one year in jail, molesting a 6-year-old girl 100 times.uld have gotten life because nevada does have jessica's law. here now to explain exactly what happened attorneys and fox news analyst kimberly guilfoyle and lis wiehl, how could this happen? travesty of justice. he hadn't opportunity even under the law when acts was committed to 1997 to 1999 over a 10 -- two year period of time life behind bars. clerical error and went back to sentenced him to probation. one year in jail, five years of probation, that's it. >> why the light sentence? was there any justification for the light sentence? did the judge say this is why me, brent adams, this is why i did this? >> he said it was a mistake. he never sentenced him. nothing on the record. no response for him. >> this guy, this outrageous individual, this judge gives a man who molested a 6-year-old girl 100 times, no explanation. >> let mow go back, a week before he did that, the second sentence, he issued the first sentence and that was 10 years to life. then inexpickcab i got that wrong. i didn

many that came forward, the molest ka molestation or abuse happened years ago.y extended the statute of limitation, allowing others to come forward. if they get in touch with things that happened, they were no longer barred from filing the lawsuits. >> an interesting look back at the case that happened years ago. >> now to a bit of royalty in the world of sport. star basketball player for st john's. he's big for the fans in america. he stands out as a real prince. >> he's a royally gifted shot blocker. and comes from royalty. chris is the prince of a tribe occupying much of central nigeria. his father is a prince and grandfather a king. >> i just say, "call me chris." >> call you chris. >> yes. >> chris doesn't speak a great deal about the royalty aspect. you know, he does have a regal presence. but also humility, a sense of humour, humility to laugh at himself. his first love was soccer. he became a fan with his older brother and september instructional tapes of the game, including one from phil jackson. >> he said that phil jackson sends a lot of tapes. and al

nobody is covering it this guy, who admits, as you point out, that he is a child molester and molestedar-old from 6 to 8 for two whole years pleaded guilty and willing to accept a 10 year to life sentence which the judge originally gave him. has now -- will now be out of jail in a year. >> less? time served? less. >> the judge, when asked, wait a minute, wait, the prosecution and the defense agreed he would go to jail for 10 years to life. the judge originally said well, i changed my mind to the prosecution. but now he says no i didn't change my mind i had said one year all along and it was just a clerical error that changed it to 10 years. >> whatever it may be, you you don't give a child molester who ruins the life of a 6-year-old the girl is now 20. you know the horror of that everybody knows the horror of that the girl's life is changed forever. >> judge kent. >> except this guy, right? judge adams. brent adams. okay. now, in nevada, there is a commission that can fire the judge. they do have that safeguard in that state. >> um-huh. >> it's not going to happen. >> why? >> it's a di

in jail, he was extorting other inmates he says were child molesters. would threaten them with violence if they didn't put money on his books. >> for one, it was $40 a week, from the second one it was about $80 a week. >> the hustle landed caponi in confinement. he says he's enjoyed the solitude. but after nine months is ready for a change. >> i would like to be in population so i can be around people. so i talk to somebody. >> can i talk to you for a second? >> yes, what's up? >> >> you didn't get anything back from them? >> i put of them in last week. >> during his time in confinement, caponi has run out of canteen snacks. >> i had a bunch of canteen in this corner. it's all gone now. >> and he has no money left on his books. >> i'm eating my fingernails. >> you think people are going to think you want to go back there to do your old tricks? >> that's exactly what they're going to think. he ain't got no money now, the reason he's out of confinement is he wants to hustle again. that's exactly what they're going to think. i don't care what they think. >

an ongoing investigation in the molestation allegations began in november while he was teaching at making waves academy. police say a background check found nothing to prevent him from working with children. abc news reporter amy hollyfield will be live with the latest in the next half hour. >> the sheriff's department asking for help trying to find a missing man. tyrone carter vanished two weeks ago. he didn't show up to work february 21st and has not contacted his family, kids, or friends every since. last seen driving 1994 van, 3jrl 928 license plate. may have been heading to palmdale or lancaster in los angeles county, possibly to meet up with an unknown woman. >>> a california woman in the hospital after spending 15 hours stranded in a deflated dinghy in the monterey bay. now we're hearing from the fisherman who helped rescue here. katie marzullo live in the newsroom with the story. katie. >> the 45-year-old woman is being treated for hypothermia. coast guard officials say her lifejacket really did save her life. when you hear the details you'll understand how dire it could have been

