Trial: Who Lit the Fire?

​Closing arguments began today in the two-month long trial of five jail inmates accused of murdering John Chamberlain, a suspected child molester, at Theo Lacy Jail on Oct. 5, 2006. While both prosecutors and defense attorneys have sparred over seemingly every aspect of the complex case, both side ... More >>

A Nightmare on Elm Street

Regency South Coast Village

[UPDATED with Felony Count for Harbor Incident:] Sloane Briles Accused of Tossing Young Son Off Boat

​UPDATE, SEPT. 14, 11:07 A.M.: The Orange County District Attorney's office (OCDA) today charged Irvine father Sloane Briles with a felony for allegedly tossing his 7-year-old son off a Newport Harbor tour boat in a fit of anger.Briles, 35, faces a felony child abuse and endangerment count, a misd ... More >>

'Master Harold and the Boys'

Long Beach Playhouse

Jim Norton

Irvine Improv

Paula Poundstone

Art Theater

Prop 8 Backer Blasts FCK H8 Video with Kids

​Are same-sex marriage proponents engaging in child abuse?Peter Sprigg, writing on the Family Research Council blog, thinks so--at least when it comes to the FCK H8 campaign's video on the next page.

[UPDATED:] Shawn Kelli Sepulveda, Who Left Her Baby to Die in Dumpster, Convicted

​UPDATE: Shawn Kelli Sepulveda was convicted of attempted murder today. Details on her sentencing at end of post . . . A Laguna Niguel woman was convicted today of leaving her newborn daughter to die in an apartment complex dumpster.

[UPDATED:] Mario Alberto Colin Joins Girlfriend Cheryl Ann Stuart in Being Booked on Child Cruelty Charges, Much to the Surprise of His Wife

UPDATE: Orange County District Attorney statement on the charges against Colin and Stuart say that he texted her instructions on how to tie down and withhold food and water from children (see end of post) . . . ​A man who works with troubled children and is pursuing his masters in teaching at Cal ... More >>

Cocktails for a Cause

Comonwealth Lounge

Babysitting Boyfriend Arrested After 2-Year-Old's Death

Courtesy of Garden Grove Police DepartmentLae Thongphun​A Long Beach man has been arrested on suspicion of felony child abuse following Friday's death of his girlfriend's 2-year-old son in Garden Grove.Lae Thongphun, 27, was detained after Garden Grove police officers and paramedics had arrived sh ... More >>

Orangewood PALS Benefit

DiPiazzas

Dr Laura Live! In Praise of Mom

Irvine Barclay Theatre

A Blast from Bishop Cirilo Flores' Child-Abuse-Condoning Past!

See no evil, hear no evil...no evil!Blessed are the anonymous sources, for they bring justice to the little ones...Turns out newly ordained Diocese of Orange Bishop Cirilo Flores has a proud past of defending and condoning child abusers--and I'm not even talking about his treatment of numerous Orang ... More >>

John Manly Writes to John Moorlach Regarding Pedo-Apologist Baird

Perhaps no one* has more moral weight in the Diocese of Orange sex-abuse scandal than Newport Beach lawyer John Manly, of Manly & Stewart. It's because of Manly's law offices that so many victims have found justice through civil courts, that the public knows about the pedo-protecting ways of Ora ... More >>

Joelle Casteix Fights for Catholic Church Sex-Abuse Victims While Pursuing Her Own Abuser

Rude Guerrilla's 'Strangers, Babies' Walks You Into the Shadows of Child Abuse

Jury Fury

12 Angry Men

Full-Court Mess

Admitted Mater Dei molester raising money for high schoolers

Hardwood Babylon

A decade later, Mater Dei High Schools still protecting a coach accused of sleeping with students

Lights! Camera! Silence!

Orange Diocese turns to filmmaking to blur pederast past

Memory & Manipulation

The trials of Elizabeth Loftus, defender of the wrongly accused

All Aboard the Pedo-Train!

New evidence reveals former OC Bishop Norman McFarland knew more about the pedophilic priests roaming county parishes than he ever admitted

Killing Jimena

Did County inaction help murder a five-year-old girl?