Favorable Verdict Obtained in Pomona School District Molestation Case

As published by LA Times, Daily Journal, OC Register, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Daily Bulletin and KTLA, on May 10, 2016, Taylor & Ring obtained an $8 million verdict against Pomona Unified School District on behalf of the then 14-year-old student who was sexually abused by her 8th grade teacher Steven Andrews.

The Lorbeer Middle School teacher committed multiple acts of sexual assault and abuse against the student, and on numerous occasions, teachers reported this inappropriate conduct to the school’s principal Krystana Walks-Harper. Neither Walks-Harper nor the district took any action, which allowed Andrews to continue his predatory conduct towards the student.

Andrews was found guilty of 17 felony counts of unlawful sex with a minor and related criminal offenses. He was sentenced to 15 years in prison.