Jan. 31, 2012:Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department announce the arrest.
Jan. 3 , 2011:Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department detective Marvin Jaramilla goes to Berndts Miramonte Elementary School classroom. In a trash bin, he finds a blue spoon and a container. DNA tests later reveal the spoon contains Berdts semon.
It also stated, in the same front page account of this morning, that these alleged occurances happened from 2008 -2010. Can we assume by the dates that the school NEVER empties their trash? (NOTE: January 3, 2011 and the film that was devloped was October 2010) Sloppy reporting or did the authorities allow him to continue until the point the found the semen (correct spelling, by the way) in the trash on January 3, 2011? WTH!!
Dec. 2010:Redondo Beach police turn over investigation toLos Angeles County Sheriffs Departmentafter concluding the photos were taken at Berndts classroom in an unincorporated section of South L.A.
Oh, yeah. One more thing! if he was under surveilance from the time this roach was fired last year. Why the hell no one said anything when he was riding a tandem bike a month ago with a young girl at the beach? (one of his students) great job Baca and Staff!,
Jan. 30, 2012:Berndt arrested and charged on 23 counts of lewd conduct with a child.
Jan. 11, 2011:School officials fire Berndt.
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Here are some key dates in the investigation into suspected lewd conduct by a Los Angeles school teacher, based on allegations made by detectives, prosecutors and school officials.
12-months to investigate? and finally make a decision to arrest?? I feel like were being fed the same BS as these innocent children. Sad police work and no one to be held accountable
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Jan. 12, 2011:The Sheriffs Departments Special Victims Unit searches Berndts Torrance home. Over the next 12 months, detectives conducts interviews with 80 potential witnesses, including numerous children in Berndts classes.
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Sources: L.A. County Sheriffs Department;Los Angeles Unified School District; L.A. County district attorneys office
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Jan. 7, 2011:After Sheriffs detectives inform them of the investigation, school officials places Berndt on leave.
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An investigation unfolds elementary schools,Oct. 2010:A worker at aCVSpharmacy in the South Bay notices the images of children blindfolded, with tape over their mouth while processing film belonging to teacher Mark Berndt. He alerts Redondo Beach police.