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Filipino Times
11-05-2025
- Filipino Times
Former ‘Teacher of the Year' sentenced to 30 years in prison for sexually abusing students
Former San Diego County 'Teacher of the Year' Jacqueline Ma has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for sexually abusing two elementary school students. Ma, 36, admitted to two counts of forcible lewd acts with a child under 14 and one count of possessing explicit material involving a minor. Both victims were students at Lincoln Acres Elementary School, where Ma had been teaching fifth and sixth grades since 2013. She was recognized as the Teacher of the Year in August 2022 but was arrested in March 2023 after the mother of a 12-year-old boy reported finding suggestive messages from Ma to her child using video game chat rooms. According to the District Attorney's Office, Ma groomed the boys by giving them gifts, food, special attention, and even completed homework for the children, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported. During the trial, Ma expressed remorse, saying she 'disgraced the teaching profession,' and apologized for 'ripping away their childhood.' Authorities also claimed that years earlier, Ma had groomed another boy who was 11 at the time. Neither of the victims nor their parents attended Friday's sentencing. Ma concluded her statement by saying, 'I just pray for extra protection and strength for all those affected.' Ma will be required to serve the full 30-year sentence before becoming eligible for parole. In addition to prison time, she must pay fines and register as a sex offender.
Winnipeg Free Press
29-04-2025
- Politics
- Winnipeg Free Press
Bob Filner, a former U.S. congressman who also had an embattled term as San Diego mayor, dies at 82
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Bob Filner, a 10-term U.S. congressman whose long political career ended abruptly after he was elected mayor of San Diego and driven from office amid sexual misconduct allegations, has died. He was 82. Filner passed away April 20 with his children by his side, according to an obituary published Tuesday in the San Diego Union-Tribune. No cause was given. The newspaper reported that he was residing at an assisted living facility in Costa Mesa in Orange County. Filner largely disappeared from public life after his 2013 resignation speech as mayor that reflected the same fiery, defiant tone that launched the political career of the former congressman and 1960s civil rights activist. But, ultimately, Filner agreed to step down as leader of the nation's eighth-largest city amid the flurry of sexual harassment allegations from at least 17 women. He pleaded guilty months later to charges of false imprisonment and battery involving three women. He was sentenced to three months of home confinement and three years of probation. The city of San Diego spent more than $1 million to settle multiple lawsuits filed by women. He had held the office for less than nine months of a four-year term after becoming San Diego's first Democratic mayor in 20 years. Born Sept. 4, 1942, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Robert Earl Filner waded into politics as a sophomore at Cornell University, when he joined the Freedom Riders in the 1961 in their campaign against a segregated South. He spent two months in a Mississippi jail for inciting a riot after he and others confronted an angry mob at a bus station. In 1970, he accepted a position at San Diego State University, where he taught history for more than 20 years before running for a seat on the San Diego Unified School District Board of Education. He went on to be elected to the City Council and then U.S. House of Representatives in 1992 as a progressive Democrat who fought for veterans, underserved communities and labor unions. As chair of the House Veterans Affairs Committee, he also helped secure $200 million to provide pension benefits for Filipino veterans who served in World War II as part of the 2009 stimulus bill. During Elections Get campaign news, insight, analysis and commentary delivered to your inbox during Canada's 2025 election. He resigned from Congress in 2012 to run for San Diego mayor, winning easily. Filner is survived by two children, his daughter Erin Filner and son Adam Filner, as well as by his brother Bernard Filner and two grandchildren. He is also survived by two former wives, Barbara Christy and Jane Merrill.
