. >> reporter: this is 61-year-old mark berndt, an elementary schoolteacher accused of taking bondageis classroom of two dozen boys and girls between 7 and 10 years of age. on friday, los angeles county sheriff's investigators arrested a second teacher, 49-year-old martin bernard springer, a colleague of berndt's. >> the allegations involve two girls who were allegedly fondled in the classroom at miramonte school by suspect springer. they were approximately 7 years old at the time of the incidents, which were alleged to have occurred during the past three years. >> reporter: at this point in the investigation, officials could not say if there was a relationship or connection between berndt and springer. both taught at miramonte elementary school in south los angeles, a low income area which is 98% latino. parents at the school are outraged that they're just learning about the sex crime allegations. >> i'm angry, i'm disgusted, i'm sad. >> reporter: investigators say the case against berndt broke in 2010 when a film processor noticed disturbing images of berndt with his arm around the

mark berndt faces 23 counts. some of the things that he's accused of doing would actually make your jaw drop. things like having cockroaches crawl across children's faces and other things that were sexual in nature, caught on camera. cnn's casey wian is there at the courthouse in los angeles. so what happened? we were expecting this to happen. what's the problem? >> reporter: yeah, we sure were, ashleigh. we were expecting this arraignment of mark berndt to begin about an hour and a half ago. my colleague, alan duke, is in court and he sends word that the judge was outside of the courtroom for some part of that time and has now returned to the courtroom and is proceeding with other cases. mark berndt has so far not made an appearance in court. we do not know what the delay is is at this point. and just to recap the charges against him, he's facing 23 individual counts of lewd conduct against children at miramonte elementary school. he is being held on $23 million bail, $1 million for each count that he is facing.

in some cases prosecutors say berndt fed some of his students his semen.rrested and charged with fondling a student. the school district replaced the entire staff at the school and is conducting its own internal investigation. attorney gloria allred represents one of the 23 victims named in the criminal complaint against berndt. she would not comment on the status of the investigation, only to say that her client is still in contact with law enforcement. >> we are doing everything to make sure that the parents' concerns are being taken care of and the child's needs are being met. >> reporter: robert holguin, abc news. >> no surprise here, several former students have now sued for damages. as you can imagine, the legalities of this will probably spill on for quite some time. but this is a disturbing case all the way around. but it's well known i think on the street that in jail there's always a certain -- there's law enforcement justice but then there's jail justice. >> yes. >> rightfully or wrongfully, for rapists and child molesters, and what this guy's a

berndt's bail is 23 million dollars.he district attorney's office says an earlier typo indicated it was just 2.3 million. investigators learned the crimes after a film processor found berndt's bondage photos. >>> police are looking into a new lead in the kidnapping of mick carla garrett, 23 -- mikayla garretth+ó 23-years-old. a sacramento tv reports a possible connection between mikayla's disappearance and two men convicted of four murders in the central valley in 2001. police say a letter written by an inmate references mikayla's case. the inmate blamed his partner in crime for the kidnapping. offered to lead investigators to several more bodies he buried. >>> new information on a teenager who died during a sleepover last summer. the coroner says 14-year-old overdosed on so-called date rape drug consumed in a beverage. investigators thought the teen might have died from alcohol poisoning after drinking vodka with friends. all the girls threw up that night, but she never woke up. they are trying to determine if she took

berndt is charged with 23 acts of lewd conduct with a child.to their mouths. and it is all alleged to have occurred in his classroom during regular school hours. robert holguin, abc news. >> so what kind of investigation do you need? the little girl goes to her mother. the mother goes to investigators. the investigators say let's pursue this. and then prosecution says no, we don't have enough evidence. >> i mean, you have to have -- >> insufficient evidence. what kind of evidence do you need? >> in our legal system it's not necessarily what really happened or what you know. it's about what you can prove. and if they couldn't prove it, that's kind of where things end. it's sad, and obviously it could have stopped this whole tragedy from happening. but that's -- that's the law. that's the way it works. >> that's really messed up. >> it's sad. >>> well, we reported yesterday about an earlier withdrawal of u.s. troops from afghanistan. now we are learning that the defense secretary may have jumped the gun. about 68,000 troops will remain there next