nobody is covering it this guy, who admits, as you point out, that he is a child molester and molestedfrom 6 to 8 for two whole years pleaded guilty and willing to accept a 10 year to life sentence which the judge originally gave him. has now -- will now be out of jail in a year. >> less? time served? less. >> the judge, when asked, wait a minute, wait, the prosecution and the defense agreed he would go to jail for 10 years to life. the judge originally said well, i changed my mind to the prosecution. but now he says no i didn't change my mind i had said one year all along and it was just a clerical error that changed it to 10 years. >> whatever it may be, you you don't give a child molester who ruins the life of a 6-year-old the girl is now 20. you know the horror of that everybody knows the horror of that the girl's life is changed forever. >> judge kent. >> except this guy, right? judge adams. brent adams. okay. now, in nevada, there is a commission that can fire the judge. they do have that safeguard in that state. >> um-huh. >> it's not going to happen. >> why? >> it's a disciplin

he was fired after complaints of child molestation. while that's going on he got a job at myra vista school. that's raising questions. how did myra vista not know. >> obviously safety is the first priority. we expect to continue to be a safe school. >> reporter: the principal says the hr department found no criminal history. now they are wondering if there are victims at myra vista. he only work here for months but they say the investigation is ongoing. amy hollyfield. >> storm moving out, a fast moving front brought much needed rain. rivers and streams are higher, but still apolo normal. needed for livestock in the summer months. the north bay will take every drop. >> we're dependent on agriculture. we need at this point the fields to be irrigated so the grazing can be restored. >> residents in sonoma county are asked to save water by 20%. you can track rain, live doppler hd, abc 7 news weather app, download on our website, abc7news.com/app. >>> roads reopened a short time ago after police wrapped up their investigation of a fatal acc

together. >> so he killed a man who he thought was a child molester only to find out he wasn't, andhe spends the next 25 years or whatever surrounded by child molesters. >> i borrow a slogan from the military, i don't ask, don't tell. it's creepy but you just want to push it back and just concentrate on who they are now and not so much what they've done. >> so that's the new brian? >> yeah, that's the new brian. the old me wouldn't have -- there's a lot of things the old me wouldn't put up with, but, yeah, now i'm just -- i mean, we're all here. we're all here. >>> coming up -- >> here we are putting our lives on the line for the people in this country and they turn around and treat us like we're some pieces of [ bleep ]. >> he acted as though because he was a medic in the army that that should give him some sort of pass for the crimes he committed when he came back to his country. >>> we film in prisons all over the world, and we're constantly reminded that people who kill can come from all walks of life, even those who we hold the highest regard. >> bruce bastian was an army medic

contra costa district after one of the teachers is accused of molesting students. the school board voted to change district policy to ensure fenger prints and background checks for new hires and rehires and substitute teachers and school principals will conduct extra you training. ron ginto was fired after molestation allegations surfaced, but then landed a job at mira vista elementary without a background check because he worked there before. he was arrested earlier this month and faces 28 felony counts. >>> new video from washington state. a helicopter rescue team shows the exact moment a 4-year-old boy was plucked from the mudslide alive last saturday. you can see the chopper descending to a debris pile where a rescuer is seen pulling the boy from the muck which witnesses say was like quicksand. jacob's sisters and brother ages 2 to 13 are still missing along with his father. jacob's mother was at work when the mudslide hit and is okay. the helicopter rescue team was training 25 miles south and was able to race to the town of oso and rescue the boy just a couple

alan wang reports. >> 32-year-old ronald ginto was charged with 14 counts of child molestation.hired to teach seventh grade science and english. >> it is disturbing to find out that something happened that sliped through the cracks. >> the principal says the hr department found no criminal history on ginto. >> in terms of the background checks i know he did his due diligence. >> what school officials didn't know was that he was released from his job here at making watches -- waves academy and the policewere already investigating him on several complaints of child molestation. this happened last november, but ginto was hired here one month later while the investigation was taking place. >> it was pretty widely known here at making waves academy. >> yes it was once it was noted it happened. >> making waves academy says every parent received a letter. a simple call would have alerted the other school. >> i would not have spoken to the school myself. >> they say in some cases a call is not required. >> in what cases would it not be? >> it depends upon if the employee left in good st

