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Civil Litigation

Dec. 5, 2024

Ex-school worker sues for 5-year custody awaiting 'not guilty' verdict

Kaedian LLP partner Katherine C. McBroom and Los Angeles attorney Ian M. Wallach filed a federal civil complaint against those involved in their client's arrest in San Bernardino County and five-year prosecution.

A former elementary school custodian claims he was wrongfully jailed for nearly five years while awaiting trial and a jury's vindication because of a botched prosecution by San Bernardino County on false charges of sexually assaulting multiple children while on duty.

Kaedian LLP partner Katherine C. McBroom, who represents the defendant, Pedro Martinez, said on Wednesday that a jury acquitted her client on 10 of the 11 minor abuse counts after a three-month trial last year. A ...

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