Child Molestation Charges Against Mission Viejo Teacher Dismissed

Kristen Roush, an eighth-grade teacher at La Paz Intermediate School in Mission Viejo, Calif., will serve no jail time after the attorneys at Wallin & Klarich, A Law Corporation were able to get all charges of lewd and lascivious acts against her dropped.

Ms. Roush was charged with four felony counts of committing lewd acts with a student under California Penal Code Section 288(c)(1). If convicted of these charges, our client could have faced 5 years in prison, and she would have been required to register as a sex offender for the rest of her life.

Represented by Wallin & Klarich, all charges of lewd acts against Ms. Roush were dismissed Friday in Harbor Court.

“We left no stone unturned as we investigated this case and came up with numerous witnesses who refuted the outrageous claims of the young alleged victim,” Attorneys said.

In addition to an extensive investigation, Attorney Wohl was able to produce a psychological report that showed Ms. Roush did not fit the sexual profile of someone who would commit this type of crime.

After providing this exculpatory evidence to the prosecution, all child molestation charges were dismissed. Ms. Roush entered a guilty plea to one misdemeanor battery charge. She will serve no jail time and a brief period of formal probation.