contra costa district after one of the teachers is accused of molesting students. school board voted to change district policy to ensure fenger prints and background checks for new hires and rehires and substitute teachers and school principals will conduct extra you training. ron ginto was fired after molestation allegations surfaced, but then landed a job at mira vista elementary without a background check because he worked there before. he was arrested earlier this month and faces 28 felony counts. >>> new video from washington state. a helicopter rescue team shows the exact moment a 4-year-old boy was plucked from the mudslide alive last saturday. you can see the chopper descending to a debris pile where a rescuer is seen pulling the boy from the muck which witnesses say was like quicksand. jacob's sisters and brother ages 2 to 13 are still missing along with his father. jacob's mother was at work when the mudslide hit and is okay. the helicopter rescue team was training 25 miles south and was able to race to the town of oso and rescue the boy just a couple of

alan wang reports. >> 32-year-old ronald ginto was charged with 14 counts of child molestation. he was hired to teach seventh grade science and english. >> it is disturbing to find out that something happened that sliped through the cracks. >> the principal says the hr department found no criminal history on ginto. >> in terms of the background checks i know he did his due diligence. >> what school officials didn't know was that he was released from his job here at making watches -- waves academy and the police were already investigating him on several complaints of child molestation. this happened last november, but ginto was hired here one month later while the investigation was taking place. >> it was pretty widely known here at making waves academy. >> yes it was once it was noted it happened. >> making waves academy says every parent received a letter. a simple call would have alerted the other school. >> i would not have spoken to the school myself. >> they say in some cases a call is not required. >> in what cases would it not be? >> it depends upon if the employee left i

. >>> a teacher accused of molesting students has prompted changes. at the board voted to hire all backgrounded checks and two previous employers. the new rules came with an apology from the board area president. >> we owe them an apology and make sure they know we are open an honest about our shortcomings. >> the vote comes on the heels of the district hiring ronald, he was arrested two months just after starting his job as a teacher for molestation. the alleged abuse happened during field trips while a teacher at his previous school. >>> the family of jahi mcmath will receive an award. she is the 13-year-old girl declared brain dead. her family won and they asked whether or not to remove her feeding tube. she eventual little died in 2005. they established a foundation to assist families going through a similar situation. >>> 4:35 and new developments in the missing airlines jet. they have detected two objects of various sizes and a french satellite spotted them in the same area. currently there are five ships and they are looking at others searching

an east bay school system did not do a background check on a teacher now under arrest for child molestation because the teacher previously worked for them. he was arrested in richmond, hired in december just one month after he was fired by another school following allegations of child molestation. >> a police officer could be sentenced between 3 and 8 years on charges of forceable rape. graves did not enter a plea. prosecutors say graves escorted the victim to a hotel room. the officer is accuse offed assaulting the woman. he was ordered to surrender his firearms. >> an 18 month operation resulted indictment of 16 reputed gang members from east palo alto. and a grand jury took two months to review this case. >> there are four murders charged here, there are countless crimes of drug trafficking. >> a driver of the car was shot in belmont. nine are charged with capitol murder. >> a computer went to a scary ordeal on cal train she missed her stop and when she woke up she was alone in a train yard. >> we've been there before. jessica fell asleep she realized she was trapped march 14th, jessica

alan wang reports. >> 32-year-old ronald ginto was charged with 14 counts of child molestation.e was hired to teach seventh grade science and english. >> it is disturbing to find something that something happed that sliped through the cracks. >> the principal says the hr department found no criminal history on ginto. >> in terms of the background checks i know he did his due diligence. >> what school officials didn't know was that he was released from his job here at making watches -- waves academy and the police were already investigating him on several complaints of child molestation. this happened last november, but ginto was hired here one month later while the investigation was taking place. >> it was pretty widely known here at making waves academy. >> yes it was once it was noted it happened. >> making waves academy says every parent received a letter. a simple call would have alerted the other school. >> i would not have spoken to the school myself. >> they say in some cases a call is not required. >> in what cases would it not be? >> it depends upon if the employee left

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contra costa district after one of the teachers is accused of molesting students. the school board voted to change district policy to ensure fenger prints and background checks for new hires and rehires and substitute teachers and school principals will conduct extra you training. ron ginto was fired after molestation allegations surfaced, but then landed a job at mira vista elementary without a background check because he worked there before. he was arrested earlier this month and faces 28 felony counts. >>> new video from washington state. a helicopter rescue team shows the exact moment a 4-year-old boy was plucked from the mudslide alive last saturday. you can see the chopper descending to a debris pile where a rescuer is seen pulling the boy from the muck which witnesses say was like quicksand. jacob's sisters and brother ages 2 to 13 are still missing along with his father. jacob's mother was at work when the mudslide hit and is okay. the helicopter rescue team was training 25 miles south and was able to race to the town of oso and rescue the boy just a couple

