Thursday, June 12, 2008

Van Nuys, CALIFORNIA

June 12, 2008 - Kevin Thomas, 40, a special education teacher's assistant and coach at Birmingham High School, was arrested and charged with one count of lewd act on a child 15; five counts of sexual penetration by a foreign object while the victim was unconscious; five counts of sexual penetration by a foreign object on a child under 18; and one count of possession of child pornography.

The victim came forward this week on the advice of her parents, police said. The molestation allegedly occurred between 2004 to 2006.
Full Name: Kevin Lamont Thomas
School District: Los Angeles Unified School District
-----------------------------------------------------
Los Angeles District Attorney's Office Press Release (dated June 12,2008)
- "LAUSD officials have given information to police on more potential victims."

The L.A. Times story said, "Based on information she gave detectives, police said they believe there may be other victims."


Los Angeles Police Department Press Release (dated June 12, 2008)
- Announcing a news conference to seek out victims who might have been sexually assaulted by a school teacher's assistant/athletic coach.

-----------------------------------------------------
OTHER VICTIMS June 14 - Sex charges against coach shake students and parents
Headline should say: OTHER VICTIMS

After officers arrested him, they found videos in his car showing him with the first accuser who came forward and another they identified Thursday, the detective said.

One of the other two girls told one of her coaches that she had been touched, and another broke down in hysterics when told about Thomas' arrest, prompting an administrator to call police, he said.
On Thursday, three more girls came forward saying they had been fondled.