Los Angeles: A school teacher was arrested and charged for committing lewd acts against school girls.
In
July 2008, detectives began a criminal investigation against
32-year-old Ricardo Flores, a math teacher and PE coach at Our Lady of
the Holy Rosary in Sun Valley. A 12-year-old female student reported
to the police that Flores had committed lewd acts against her over the
course of one school year from September 2007 through May 2008 on
school grounds.
Detectives from the Sexually Exploited Child Unit assumed responsibility for the investigation and have conducted over 60 interviews of other students and staff at the school. The interviews resulted in one additional victim; a 14-year-old female student, who also reported that she had been molested by Flores.
On September 16, 2008, Flores was arrested and booked. Bail was set at $1 million.
On September 18, 2008, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office filed 10 counts of 288 (a) PC, Lewd Acts upon Child under 14.
Flores photo is being made public in order to look for any possible additional victims. Flores has worked at various other school programs in the Los Angeles area prior to his four-year tenure at Our Lady of the Holy Rosary.
Anyone with additional information regarding this case is encouraged to contact Detective Moses Castillo, Juvenile Division, at (213) 485-6550. After hours or on weekends, calls may be directed to a 24-hour, toll-free number at 1-877-LAWFULL (529-3855) or by texting CRIMES (274637) and beginning the message with the letters LAPD. Tipsters may also submit information on the LAPD website, www.lapdonline.org. Tips may remain anonymous.
As a Teacher, teaching for 8.5 years. I am so discusted of the abnormal behavior. We are in the front line. We are chosen people to make a difference in people lifes. And we are here to touch the heart,mind and soul of each of the (my)students. But you have put a black eye in the teaching industry. Jesus was one of the greatest teacher of all and as a teacher I followed his steps. But you just ruin these kids life for life. If you are a teacher and have social,emotional, psychological issues, my advice is to step down and change career. Because you are not only hurting your self but others,school, community ,family, and most of all: the students who we serve to make a difference. Remenber, a teacher is someone way above any other career. We are teaching skills, academic, discipline , and social skills.
Mr.Ramirez
Posted by: Mr.Ramirez | September 20, 2024 at 12:15 AM
I believe he is innocent. He was my 7th grade teacher and he was no way disrespectful to anyone. People lie even if it means destroying a man's life. name one person who has never lied in their life? Im positive he has in no way ever molested any student and thanks to these young ladies a man's life is destroyed
Posted by: Katherine | September 21, 2024 at 05:57 PM
Mr. Ramirez, I hope you don't teach English...
Posted by: anonymous | September 24, 2024 at 01:59 PM
Katherine, you obviously don't know how pedophiles work. If you look at the thousands of cases throughout California and tens of thousands throughout the country; for every one victim there are tens and even hundreds more that are not victims. Obviously they are EXTREMELY selective about their selection of victims and that is one reason why they are let loose for so long and are 'covered' by people like you who always call them 'nice guys.' So, in essence, you are catering to this behavior, endorsing it and enabling it to continue. Betya he is found guilty!
Posted by: anonymous | September 24, 2024 at 02:03 PM
Anonymous. You non-chalantly say you bet he is guilty. You have absolutely NO facts except for what the news casts have put out. I wish you luck and hope you NEVER have to go through something like this. Be careful if you babysit children or if your neighbors kids come over because what a child says could be it for you. Also, be careful if a renter falls on your property. Or if you're ever driving a friend and are in a collision. I hope you get screwed for making such inconsiderate comments.
Mr. Flores is a good man. Even if he is cleared, he will never be able to teach nor will he want to. And even when it is cleared his name will not be. How humiliating for anyone to be tainted a child pervert.
I'm not saying the girls lied or that they should have stayed quiet if they in any way felt uncomfortable. Kids should feel good about going to class. And the school is right and has a duty in pursuing "any" type of misconduct on school grounds. That is their job.
On the other hand, those of us who know him know that Mr. Flores is a humble heart and a great man. Mr. Flores would NEVER be malicious nor would he EVER TOUCH a child. People in this community know this man and know his family very well since he was a child. We need to come forward if we know him personally.
Don’t taint a good man forever and don't rush to judge because this just might happen to you or to someone you love.
Posted by: Concerned Mom | September 24, 2024 at 11:57 PM
I hope that what each of you are saying it true. That this man didn't do anything. But what does knowing this man since he was a child have to do with what might or might not have happened between him and a student? Do any of us really ever know anyone? So you have known him for years? Does that change the possiblity that on the surface there is enough evidence to bring a charge against him? Pardom me 10 counts against him. You don't know if he did anything, I don't know if he did anything...but on the chance that he did do something I don't want him in a class room or around kids period. And why why would you have kids in your house anyway? I mean I live in an area where there are lots of kids. I don't have any so why would a grown man or woman have kids hanging around his/her house? As for someone falling down on private property...there's just one word for it: insurance. Why would a grown man be baby sitting? Why would a mother leave her child with a male baby sitter? Sorry guys but I would never leave my child with a male baby sitter. And what does knowing his family have to do with him? Ted Bundy came from a very good family. Jefferey Dahmer he too came from a good family. So even good families turn out bad adults.