. >>> coming up -- >> looking at a bunch of dirty pictures isn't the same as molesting a child. >> the alleged owner of one of the largest child porn collections ever confiscated settles in in the protective custody unit. >>> at the suffolk county jail in boston, both men and women live in the house of correction. one of two facilities that comprise the jail system. they're housed on separate floors but that doesn't stop them from finding ways to communicate. >> it's 192, we get to talk to the guys downstairs. >> how do you talk to them? >> through the toilets. we clear them out and yell through the pipes. the vents, the pipes. you could do it this way which people laugh at all the time. >> what are you doing? >> i'm plunging the toilet with my ass. >> because you can't talk to them unless it's clear so you got to get all the water out. >> yo! >> yeah, say hi. >> hello! this is the only way they'll do an interview. >> this is the only way they'll do an interview. >> life for most inmates at the suffolk county jail is anything but fun and games. inside the jail's nashua street facility

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. >>> a richmond teacher suspected of molesting young boys will remain in jail. the 32-year-old arrested wednesday as we've reported to you. he's accused of molesting six boys ages 11-13 while teaching at making waves academy the d.a.filed 27 charges against him, including kidnapping and forced oral cop you'llation. he faces live in prison if convicted. >>> a hayward grandmother and grandfather had to throw their grandchild out of the window boit is just fine. this real life drama played out in a hayward apartment building. >> the 3-year-old and his relatives woke up to find their apartment on fire the only way out was a second story window. the family had to jump. >> tell them what happened? >> i see fire here. >> what did you do? >> jump out of the window. >> what was mama doing? >> she just was out of the window. >> she jumped out of the window, too? >> his great aunt was waiting and caught him. he is fine. >> what if someone didn't catch him? who would have caught snim >> maurice's mother wasn't here this, is the home of her mother. she came to see what her y

a man was fired from making waves academy after molestation allegations surfaced. he then land add job at another elementary school without undergoing a background check because he worked there before. he was arrested this month and faces 28 felony counts. >> today if san francisco, the city planning commission is set to consider new rules for medical marijuana dispensaries. under the proposal, they are allowed to move closer to schools and child facilities and parks and recreation areas. they are not allowed within 1,000 feet. there will be a buffer zone of 600' which is what the state requires. >> attorneys head to san francisco superior court to argue for the immediate release of public records from the california public out estimates commission involving their relationship with pg&e. officials believe the records show a cozy relationship between the state regulation industry and pg&e that led to the cause of the 2010 gas pipebehind explosion and fire. san bruno file the original public records lawsuit last month after they refused to fulfill four separate publi

on march 7th, investigators say the man went to "world academy charter school" and molested a 7-year-old girl. investigators say, a *second assault happened in january at "think college now" elementary school. asa safety meeting will be held this morning. parents met with school officials last night to learn about some new safety changes. kron-4's philippe djegal has more. only parents and guardians were allowed into the meeting. it was closed off to news organizations. but one parent we spoke with on her way out of the meeting says that she's pleased with what she heard. world academy says these changes go into effect immediately, and they impact of the students enrolled in after school programs. the after school programs will now all be held indoors -- none outside. all students enrolled in after school programs now have to check in as a group at the cafeteria, immediately after the regular school day ends. the outdoor restrooms will also be locked and off limits, except during recess. for the rest of the time, students will have to use the indoor bathrooms. councilman noel gallo, atte

investigators believe he molested six boys ages 11 to 13 and all students at making waves academy. it happened during several camping trips. he was fired in november, but then hired at mira vista this afternoon. dash cash this january. he planned to take six more young boys on a secret trip to yosemite and went to great lengths to make that trip happen. >> he falsified the principal signature on the list, on the student study form. and we had no idea this was going on. i know we dodged a bullet. >> the district has now proposed changing the hiring practicing. they did not call making waves as part of the background check. >> the crisis escalated with troops advancing on a military base. the russian military truck shutdown the gates. several ukrainian troops bear barricaded themselves in a barics and the pro russian troops withdrew. the pentagon estimates there are about 20,000 russian troops in ukraine's crimea region. >>> there are new questions about the snipers who contributed to last month's blood bath in kiev. authorities are now focusing on russia using the gunmen for a prete