berndt's bail is 23 million dollars.he district attorney's office says an earlier typo indicated it was just 2.3 million. investigators learned the crimes after a film processor found berndt's bondage photos. >>> police are looking into a new lead in the kidnapping of mick carla garrett, 23 -- mikayla garretth+ó 23-years-old. a sacramento tv reports a possible connection between mikayla's disappearance and two men convicted of four murders in the central valley in 2001. police say a letter written by an inmate references mikayla's case. the inmate blamed his partner in crime for the kidnapping. offered to lead investigators to several more bodies he buried. >>> new information on a teenager who died during a sleepover last summer. the coroner says 14-year-old overdosed on so-called date rape drug consumed in a beverage. investigators thought the teen might have died from alcohol poisoning after drinking vodka with friends. all the girls threw up that night, but she never woke up. they are trying to determine if she took

in some cases berndt posed with the children. white liquid. investigators later determined it was his semen. >> these are scars that can live on throughout one's life. so it's important not only to get therapy but to get therapy from a person who's knowledgeable of this type of event. >> reporter: the investigation started after a film processing lab gave authorities some 40 photographs that featured the lewd acts. berndt was later fired when the school learned of the photos. that was last year. it took investigators a year to build their case, and they believe there are more victims. >> he was a teacher for over 30 years, and we feel that there's children out there who are not aware that they were being victimized in this manner. >> reporter: robert holguin, abc news. >> i don't even know what to say about that. >> no words for that. and the sad part here, records going back ten years show he never had any disciplinary actions, had good job reviews, so this was not a problem teacher -- >> how could this go on in a classroom? the

disturbing images of berndt with his arm around the children or his hand over their mouths.en with madagascar-type cockroaches on their faces. >> the children felt this was a game. they didn't realize they were being victimized. they thought they were just being blindfolded and gagged as a game. >> reporter: detectives discovered 400 photos. some showed children with spoons at their mouths filled with semen which they believed was liquid candy. tested the contents and found a match to berndt's dna, so far 23 victims have been identified. >> there's at least ten children that we have not been able to identify. obviously, we can't put their pictures out because they are potential victims. >> reporter: berndt had taught at miramontte for 30 years. she and other parents want to know why if the bondage photos were brought to the attention to authorities in october 2010 why berndt was allowed to remain in the classroom for three months until school officials finally removed him in january 2011. los angeles school superintendent john deasy says the school district acted as quickly

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this week, authorities arrested berndt, accusing him of sexually abusing 23 children between 6 and 10 years old, between 2005 and 2010. >> i'm a teacher and a dad. it's disgusting. it's appalling. >> reporter: investigators believe there could be more children who haven't come forward. a lawyer representing the parents of one alleged victim, a 10-year-old girl, filed the civil suit against the school district. >> this is no game. these are young kids. their lives, forever impacted by a sordid man. >> reporter: some 1,400 children go to the elementary school, almost all are latino. most are low income and more than half are learning english as a second language. some parents think these factors made their children vulnerable. >> i'm afraid. i'm thinking of moving my child from this school. >> reporter: yesterday a second teacher was arrested. martin springer, a 26 year veteran at the school for allegedly fondling two girls in the classroom. he will appear in court next week. investigators say the two cases are not related. one former prosecutor says the allegations are a wake-up call t

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the district has seen an increase in the number of complaints of teacher molestation since news of berndt'srrest broke. >>> meantime, a u.s. district court judge ordered a fresno teacher held without bail on 45 charges of molesting his second grade student. the 43-year-old teaches in the suburb of clovis. the girl told her mother she had been in yang's classroom playing the lollipop game. police found nine videos on his phone showing the child blindfolded performing a sex act on him. >>> un of struggling homeowners at the cow -- thousands of struggling homeowners are at the cow palace desperately trying to save their home. the group putting on the event is the neighborhood assistance corporation of america. >> reporter: the economy may be getting better overall, but not for the people who have come to this event from all over northern california. they've heard about these amazing interest rates available for their homes and these people need something amazing to happen in their lives. >> wells fargo. bank of america. >> reporter: founder and ceo of naca welcomes every customer by relaying t

