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Any sexual behavior with a minor 

Any unwanted sexual behavior upon on another 

Inappropriate touching

Requesting sexual favors in exchange for "rewards"

Unnecessarily photographing 

Threatens to keep the behavior a secret

What Constitutes Abuse or Inappropriate Conduct?

Katherine O’Neill (2019 investigation) – Teacher/Coach at Barstow High School from approx. 2003-2019
Mark Hassell – (2016 conviction) – former teacher/assistant principal/principal at various high schools in BUSD
William Ramirez – (2020 arrest) – assistant football coach at Barstow High School
Valentine Rodriguez – (2017 revocation of teaching credentials) – former math teacher at Central High School (within BUSD)
James McKinley  - (2006 arrest) former teacher at Cameron Elementary School

Below is the list of school districts and churhs

If you or someone you know was sexually abused by someone working in or for the Barstow Unified School District, you should speak with an attorney as soon as possible.

Minimizing the assault can be a coping strategy. It might include survivors thinking that their abuse was not as bad as someone else's.

Sexual assault is a betrayal of trust. Most survivors find it difficult to trust other people as well as themselves and their own perceptions. On the other hand, they may place an inappropriate level of trust in everyone.

Many feel that they do not deserve support, that they are tainted, and that others will not want to be their friends or lovers. A survivor's culture and (lack of) community connections can, at times, compound feelings of isolation.

Minimizing

Trust

Isolation

Effects of Sexual Abuse

YEARS OF ABUSE COVERED UP

A recent lawsuit alleges that  La Jolla High School administrators and principal tried to coverup, "years of sexual misconduct,” according to a recent lawsuit filed by four former female students. The lawsuit alleges that nothing was done to stop abuse happening at the school.

COMPENSATION & JUSTICE MAY BE AVAILABLE

We can describe the formal measures you can take to challenge sexual assault. The problem comes when people with power don't take victims seriously when they report sexual assault. Even when employees of institutions report that something is wrong, often the institution will move to protect its own interests and profits, at the expense of the victim's rights and safety.

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