. >>> a richmond teacher charged with molesting students. he planned a camping trip and sent permission slips home with students to sign. school officials didn't know anything about the trip. we'll give you a look at one of the permission slips obtained, a three-night [ indiscernible ] he molested 11 and 12-year-old boys in his youth group, camp epic. he's pleaded not guilty to 27 charges. >>> happening now, san francisco police chief holding a town hall meeting about a deadly officer-involved shooting, 28-year-old chaldo alejandro nieto, he was a good man they say. >>> eviction orders for people who live in a former office building. it's a story we first reported for you last november, now the owner of 1249 market gave notices he plans to go ahead with demolition to convert the how longing to office space. many of the artists renters could be forced out, they'll say it might be impossible to find live/work housing this aable to. >> -- affordable. >> to get a place like this, if i'm lucky, $600 more a month just for a studio. >> representing

last week when she heard he was accused of molest egg 6 boys she said her -- molesting 6 boys she saidexperience with him. >> to me he told me he was a 19- year-old kid. >> reporter: she said he was pushing his newly created youth camp called camp epic that included trips to yosemite. >> he was all over me as soon as he saw i had a boy. he gave me his card. >> reporter: 2 investigates he was a student teacher while working on his masters in education at toro university. when we called camp epic ... >> in person. >> reporter: we were referred to the camp's website now down for maintenance. torres she is speaking up to encourage other potential victims. >> i want them all [ audio difficulty ] >> reporter: he pleaded not guilty to 27 counts related to sexual abuse even kidnapping, involving kids from a charter school in richmond. ktvu channel 2 news. >>> petaluma police say a man pulled up to a mcdonald's drive window early this morning and demanded cash. this is a surveillance photo the man reached through and opened the cash register on lakeville street grabbing about $200. if you recog

school leaders say a 7-year-old girl told teachers a stranger came up to her and molested her around 4:00 this afternoon. the school immediately went into lockdown and called police. police searched the area but did not find any suspects. >>> a followup on the story of a teacher accused of child molestation. a judge raised the bail to $17 million and the school district is scrambling. the charges now stand at 27, including kidnapping. he was arrested wednesday at richmond's mira vista middle school where he's been teaching since december. the same school district released him from another school just weeks before during another sexual misconduct investigation. the school district is now overhauling hiring protocols. >>> if you use too much water you can go to jail. the water district may impose tough new laws. cheryl hurd joins us in union city tonight with the details. sounds very interesting. >> reporter: it is very interesting, raj. there's no doubt about it. there is a water crisis in california. and the water district taking some bold new steps to get people in the trivalley are

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investigators believe he molested six boys ages 11 to 13 and all students at making waves academy. it happened during several camping trips. he was fired in november, but then hired at mira vista this afternoon. dash cash this january. he planned to take six more young boys on a secret trip to yosemite and went to great lengths to make that trip happen. >> he falsified the principal signature on the list, on the student study form. and we had no idea this was going on. i know we dodged a bullet. >> the district has now proposed changing the hiring practicing. they did not call making waves as part of the background check. >> the crisis escalated with troops advancing on a military base. the russian military truck shutdown the gates. several ukrainian troops bear barricaded themselves in a barics and the pro russian troops withdrew. the pentagon estimates there are about 20,000 russian troops in ukraine's crimea region. >>> there are new questions about the snipers who contributed to last month's blood bath in kiev. authorities are now focusing on russia using the gunmen for a prete

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at this point they're not releasing the man's name. >>> a richmond teacher accused of molesting several boys is back in court. ronald ginto is now facing sex abuse and kidnapping charges. >> reporter: robert ginto was a teach here at mira vista here for nearly two months. parents are relieved that he is now out of the classroom and behind bars. >> he is accused of sexually abusing and kidnapping 11 and 12-year-old boys. the 32-year-old taught seventh grade english and skriebs here at mira. he also visited students. at least six of the victims attended that program. >> the sad part this man was trying to take these kids illegally from this school on a trip next week. i'm glad they caught it ahead of time. >> they're now working to improve the system of checking teacher references and doing background checks. ginto's attorney says his client has no prior offenses. i spoke with the older brother of one of the victims. he told me that his younger brother still cannot bring himself to share the details of what happened. in richmond. marianne favro, nbc news. >> a young woman was assaulted