the district has seen an increase in the number of complaints of teacher molestation since news of berndt'srrest broke. >>> meantime, a u.s. district court judge ordered a fresno teacher held without bail on 45 charges of molesting his second grade student. the 43-year-old teaches in the suburb of clovis. the girl told her mother she had been in yang's classroom playing the lollipop game. police found nine videos on his phone showing the child blindfolded performing a sex act on him. >>> un of struggli homeowners at the cow -- thousands of struggling homeowners are at the cow palace desperately trying to save their home. the group putting on the event is the neighborhood assistance corporation of america. >> reporter: the economy may be getting better overall, but not for the people who have come to this event from all over northern california. they've heard about these amazing interest rates available for their homes and these people need something amazing to happen in their lives. >> wells fargo. bank of america. >> reporter: founder and ceo of naca welcomes every customer by relaying the

i'm talking about 61-year-old mark berndt.aught at a los angeles elementary school for 31 years. he was in court today committed of performing lewd acts on children as young as seven years of age. his bond? listen to this, his bond is set for $23 million. according to special victims unit detectives, there is proof of the crimes including photographs berndt took of these young students. the sheriff's department says the pictures show berndt with his arm around the children or his hand over their mouths, children who are blindfolded and have their mouths taped shut. some kids have cockroaches on their faces, and there are girls with a, quote, blue plastic spoon filled with an unknown clear white liquid substance up to their mouths, end quote. investigators say that substance is a bodily fluid that matches berndt's dna. >> they didn't realize they were being victimized. they thought they were just being blindfolded and gagged as a game. >> sunny hostin is on the case. from what i understand, sunny, the sheriff's department says

berndt is charged with taking lewd pictures.pringer has been accused of fondling two 7-year-old girls in his class. >> it is to determine if there are individuals who have done something wrong. >> it's expected that many staff members will be readmitted after an internal review. parents' anger, however, is growing over the secrecy of the investigation, which has been ongoing for years. and investigators learned that berndt was investigated by authorities as far back as 1984. >> school officials banned the media from attending the announcement. >>> a breast cancer awareness bracelet is causing quite a stir in one indiana middle school. an 8th grader is suing roosevelt middle because school officials asked him to cover up his bracelet. they claim it is distracting to other children. but the boy's parents say he was doing it to raise breast cancer awareness. >>> some students are trying to get to the bottom. they are investigating involuntary twitching. a local doctor treated them and said it was psychological. but some parents thi

among other things, 61-year-old mark berndt is accused of taking bondage-style pictures with students ranging from 6 to 10 years old. berndt is in custody on 23 counts of felony lewd acts with minors. >>> court appearances began a little more than an hour ago for some oakland "occupiers" arrested in last week's melee. mario casillas pled not guilty to charges he swung his bicycle at two police officers hitting one in the face and the other on the hand. michael lou bin pleaded not guilty to throwing rocks, bottles and a two-by-four at police. but more of the "occupiers" arrested face a judge tomorrow. >>> a large number of those 400 "occupiers" arrested last weekend don't even live in oakland. we'll show you a map that breaks it down. more than 100 do call oakland home. however, many live in other bay area cities. several of those arrested live as far north as vancouver and as far south as van nuys. >>> now the latest in campaign 2012. if donald trump could tell someone you're hired for president, he would choose mitt romney. the real estate mogul who flirted with the presidential run

the case confirmed for abc news in addition to photograph, prosecutors have dna evidence against berndt, dna evidence in alleged acts involving children as young as 7 years old. experts on school scandal say there's a danger that frightened parents and impressionable children could lead to charges that by themselves could lead to lasting damage to children and innocent teachers. >> it's very dangerous. the fear and anger can move into mob hysteria and the wrong people can be accused. >> reporter: there was anger last night when the press wasn't allowed into a meeting with school officials. but today many parents in this largely hispanic community were more upset for the disruption to students and teachers not connected to this scandal in any way. >> the bad teachers are gone. keep them out. but the rest of the teachers were really good. >> reporter: a crisis crystallized on one poster -- who can we trust? mike taibbi, nbc news, los angeles. >>> now we turn to presidential politics and a major reversal from president obama who's now embracing those new super pacs made possible by a supre

