VAN NUYS : 2 More Boys Allege Teacher Molested Them
Two more boys have claimed they were molested by an elementary school teacher who has already been charged with abusing four pupils and is the target of an ongoing police investigation, Los Angeles police said Thursday.
The latest alleged victims, ages 12 and 14, attended Hazeltine Avenue School, where accused molester Jeffrey Herbert Raker taught until he was placed on unpaid leave last week.
So far, Raker has been charged with six counts of sexually assaulting four of seven boys whom police have identified as victims.
Raker, who pleaded not guilty to the charges this week, is accused of molesting the students on campus, at his Studio City home and during weekend trips.
The sexual assaults began a few months after he started working at Hazeltine in February, 1992, police said, and his alleged victims have all been students in Raker’s classes or members of sports teams he coached after school.
Police said they plan to interview youths who may have had contact with Raker at the church he attended, St. David Episcopal Church in North Hollywood.
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