Crime & Safety

Valley Private School Teacher Suspected Of Molesting Students

A Bishop Alemany High School teacher is accused of molesting students, and detectives are looking for additional alleged victims: BREAKING.

LOS ANGELES, CA — Police believe a Valley area private school teacher has been sexually abusing his students, and they are asking for additional victims to come forward.

William Maclyn Murphy Eick turned himself into police this week after a warrant was issued for his arrest. Eick was a teacher at Bishop Alemany High School between 2009 and 2016. It was there, according to Los Angeles Police Department Sex Crimes detectives, that Eick met and groomed his victims.

“He met his victims/students in his capacity as a teacher and took advantage of his position to gain their trust. Eick then engaged in sexual intercourse with them,” according to detectives. “Detectives believe there may be additional victims of other unreported incidents and are asking for the public’s assistance in locating them.”

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Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Kittle, Mission Area Sex Crimes Unit, at (818) 838-9969.

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