Last May, two teacher’s assistants reported that a special education teacher at Grassfield Elementary School in Chesapeake, Virginia, was treating some of her students abusively. The assistants said they saw the teacher hurting the children in her class.
One of the three students the teacher is accused of harming is 11 years old and non-verbal. The child’s mother said her daughter had a recent behavior change, and she believed it was due to the alleged mistreatment of the girl.
Drake Bell’s ex-girlfriend alleged that the actor was abusive to her in more than one fashion during their live-in relationship when she was a teenager, and Bell is contesting the accusation.
Jared Drake Bell has worked in the entertainment industry since 1991 and has a long resume of television and film credits including starring in the Nickelodeon show “Drake and Josh” in 2003.
Between 2006 and 2009, Bell reportedly had a romantic relationship with Melissa Lingafelt, now known as Jimi Ono, when she was 16-years-old, and the couple lived together for some of the time that they dated.
Mel Gibson is a well-known local hothead. It came as no surprise to Southern California or Orange County residents then when officials in Sydney, Australia said they were investigating him for criminal assault or battery on a member of the paparazzi. Worse, that member was a woman, who claimed that he shoved her in the back and spit on her. Police claim they did a thorough investigation, which included talking with witnesses and reviewing security camera footage, but have ultimately decided not to file criminal charges, much to the anger of the alleged victim.
Assault and battery can be serious charges. As an Orange County criminal attorney I defend innocent people of accusations of assault and battery weekly. But most people are not subject to the careful scrutiny that Mel Gibson received before charges are filed. Unfortunately, assault and battery charges are often filed on nothing more than a simple verbal allegation, such as “he punched me.”
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