Posted by: a concerned non mother | September 25, 2024 at 01:46 PM
Concerned Mom, I understand what you're saying about casting judgement before knowing all the facts, but come on. So were all those children molested by priests mistaken too? I mean priests are "humble servants" of God and peace right? So of course they could never hurt a child. I don't know whether this guy is guilty or not but just because you think you know someone doesn't mean you do. You can be a nice guy but be a pervert or a drug addict or whatever lets not dilute ourselves.
Posted by: nhd | September 25, 2024 at 06:08 PM
Again, concerned mom - this is how pedophiles work. You should consider how likely it is that your son or daughter would make up something like this - especially at an age where they know what the likely consequences are for the person.
Just because he is a good person to everyone else in his life does not mean he is innocent - in fact, MANY pedophiles, even egregious ones, are well liked in their communities.
Personally, his outside behavior wouldn't be where I would look as an anonymous citizen to determine his guilt. I'd look at the girl's behavior. Did she show any signs of suddenly and inexplicably not liking that class? Can her classmates corroborate them ever having been alone together? Does she have a history of lying and other troubled behavior? Those are far more relevant questions, to my mind.
Posted by: Morgan | September 28, 2024 at 07:18 PM
Show me evidence. I was blessed to have known the accused and find it very difficult to believe. I pray for his family and I pray for the "victims" this a terrible situation for both.
Posted by: Concerned Citizen | September 29, 2024 at 09:00 AM
I'm HERE TO SAY THAT THIS MAN IS A GOOD MAN.I KNOW HIS FAMILY AND HE COMES FROM A GOOD FAMILY . I KNOW THAT HE WOULD NOT DO SUCH A THING.. HE BELEIVES IN GOD AND GOD WILL PREVIEL.. AND GOD IS A JUSTICES GOD . I DONT KNOW THE GIRLS . BUT GIRLS AT THE AGE OF WHAT THEY ARE WILL LIE . GIRLS NOW DAYS NEED LOTS OF ATTENTION AND IF THEY DONT GET IT THEY WILL LIE TO GET IT I HOPE AND PRAY AND I AM PRAYING FOR THIS FAMILY AND HIM.. THAT THIS IS ALL LIES.. AND I DO WORK AT A MIDDLE SCHOOL .. I KNOW FOR SURE ABOUT THIER BEHAVIOR... SO AGAIN . HIS MAN IS A GOOD MAN , HE WAS AROUND MY FAMILY AND MY FAMILY KNOWS HIM... TO THE FAMILY OF FLORES .. THE LORD IS GOOD .. GO TO HIM IN PRAYER... GOD BLESS YOU RICK...
Posted by: Maria Diaz | October 06, 2024 at 10:09 AM
IM HERE TO SAY , THIS IS A GOOD MAN , i KNOW HIS FAMILY AND HE COMES FROM A GOOD ONE.. HE BELIVE IN GOD AND GOD WILL TAKE CARE OF HIM.. AS FOR THE GIRLS .. GIRLS DO LIE AT THE AGE THERE IN AND WHEN GIRLS NEED ATTENTION "THEY WILL LIE" I KNOW ... I WORK AT A MILDDE SCHOOL AND I USE TO WORK AT OUR LADY OF THE HOLY ROSARY SCHOOL TO ... NOW GIRLS NEED LOTS OF ATTENTION NOW DAYS .. AND THEY WILL LIE TO GET IT... I AN PRAYING FOR THIS FAMILY AND HIM.. FLORS .. GOD IS A JUSTICE GOD AND HE WILL TAKE CARE OF LIES... GOD BLESS YOU RICK.. LOVE YOU...
Posted by: Maria Diaz | October 06, 2024 at 10:19 AM
Maria Diaz, by your sentence structure, it looks like Flores might have been your english teacher.
As for the man himself, it looks like he took the "physical" part in "P.E." a little too literally.
Posted by: NY State of Mind | October 06, 2024 at 04:17 PM
WOW, all I have to say is Fanatical much!?
Posted by: nhd | October 07, 2024 at 02:22 AM
I hope that justice is served, and I hope that Mr.Ramirez is not an English teacher.
Posted by: Eric Howard | October 07, 2024 at 01:41 PM
omg...well what can I say about this guy mr.flores I don't know him but I do know that he used to work at Our lady holy rosary it sounds like he is a good teacher but at the same time it sounds like he is a bad one for what he supposebly did. I can't believe this I really don't know what to say or what to believe Iv'e heard that other different people have done the same thing and I ask myself why would they do such a thing that's crazy but some people are like that well what can we do about that. I just have 1 thing to say is that thats just the way life is sometimes but life is life and you just have to respect it like that
Posted by: Alicia | March 16, 2025 at 05:41 PM