berndt.o for purposes of even a preliminary hearing, you wouldn't even have to call the children, you could just show the photographs, and i think you've got these crimes well documented. so the kids may be insulated. >> so is as a civil action, you would more than likely have to wait out criminal action. and to that end, in your work you have been able to determine there may be a third teacher, a woman, who may have allegedly conspired somehow with either one or two of these men? can you explain what that is? keep in mind these are just allegations. >> sure, ashley. it's our position that this couldn't have taken place over the span of 15 or 20 years without some help from some infrastructure in place at miramonte school. one of my clients is an 11-year-old girl. she gave some testimony on a local station out here the other night that was very chilling where she clearly identified a third teacher who had entered an empty classroom with mr. berndt, and she actually watched mr. berndt feed thi

sheriff's deputies say berndt blindfolded boys and girls, ages six to ten, taped their mouths shut, putoaches on their faces and even took pictures of himself with them. if convicted, he faces life in prison. >>> the nation's largest breast cancer charity, susan g. komen for the cure is cutting off the partnership with planned parenthood. that means planned parenthood will stop receiving funding for breast cancer screening and education programs from the komen organization which totals $700,000 last year. a spokeswoman for the komen foundation says it's because planned parenthood is under investigation in congress. the group denies it is yielding to pressure from anti-abortion rights groups. >>> in health news, a new study on treating breast cancer found that some women may be undergoing more surgery than necessary. elaine quijano has that story. >> the first year is the roughest. >> when donna learned she had breast cancer in 2008, she chose a lumpectomy to remove the tumor. a month later, she had to undergo a second procedure. >> we didn't believe there were more cancer cells but to b

police say they've recovered around 600 photos allegedly taken by third-grade teacher mark berndt ofwhat authorities say is the teacher's semen. second-grade teacher martin springer was charged with fondling a 7-year-old student. parents want to know how the abuse, especially berndt's, went undetected for so long. >> he would go to the home often. he would get to know the parents. he'd become their friends. >> reporter: an attorney for nine of his alleged victims says berndt attended birthday parties, wrote them letters, and made them cds. >> oftentimes he'd play these songs while he was victimizing them. >> reporter: while district officials say teachers whose records have been cleared will return, the teachers union blasted their actions. >> the teachers and the parents and the students of this community feel betrayed. >> reporter: and many students are concerned some beloved teachers will be innocent casualties of this controversy. >> i know that he wouldn't do anything to harm us, which is why i'm against this whole situation, and i'm very sad to let my teacher go. >> reporter: a

mark berndt was removed from his elementary school in january of last year as authorities investigated the case. the l.a. times reports that he was fired the next month but then challenged the decision. that's when the district paid him $40,000 in back salary and healthcare costs to drop the appeal. berndt was recently charged with 23 counts of lewd acts on children in his classroom from 2005 to 2010. >>> there is a new tactic to clean up an east bay neighborhood that's a haven for prostitution. but this time, it's not the pimps or johns under fire. christin ayers tells he is oakland lawyers are targeting motels. >> reporter: that's right. this is one of the motels in question here on international boulevard. the city calls it a draw for rape, kidnapping and prostitution. and now a judge will decide whether to shutter the place entirely. >>> reporter: it's the section of east oakland's international boulevard known as the track, sex workers and their pimps roam freely here taking haven and doing business some neighbors say in two notorious motels. >> motel is the magnet. >> reporter: a

berndt was arrested last week and charged with 23 counts of lewd conduct against children. this week a second teacher was charged with three counts. the two cases run related. the school's entire staff is reassigned to other schools. >>> two explosions today killed 25 people and injured another 175 in syria. it is the first significant violence in the country's largest city during the 11th month uprising. today's explosions targeted security compounds in the city which so far has mainly supported assad. there are conflicting reports about who may be responsible for today's attacks. >>> in the presidential race, tomorrow it's all about the state of maine as it holds its republican caucuses. ron paul is pinning a lot of hopes on the pine tree state. as susan mcginnis reports the other candidates are spending today in washington at the conservative political action conference. >>> reporter: it's one of the biggest events on the conservative calendar. >> we must outsmart the liberals. we must outsmart the stupid people that are trying to ruin america! >> yeah! >> reporter: this