. >> a teacher accused of molesting students will be in richmond courtroom this afternoon. the 32-year-old was arrested at the elementary school in richmond this month. he faces 28 felony counts of kidnapping and sexually abusing 11 and twelve-year-old boys. he was fired from the academy in richmond last year after molestation allegations surfaced but he landed another job at an elementary without a background check because he worked there before. on weapons, the west contra costa unified board voted to change the policy to require fingerprint and background checks if new hires, rehires, and substitute teachers. >> we are learning of the man accusing of driving drunk and smashing into a motorcycle killing the rider. andrew silva just returned from serving to afghanistan only to die in fremont. family and friends of the victim continue to gather at the crash scene. >> emotion is overflowing in the fremont bank parking lot as people remember andrew silva thrown from the motorcycle dying instantly on tuesday night. it is believed that alexander yonh was drinking and driving an

investigators believe he molested six boys ages 11 to 13 and all students at making waves academy. it happened during several camping trips. he was fired in november, but then hired at mira vista this afternoon. dash cash this january. he planned to take six more young boys on a secret trip to yosemite and went to great lengths to make that trip happen. >> he falsified the principal signature on the list, on the student study form. and we had no idea this was going on. i know we dodged a bullet. >> the district has now proposed changing the hiring practicing. they did not call making waves as part of the background check. >> the crisis escalated with troops advancing on a military base. the russian military truck shutdown the gates. several ukrainian troops bear barricaded themselves in a barics and the pro russian troops withdrew. the pentagon estimates there are about 20,000 russian troops in ukraine's crimea region. >>> there are new questions about the snipers who contributed to last month's blood bath in kiev. authorities are now focusing on russia using the gunmen for a prete

some parents at mira vista elementary school in richmond are wondering how an accused child molester could end up teaching at the school. >> i feel like if they're going to hire people, you know, at the school they should do background checks on everybody, thorough background checks. >> reporter: one school already knew about the allegations. making waves academy, also in richmond, fired 32-year-old ronald guinto in november when police opened an investigation on him. but a month later, while the investigation was being conducted, he landed a job at mira vista. the principal here says the hr department did a background check and did not find any criminal history on guinto. >> they knew about it, you know, at the school or whatever. so i feel like they shouldn't have let him come here. >> reporter: we checked with a licensed private investigator who does background checks. she says uncovering everything about someone is harder than you would think. >> i think that people expect in the digital age that everything is going to be digitalalized, everything is going to be electronic, and t

. >> the richmond teach are accused of molesting students is scheduled to be in court.32-year-old faces 28 physical any counts of kidnapping and sexually abusing eleven and 12-year-old boys. the accusations stem from a different school. >> search-and-recovery efforts continue at the site of the mudslide in washington. the did the toll of 17 will rise dramatically officials are warning. nine bodies have been located but not involved while the list of those unaccounted for is still at 90. >> president obama is on the way to saudi arabia take off from rome two hours ago and will meet with arab allies who have been unhappy over the handling of iran's nuclear ambitions and syria's civil war. >> few any directors in san francisco are expected to vote on a major plan to overall the city's public transit system with changes including realigning half of the routes and increasing frequency of runs and decreasing others. >> tracking scattered sprinkles with live doppler 7 hd but boy do we have a wet system coming in this week, and significant snow in the sierra all in the seven-da

a former teacher is now behind bars accused of molesting several young boys. coming up, i'll talk to the bother of one of the victims. >>> another day, another clue, what we're learning about the speed of that malaysian jet that could show us where the plane actually is now. >>> right now at 6:30, it was a brief appearance before the judge for this accused sexual predator, but a lasting impression for the families of the victims. the richmond teacher accused of molesting at least six boys was in court today. seeing him in court made the families wonder who he may have done to their loved ones. marianne favro talked to a brother today and joins us from richmond. >> reporter: he taught here in richmond from january 6th until february 28th when he was arrested. parents tell me they are relieved he's no longer in the classroom but hope the school will do a better job of checking references. ronald appeared in court for only a few minutes today in richmond. the 32-year-old english and science teacher faces more than 25 charges ranging from sexual abuse to kidnappin

he allegedly molested a seven year-old. there was also another incident in january.at another school in the area. i just spoke with the council members about how surveillance cameras are born to be put to a fast track. he stated that he is unsure when they will do this or when that will put the surveillance cameras there but he stated that this cannot happen again. you can hear the appeal also us that are going on behind me. it is full of concern to parents and the police because they want to discuss other measures. but i think fundamentally is the fact that they're door to put surveillance cameras in and around this entire campus. this will allow them to keep a closer eye and maybe get videotape of this person >> terisa estacio kron4 newest. >> new details are now coming out this morning about the richmond teachers suspected of dozens of sex crimes against children. kron4 sources said, 32 year- old ronald the web this morning. guinto to a boy is on camping trips, but parents find out that the actual what to motel 6 instead. he is accused of showing 1112 year old boy

