Alleged 'Sex Game' Teacher Mark Berndt Went Free for Over a Year: How Did LAUSD, L.A. Sheriff Let This Happen?

It was the shriffs dept handling the case.

Guest where is the procedure and policy Deasy blames for his lapse in concern for thee children? You cannot find it because it does not exist. Baca contradicted Deasy's attempt to deflect responsibility on his team. No code or protocol would ever endanger a childs life to ensure a successful prosecution. Kinda throwing out the baby with the bath water . So your ignorance would allow these children to go unchecked fo stds, aids, and hep after this creature possibly infected one of them ? What are you? Deasy's mom? If so, you need some remediation in ethics and common sense. If not, get help.

You're an ignorant fool. Deasy has been the superintendent for less than 5 years and principal Martin Sandoval for 3 years. Mark Berndt has been a teacher for over 30 YEARS!! Get your facts straight. You need to stop criticizing people who are trying to do what they can to end of child abuse. At this rate you can blame EVER superintendent and EVERY principal that was under authority of those 30 years, but the fact is that Mark Berndt knew what he was doing and apparently did it well. He even went as far as to fool every single person that trusted him for up to 30 years. 

Teachers and testing. The propaganda perpetuated by way of the tests is designed to undermine teachers and their union so that " philanthropists" can deprofessionalize education. Unrelenting, often ridiculous media coverage of bad teachers is caught in the crosshairs of real news story like this because it exposes Deasy as duplicitous and deceitful. Despite claims that LAUSD is employing test scores to identify teachers who are not meeting benchmarks of teaching standards, this school and teacher's dismal performance were not confronted. Had LAW and LAT been fair and objective investigative reporters instead of creative stenographers, they would have questioned how viable the test data is, how it was npbeing utilized by school officials and they would have considered the obvious flaws it presents as a tool for teacher evaluation.His reporter alludes to all that and provokes another question about the veracity of district officials and while it all seems unrelated there's a very tacit connection. Lausd couldn't bother to scrutinize this school or this teacher when it's performance was substandard. Lausd knew there had been accusation in the past about Brendt's conduct, but failed to remove him and ignored its obligation to monitor him in light of accusations of sexual abuse and consoicuously low cores.someone told this reporter the teacher lured children to his classroom during lunch and recess. This implies admin. and teachers ignored signs that something was ging on. We know they did, and we also know that even nope, John Deasy is more interested n damage control than the welfare of these students. If Berndt was inviting children to visit at recess, it is very possible his exploits included students that were not in his class. And to date Deasy as not yet offered parents full disclosure about the evidence , so some parents are unsure if their child was part of this sick game. In the 13 months of investigation, I cannot see how police failed to question the students . In fact, they assert that keeping the victims parents in the dark was necessary to build their case. How is this possible when no one has more insight or infornpmation about what happened than the victims? Time only conspires against our memory and now the clamor if panic will certainly compromise the integrity of the victims' testimony . Every article Uve read refers to the photos and the spoon with DNA police collected, compelling evidence that will be difficult to discount. Yet an arrest was not made until a year after police had this evidence, and no motion of other evidence is mentioned. Here is a police record confirming a previous accusation of abuse against Berndt that LAUSD claimed in a urgent press release they do not have on file. This ironically illustrates its incompetence as any serious charges should be kept on hand in a special file just for these type of situations. Like me, this reporter understands there is something terribly wrong besides the crimes of this pervert. Deasy is not being transparent, detectives nvolved in the investigation seem to be less than forthright, and the fact that all of them were caught off guard by the arrest is troubling . It seems police were willing to protect and serve Mr.Deasy whose lame explanations and vacillating version of events betray his guilt. He is defensive, deceitful and deflecting attention from his own culpability by firing a Hamiltin HS teacher accused f sexual misconduct and publically announcing the a ccusations made against another teacher Miramonte ES. I don't know if these teachers are guilty. The HS teacher has languished in the rubber years for well over a year and police have not filed charges, which sans there is not much to substansiate accusations against him. Of course, LAUSD makes the rules up as they go along and Deasy will scapegoat this teacher to save himself from what we've seen so fa. As to the seconded MES teacher, it is telling that he has not yet been identified as a sexual predator by anything more than a child's accusation. Yes, it must be taken seriously but given the circumstances, the age of the child, and lAUSd's propensity for manipulating the media and minimizing it's clobility at all costs, I believe we should resist condemning these teachers until we have more concrete information about their situations, I urge this reporter and taxpayers to scrutinize LAUSD, Deasy and law enforcement closely. Earnest inquireys will expose the truths we mee that to protect our children because Berndt is not the only monster in this horror story. In fact, an interview with him may prove fruitful I'm finding the missing pieces of thuis puzzle. Yes, he's a sick twisted beast, but it is a good bet he will spill his guts . He may actually enjoy his present atus much more than we know. Whatever the case, he can shed light on how his case was handled, how he did what he did so long without detection and more.

C+ Poor spelling and grammar. See me after class.

Also worth noting is the fact that the school is in LAand served by another law enforcement agency than Torrance where he lives. Which agencies were involved? Who arrested him? Man this is like somePolanski movie.

To say this behavior dis not happen is too broad a statement. You can only state what you know to be factual, so choose your words carefully. Instead, state that it did not happen to you. Don't be surprised to find other people your age come forward as victims. Pedophiles don't just decide one to day act; likely, he's been doing other things for years and just got more brazen. A 31 year old has already come forth to say that when she was his student, she reported behavior that looked like he was masturbating at his desk and questioned the jar of Vaseline at his desk only to be told not to make up stories, so she subsequently dropped it.

It's a long shot, but he may be innocent. Many teachers are, but unfortunately the photos are really very compelling because a lab worker reported them, police intervened and that's why w know so much about what he allegedly did. You are not the only former student to come forward and say he was an inspiration in your young life. I believe every child who as touched by him in the ways teachers are meant to touch students are victims too. It's disillusioning to discover someone you looked up to and trusted is capable of such monsterous things. People are complex and even a pedophile with perverse impulses can have qualities like compassion and patience. We all struggle with our demons. It seems your teacher's got the best of him. But for the grace of gods, ther go I. Forgive him. You'll feel better.

There is no god.  A true god would not let this happen.  Take care of yourself and others, and try to do the right thing, believing in a God to solve this is silly.  Take action.  Take on the teacher's unions.  Be a force in your community.  Don't pray.  It's useless.

I love how people just write off God--the creator of life when atrocities like this come up. What is it that YOU expect the creator of the universe to do in a situation like this? (Read Job.) God has given us FREE WILL. As a result of our fallen nature, and as difficult as it is to understand when things like this and a myriad of other painful experiences arise--atrocities like this (and far worse) are sometimes the price paid for SIN. Be clear, He's given you life and a perfect planet on which to exist--He OWES you or anyone else NOTHING. Nada. Zip. Zilch. It's up to YOU to choose to be with Him or be without Him for eternity after your... 73.5 years--or however long you get to run your race. Tick, tick, tick...