berndt was first investigated back in the early 1990s.the most recent investigation that we have here began in october of 2010. he was not removed from the classroom until last january. was berndt allowed back into the classroom after that? this is mind boggling to understand that he could be in a classroom, again, with children. >> well, actually, he was, believe it or not, allowed back into the classroom after he was removed. the district tells us, though, it was just for a half hour that he was in the presence of another staff member, and that no students were in the classroom at the time. he was allowed back in to receive his personal effects, his firing from the district is actually under appeal. so believe it or not, even if he is convicted of these allegations, he still stands to collect his school district pension for the rest of his life, zoraida. >> now we understand that 98% of the population there is hispanic. and i was listening to a mom who was very concerned about what was happening at the school. and she said that if this

while questioned about berndt, they learned of allegations that a second teacher fondled two girls over the last three years that teacher is also behind bars tonight. his bail is set at $2 million. >>> still to come here at 5:00, it's definitely not what you would expect. >> i would stop eating pretty much everything for five, seven days. >> men with an unhealthy obsession. a south bay man shares his fight to control his body at any cost. why eating disorders in men are on the rise. >>> and good afternoon. i'm jeff ranieri in the nbc bay area weather center. another day with widespread temperature, and temperatures well above average. a little bit of cloud cover moving in overhead. the next two days, we'll talk about our weekend warm-up in just a moment. >>> and it doesn't start until tomorrow. but we've got your prevent right tnt gias tfa giantns n fest. plus, we hear from fan favorite. ♪ [ male announcer ] for our town. [ dog barks ] for our country. ♪ for our future. ♪ this isn't just the car we wanted to build. it's the car america had to build. ♪ the extended range electric chevy v

berndt is being held on $23 million bail.is set to return to court next month. >>> police are set to return to court. police say this man broke into the caribbean home last month while holding a machete. police say fidel brown got away with $1,000. he turned himself in on sunday. police believe brown did not intentionally target bryant. >>> a new york bar brawl sends the grandson of the latest prince of monaco. he was beaten in a fight on saturday, at the double seven nightclub at the meat packing district. he and his friends reportedly clashed with a man over models and alcohol. that man was charged with assault. the prince was treated and released. desire in tonight's healthwatch, new research shows women who are having heart attacks often do not feel chest pain. manuel gallegus reports, that is causing them to die more often in the hospital. >> reporter: lolina franklin was having neck and jaw pain. she had no idea she was on the verge of a severe heart attack. >> you think of some really bad pain in your chest. and you kn

berndt resigned four months later after dropping the appeal.ed abuse occurred at miramonte elementary school. berndt was arrested last week and charged with 23 counts of lewd conduct against children. this week a second teacher was charged on three counts. the two cases are apparently unrelated, although the school's entire staff is reassigned it other schools. >>> an aide to former congresswoman gabrielle giffords is running for her house seat. ron berber is a survivor of the tucson shooting spree that nearly killed giffords. he got his once in the face and leg. he will campaign for the seat in a special june election in a few months. barber says giffords asked him to run for her seat. she retired last month to focus on her recovery. her husband mark kelly announced his support for barber on facebook. and they had asked kelly to run for the seat and he said, no, thank you. >>> a military court has found a marine sergeant not guilty of hazing a lance corporal who later committed suicide in afghanistan. sergeant benjamin johns was accused of wro

the film processer grew concerned and alerted authorities to berndt's photos.en blindfolded with tape over their mouths. >> maybe they were playing some type of game of hide and seek. to a trained detective in child abuse cases, there was more. >> reporter: when they searched berndt's classroom, investigators found dna evidence that linked him to a sexual crime against at least 23 children. school officials immediately removed him from the classroom back in march. he was put under surveillance to keep him from children as police built their case. >> you don't know what kind of diseases this man has. you don't know any history about this man. you're taking our innocent babies and tainting them. >> reporter: berndt is to be arraigned today. if convicted, he faces life in prison. >> john miller joins us now. he's a former lapd official among his wide and varied experiences. why did this take so long? >> you know, this is the most unusual case because the teach who was doing this really disguised this activity as a game. if you look at the 400 pictures involved, it

