An athletic trainer has been charged with sexually assaulting at least 10 girls at two Los Angeles high schools since 2017, authorities said.
Police released Turner’s name to the public and asked additional victims to come forward. In less than a week, nine other students contacted police and accused Turner of abuse that stretched back five years, Bratcher said.All of the victims ranged in age from 15 to 17, according to Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. George Gascón, who said some of the assaults happened outside of school but declined to elaborate on where or how they occurred.
Britt Vaughan, a spokesman for the district, did not respond to questions about Turner’s tenure at Van Nuys High School or the prior allegation against him, citing the ongoing law enforcement investigation. Dates of hiring and termination for school district employees and contractors are public record, and Gascón specifically referred questions about Turner’s tenure to the LAUSD.
“Our deepest sympathies go out to the student and student’s family who have been impacted by this,” the statement said. “As always, our focus is on providing our students with a safe learning environment and the academic and developmental support they need to be successful students at Birmingham and beyond.”
All but four of the assaults that resulted in criminal charges happened between May and September of this year, court records show. The counts stem from allegations levied by 10 girls, according to the complaint. Not long before Steve Thomas Rooney was named the assistant principal at a Watts middle school in 2007, police warned LAUSD that they suspected him of having a sexual relationship with an underage former student at a different school in the district. Police also had arrested Rooney for allegedly waving a gun at the father of a girl, but prosecutors dropped the charges out of doubt that they could obtain a conviction.
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PLEASE correct this. He is NOT an athletic trainer. He’s not certified by the national organization. LAPD is amending their report to reflect this. Please do the same. NATA1950 CATA_AT
That’s horrible to read!