AltWeeklies Wire
Hot for Teachernew
Sarah Bench-Salorio, a 29-year-old Southern California teacher, was recently convicted of 29 counts of lewd conduct for having had sex with three boys, each under 13 years old.
Dirty Moneynew
While Orange County prosecutors zealously pursue pollution by private individuals or small-business executives with big fines and even prison time, the DA rarely hits major corporations or government officials with anything harsher than financial penalties that amount to pocket lint.
OC Weekly |
Gustavo Arellano |
01-09-2006 |
Environment
It's A Crimenew
A guide to high-crime, low-cost housing in Orange County shows that even in the toughest neighborhoods, affordable housing is nonexistent.
OC Weekly |
Ernest L. Kim |
01-09-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: real estate boom, housing market
Celebrated AIDS Doctor Indictednew
A Southern California doctor and his nurse have been indicted for health-care fraud following reports in OC Weekly that the doctor shortchanged patients on the AIDS drugs they thought they were receiving.
Portrait of the Rapist as a Young Mannew
Greg Haidl, the 19-year-old son of wealthy Orange County (CA) Assistant Sheriff Don Haidl, is facing charges now in a second rape case. But unlike the first alleged crime--in this latest escapade, Haidl didn’t videotape the sex for the pleasure of his pals.
OC Weekly |
R. Scott Moxley |
09-13-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Three Teens Tried on Charge of Raping Unconscious Girlnew
At the start of the Orange County, California, trial of three teenage boys accused of gang-raping an unconscious minor, a defense attorney made a startling assertion: the alleged victim enticed the "sweet," "caring," "kind" defendants into a sexual frenzy and then, while faking unconsciousness, sexually assaulted them.
OC Weekly |
R. Scott Moxley |
08-07-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Justice Takes a Pool Cuenew
California prosecutors said an unconscious 16-year-old girl was gang-raped and molested with a Snapple bottle, lit cigarette, juice can and a pool cue, but defense lawyers called the girl a "slut" and a "whore" and convinced jurors to block convictions.
OC Weekly |
R. Scott Moxley |
07-06-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
