VAN NUYS, Calif. – An athletic trainer suspected of sexually assaulting two boys when he worked at two San Fernando Valley high schools was arrested Wednesday.
The Los Angeles Police Department received a report Tuesday from a victim who alleged he “had been inappropriately touched” by 64-year-old Richard Turner at Birmingham High School in Lake Balboa, according to a department statement.
Turner was arrested Wednesday, and police identified a second victim who alleged he had been assaulted by Turner in 2017 when he was employed at Van Nuys High School.
Anyone with who may have been a victim of Turner or who has any information regarding potential additional assaults was asked to call the LAPD 818-374-5415. Calls during non-business hours or weekends should be made to 877- 527-3247.
Anonymous tips can be called in to Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or submitted online at lacrimestoppers.org.
