A former assistant coach at Los Osos Excessive Faculty pleaded responsible this week to a few felony and three misdemeanor counts for possession of kid pornography or for a hid digicam to peak by means of a gap in a ladies’ rest room.
David Riden, 54, was arrested after a employees member on the Rancho Cucamonga campus found the hidden digicam in August 2021. Whereas out on bail, Riden was arrested once more after little one pornography was found from search warrants executed on his digital gadgets.
He labored at Los Osos Excessive from 2015 till he resigned in 2021. He was the boys’ locker-room attendant and an assistant coach for the varsity soccer workforce.
The San Bernardino County District Lawyer’s Workplace filed greater than two dozen felony costs final yr. Authorities mentioned 21 ladies have been secretly photographed from Jan. 1, 2015 to Aug. 23, 2021.
In trade for pleading responsible to 6 costs, the opposite 29 have been dismissed.
“There isn't any closure for these victims,” mentioned Mike Scafiddi, an legal professional representing two of them. “These are sturdy ladies, however they wrestle each day with the lifelong have an effect on of what occurred.”
An legal professional for Riden didn't reply to requests for remark.
A number of civil lawsuits have been filed and towards Riden and the Chaffey Joint Union Excessive Faculty District. They're pending.
Riden will probably be held accountable for restitution to victims and required to register as a lifetime intercourse offender. He's anticipated to be sentenced to 9 years and 4 months in state jail if a decide accepts the plea settlement, San Bernardino County District Lawyer’s Workplace spokeswoman Jacqueline Rodriguez mentioned.
Employees author Quinn Wilson contributed to this report.