Ex SFV High School Athletic Trainer Arrested For Sexual Assault

SAN FERNANDO VALLEY, CA -- An athletic trainer suspected of sexually assaulting two boys when he worked at two San Fernando Valley high schools was arrested on 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 at (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.

-- City News Service