Orange County Police Officer Accused of Raping Woman in Her Home

A lawsuit was filed against Long Beach Unified School District on September 19, 2023 by the guardian of a 13-year-old female, who was sexually assaulted at John Muir Elementary, also known as John Muir K-8 Academy. In the lawsuit, school officials are accused of failing to take actions that could have prevented the assault.

The incident in which the female student was attacked occurred in May 2023. The student complained of feeling sick and was allowed to go to the nurse’s office. On her way there, she was followed by a male student who called out her name. The male student made sexual advances, which she rejected. At that point, the perpetrator pulled the victim into an area of the stairwell, where he grabbed her throat, knocked her down, and sexually assaulted her. According to the lawsuit, the incident caused the victim physical injuries, as well as severe emotional trauma.

While this incident is disturbing enough on its own, even more shocking is the fact that school administrators had knowledge of the boy’s propensity for violence. His behavior was so alarming that the teachers created a text message chain. This was to notify each other when the student was out of class for over 5 minutes, “at which point they were to alert security,” said the lawsuit.