Associated Press
29-04-2025
- Politics
- Associated Press
Bob Filner, a former U.S. congressman who also had an embattled term as San Diego mayor, dies at 82
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Bob Filner, a 10-term U.S. congressman whose long political career ended abruptly after he was elected mayor of San Diego and driven from office amid sexual misconduct allegations, has died. He was 82. Filner passed away April 20 with his children by his side, according to an obituary published Tuesday in the San Diego Union-Tribune. No cause was given. The newspaper reported that he was residing at an assisted living facility in Costa Mesa in Orange County. Filner largely disappeared from public life after his 2013 resignation speech as mayor that reflected the same fiery, defiant tone that launched the political career of the former congressman and 1960s civil rights activist. But, ultimately, Filner agreed to step down as leader of the nation's eighth-largest city amid the flurry of sexual harassment allegations from at least 17 women. He pleaded guilty months later to charges of false imprisonment and battery involving three women. He was sentenced to three months of home confinement and three years of probation. The city of San Diego spent more than $1 million to settle multiple lawsuits filed by women. He had held the office for less than nine months of a four-year term after becoming San Diego's first Democratic mayor in 20 years. Born Sept. 4, 1942, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Robert Earl Filner waded into politics as a sophomore at Cornell University, when he joined the Freedom Riders in the 1961 in their campaign against a segregated South. He spent two months in a Mississippi jail for inciting a riot after he and others confronted an angry mob at a bus station. In 1970, he accepted a position at San Diego State University, where he taught history for more than 20 years before running for a seat on the San Diego Unified School District Board of Education. He went on to be elected to the City Council and then U.S. House of Representatives in 1992 as a progressive Democrat who fought for veterans, underserved communities and labor unions. As chair of the House Veterans Affairs Committee, he also helped secure $200 million to provide pension benefits for Filipino veterans who served in World War II as part of the 2009 stimulus bill. He resigned from Congress in 2012 to run for San Diego mayor, winning easily. Filner is survived by two children, his daughter Erin Filner and son Adam Filner, as well as by his brother Bernard Filner and two grandchildren. He is also survived by two former wives, Barbara Christy and Jane Merrill.
Yahoo
18-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Good Morning San Diego: Padres take series at home vs. Cubs
Good Morning San Diego: Padres take series at home vs. Cubs Photo by Matt Thomas/SanArticles to read Padres beat Cubs with offensive, defensive highlights from Manny Machado (Matt DeWalt, Gaslamp Ball) Padres fans cannot panic over Dylan Cease's struggles (Thomas Conroy, Gaslamp Ball) How the Padres rounded out their starting rotation (Cheri Bell, Gaslamp Ball) Advertisement Padres finish off series win over Cubs (Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune) Padres Daily: Walk this way; Pivetta's start; Wanderful; Estrada's ongoing revenge (Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune) Padres pregame: Oscar Gonzalez's opportunity, progress for Jackson Merrill, Brandon Lockridge (Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune) Photos: Padres win series against Cubs (Meg McLaughlin and K.C. Alfred, San Diego Union-Tribune) Padres minors: Kavares Tears homers in pro debut, Missions no-hit in loss (Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune) Padres 'handle the deviations' en route to one of the best starts in franchise history (AJ Cassavell, Advertisement More from
Yahoo
31-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Good Morning San Diego: Padres have 40 players remaining in camp
Good Morning San Diego: Padres have 40 players remaining in camp Photo byArticles to read Bryce Miller, Union-Tribune sports columnist and outdoorsman, dies at 56 (Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune) Spring training update: Cease finishes strong; Hart good enough; Machado homers; Padres split pair of games (Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune) Advertisement Kyle Hart has a deceivingly good finish in his quest to make the Padres rotation (Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune) Why is hitting so difficult? Manny Machado, Fernando Tatis Jr. explain (Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune) Who makes Friars' final roster cut? 'They're not making it easier on us' (AJ Cassavell, Difficult decisions loom for Mike Shildt, Padres (Matt DeWalt, Gaslamp Ball) Padres need surprises in 2025 (Cheri Bell, Gaslamp Ball) Which Padres bubble players have options? (me) Manny Machado home run lifts Padres over Reds (Matt DeWalt, Gaslamp Ball) More from