mark berndt has been charged with committing a lewd acts of against 23 students, some as young as six years old. he made all of those bondage voters. days later, martin springer was arrested. also a teacher at that school. he was arrested on suspicion of squabbling to girls. >>mark: the new york giants are once again champions at the expense of tom brady into the patriots. the giants have now won two super bowl titles the last five years, both at the expense of the patriots. the final score, 21-17. for giants fans are obviously excited about the fourth super bowl title for the team. here they are celebrating in times square. a victory parade will be held on tuesday. a far different seen in boston. police were tossing flash bombs and smoke grenades as citizens who took to the streets writing on campus. >>darya: we are back with more in a couple of minutes. and when will subscribe how when >>mark: a man suspected in the disappearance of his what blew up this house killing himself and his two sons. washington state employees- judge washington's it all this is the lead on it was an intent

mark berndt pleaded not guilty. the 23 victims were between the ages of seven and 10. days after he was arrested another teacher was arrested and charged with lewd acts with a girl under the age of 14. he also plead not guilty. >>> the group sugarland is responding to a lawsuit claiming its negligence in a stage collapse at the indiana state fair last august. in court documents sugarland said the collapse was cause pied a gust of winds unprecedented in intensity. the band said it had nothing to do with the construction of the venue. the executive director said she tried to convince the band to delay the show. however, they wanted to go on. sugarland said no one asked them to delay the show. >>> now the latest on the father who sparked a viral sensation in a heated debate over how parents should handle themselves. >> tommy jordan is the man's name. he said he was trying to teach his daughter a lesson about sharing too much on facebook. critics say he's defending himself. 28million people have watched this video of jordan shooting his daughter's laptop after discovering

we tell our kids you have to listen to these teachers and trust like you do us. >> berndt's bail is 23 he work at the school for 30 years before he was fired one year ago. >>> oakland's police and fire departments have new leaders. one is making history. teresa reed is the first african-american female fire chief in a large metropolitan city. reed was the assistant chief at the san jose fire department. she has an understanding of oakland living there for 22 years. reed says, it will not be business as usual for oakland's fire department. >>> change some of the maybe the mindsets of this is how we always did it. because change is coming and we have to look at how we are going to be able to evolve with that. >> interim police chief jordan is now permanent head of the department battling budget cuts lay-offs and protesters. he twice served as interim chief and has been with the department more than 24 years. >>> that punk of a prognosticator -- >> them is fighting words. >> he says six more weeks of winter he saw his shadow. mother nature would say otherwise. >> so would another rodent.

mark berndt is accused of committing lewd acts on 23 children. martin spring arrested on suspicion of fondling two girls if had his classroom. parents are very upset. some question whether the superintendent is doing the right thing now. >> they don't want all the teachers to be removed because there's some good teachers and students are good grades. >> they took the bad teachers now we want the teachers to be with our kids because they know our kids. >> reporter: the new teachers have been through a rigorous screening process he says there will be a psychiatric social worker in every classroom. all employees who have been cleared out of the school will get paid during the investigation. an extreme expensive move but the superintendent says he's not worried about the budget now, he's worried about the students. he has the support of the teachers' union which says it is everyone's responsibility to ensure that all allegations are investigated. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> vallejo residents who live near the scene of a warehouse fire are complain

berndt's attorneys claim he is targeted in prison. he's being held on $23 million bail. a second teacher from that school is arrested on child molestation charges days after bernts's arrest. >>> french police are questioning dominique strauss- kahn about a prostitution ring. police say prostitutes told them they had sex with the head. imf over the past two years. strauss-kahn resigned his position after being accused of assaulting a hotel maid in noancht he was later -- in new york. he was later cleared of any charms. >>> romney's ads are being paid for by a super pack. super packs are quickly turning into one of the most powerful forces in the 2012 campaign. >> reporter: mitt romney tried to win over voters at a town hall meeting at eagle manufacturing in michigan. >> i care about michigan. this is personal for me. >> he's fighting hard to win the state where he was born. but polls show rick santorum was in the lead. that's putting romney on the offensive. >> i don't think rick santorum's track record is that of a fiscal conservative. so i think that will ultimately be

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