. >> a 7th grade teacher suspected of molesting children had bail set at $17 million today. the 32-year-old has been charged with 27 felony counts, including kidnapping for taking a child n a trip to santara county. he was fired after students came forward and he is now teaching. next month, he was scheduled to take students on a field trip. >> we have a story we brought to you in january. chargeses have been dropped and this transgender woman, prosecutors say larigo is not the same person spotted on the hebrew day school campus telling abc7 news it was not -- she has turned her life around, and is not a reoffender. >> state lawmakers considering a bill to close loopholes made apparent by the case of 15-year-old audrey pott. she was sexual assaulted at a party and photos turned up on social media, audrey committed suicide. current state law gave no choice but to try the suspects in juvenile court a new bill will specify sexual assault of a defenseless victim must go to open, adult court. >> we believe that if the identity of the offenders is exposed it would put the communit

. >> a 7th grade teacher suspected of molesting children had bail set at $17 million today. the 32-year-old has been charged with 27 felony counts, including kidnapping for taking a child n a trip to santa clara county. he was fired after students came forward and he is now teaching. next month, he was scheduled to take students on a field trip. >> we have a story we brought to you in january. chargeses have been dropped and this transgender woman, prosecutors say larigo is not the same person spotted on the hebrew day school campus telling abc7 news it was not -- she has turned her life around, and is not a reoffender. >> state lawmakers considering a bill to close loopholes made apparent by the case of 15-year-old audrey pott. she was sexual assaulted at a party and photos turned up on social media, audrey committed suicide. current state law gave no choice but to try the suspects in juvenile court a new bill will specify sexual assault of a defenseless victim must go to open, adult court. >> we believe that if the identity of the offenders is exposed it would put the comm

ronald guinto was hired at mira vista school while he was under investigation for molesting students at making waves academy in richmond. police now say the potential number of victims in this case is six. all of them are boys ranging in ages from 11 to 13. don knapp on the investigation and how guinto was able to first get hired in the first place. >>> reporter: that's right, elizabeth. the rest of guinto suggests serious problems in the way school districts can protect kids. the suspected child molester was already under investigation at making waves academy at the time that the west contra costa school district mira vista school wanted to hire him and in fact did hire him. >> there was no call made to making waves when he came back. so there was no quote, unquote reference check-up. >> reporter: because, says school district president charles ramsey, guinto had been working with the school district as a substitute for years. >> as a matter of fact, we believe that it wouldn't have been useful to have called making waves because we had a long history with them. >> reporter: he was

. >>> there's you a any information about an east bay teacher accused of child molestation. claudine wong is live in vallejo with why police fear there may be more victims. >> reporter: good morning. yes. the teacher actually grew up in solano county. a few years ago, the local paper did a story on him when he founded a youth organization that he called camp epic. he's in martinez behind bars facing 27 charges for abuse and allegations from children on outdoor trips he took with six boys in 2012 and 2013. when he was arrested, he was a 7th grader teacher at mira vista middle school. the school board president said he had been planning an unauthorized outdoor trip to yosemite. it appears that wasn't the first time he had done that. he founded camp epic that was focused on outdoor trips with children. his effort to start the group began in 2008. he started a spring semester in american canyon and then he connected up with making ways charter school in richmond. that's when he said the first set of middle school boys attended a campout with a trip to yosemite in 2011. i talked

after a teacher is accused of molesting children. plus -- it was one of the fastest-moving fires they'd ever seen and it claimed the lives of two of their own. we'll take you to boston, where a fire department is in mourning. and we'll hear from the construction worker. trapped by fire. forced to dangle and jump to a balcony still under construction. during a five-alarm fire in downtown houston. the death toll from saturday's mudslide in oso, washington is expected to keep rising today. 414 is the time. we got some much-needed rain yesterday. this was the scene in san francisco. umbrellas and hand. it seems like the rain for the most part has moved out of postal if you sprinkles this morning. i want to trace a clone of video. and you were sent to this funnel clouds that actually formed. there were a tornado warning to up in sacramento and even farther north and chico. in fact some incredible video of other funnel clouds has just come into our news room. state-owned to that. in the meantime let's find out about the forecast for today.

