In addition to "at least five other lawsuits stemming from allegations of abuse," the Oakland Diocese faces yet another lawsuit for sex abuse. A woman claims that she was abused by a monsignor during the early '80s. "The suit says Monsignor Vincent Breen abused the woman between 1980 and 1982 while he worked at the rectory of the Holy Spirit in Fremont," reports AP (via KTVU). "It accuses the diocese of covering the alleged abuse up
Another Sex Abuse Lawsuit Hits Oakland Diocese
Ban Social Networking for Sex Offenders, Says Kamala Harris
"The carrot is don't get on these sites, and the stick is we will prosecute you," says San Francisco DA Kamala Harris -- who is also running for state attorney general -- who sponsored a bill to get sexual predators off your favorite social media sites (e.g., Facebook and MySpace). See, last month, Assemblywoman Norma Torres (D-Panoma) introduced the bill last month, "which would make it a crime for Californian's 63,000 registered sex offenders to use any social networking site," reported SF Chron. New York passed a similar law, which resulted in 3,500 sex offenders booted from the web, making it that more difficult for them to contact underage ilk. On the lighter side child rape, SF Weekly wonders what else we could strip away from convicted Chester Molesters. Let's just hope they don't take away our right to see which one of our crazy neighbors has a shady past.
Ex-Teacher Accused of Having Steamy, Sapphic Affair with Student
Dipping her toes into the pool of barely-legal love that dare not speak its name, an ex-teacher at a Christian prep school in Sunnyvale was arrested on statutory rape charges. Word has it that Abigail Anne Holloway, 33, had a secret love affair going on with her 13-year-old student, which happened eight years ago, according to San Jose Mercury News. It goes without saying, but Holloway taught physical education while trolling at Kings Academy. Of course. Anybody who may have info on this case, or thinks that they were a victim too, is asked to call Detective Kirk Kim at 408-730-7120.