. >>> startling new details about a teacher accused of molesting several children. yesterday 32-year-old ronald ginto was charged with 27 felonies. his bail is set at $17 million. he's pleaded not guilty. investigators believe he molested six boys, ages 11 to 13, all students at making waves academy in richmond. it happened during several camping trips where ginto was the only chaperone. he was fired in november, but then hired at another school this january. the president of the school district told abc news ginto planned to take six more boys on a secret trip to yosemite next month and went to great lengths to make it happen. >> he had falsified the principal's signature on the list -- on the form, student study form. unbeknownst to us, we had no idea this was going on. i know we dodged a bullet. >> the district has now proposing changing its hiring practices. administrators did not call making waves academy as part of ginto's background check. >>> the university of california has announced a new system wide sexual assault policy. it is in response to the claims b

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we'll talk more about that. >>> tonight okay land police are in a manhunt of molester.rned for children at a place that's supposed to be safe for them to go each day. >> we have to do something, this should never happen. parents and students here in oakland demand that something is done to keep students safe after a man resembling the person in this police schedule walked on the yard after school and sexually molested a 7-year-old girl. >> she noticed the lack of security every time she picks up her 7-year-old daughter from school. >> the front is monitored but the back is not monitored. i usually go back on that side and there is no one there watching. >> this is 10-year-old samantha holding a sign that reads "every child deserves a safe life". >> do you have security guards at cool? >> no, not yet. >> do you wish you have security guards? >> yes, because they should make sure if -- they should make sure all the kids are safe in school and only parents get in and family members and like suspicious people and stuff like that. >> i moved over here and it is across the st

>> chomo is prison slang for child molester. but it can also be used to define anyone who has a sexual offense. >> we caught up with pasco later that day. he was at the cell block microwave preparing his evening meal. >> call that spaghetti. i call that wet noodles. >> at first, pasco was reluctant to talk about the earlier confrontation in the hallway. >> talk out there later. oh, [ bleep ], i'll talk now. i've been down 20 years. i'm a murderer. i'm a convict. nobody disrespects me like that. i got some little punk coming in. he's been in for a little time and [ bleep ] runs his little mouth, [ bleep ]. fine. that gets you killed in here. i'm a murderer. straight-up convict. >> the more cephis tried to convince us he was a convict, the more i wondered if there was something else going on. >> a few days later, pasco told us what did go on the night he committed murder. >> i was at a bar drinking one night. had nine shots of whiskey and several beers. and gave a ride to my sister-in-law, i think it is or something like that. nep

he was arrested last week and pled not guilty friday on numerous child molestation charges.arters in pleasant hill where guinto is a former member. unfortunately we are targets for these type of people. guijnto's bail has been set at $70,000,000.30 he will be back in court on march 28th. kron4 has also learned that back in 2011, guinto was a student teacher in the napa unified school district. g uyinto was a student teacher at cannes and oaks in the spring of 2010. he was also a substitute teacher to napa county. the napa valley unified school district says there have been no reports of any inappropriate contacts between guinto and his students there. damage control for police and san jose sent a member of their ranks is accused of raping a woman in a hotel room while he was on duty. 38 year-old jeffrey-- geoffrey graves. is a six year veteran of the force. we are told to turn himself and on monday. he is charged with one count of forcible rape. court documents reveal graves took the victim and the alleged assault to a hotel after a domestic disturbance at her home. prosecut

. >>> tonight oakland police are on a manhunt for a child molester. they released this sketch of a suspect. this man walked on the campus of the world academy charter school and molested a 7-year-old girl. investigators say a second assault occurred in january at the elementary school kron 4 is live tonight. >> reporter: there is quite a few pam. the meeting was closed off to all news organizations and only parents and guardians were allowed holiday in. most parns and leaders left seeming to be pleased of what they heard. >> first, parents have now been given add straiter's cell phone numbers. the after school programs will now all be held in doors and none outside. all students enrolled in after school programs have to check in as a group at the cafeteria immediately after the regular school day ends. the front school door and side gate will also be locked after school leaving just one way to get in and out and making it easy to monitor who's on campus. the outdoor's restrooms will be locked and off limits, except during recess. for the rest of the t