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Jason Dean Anderson, 24, in a take care of the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office, pleaded responsible to 2 counts of sexual battery on a restrained particular person for the aim of arousal. In trade, the DA’s Office agreed on a two-year sentence for convictions that might have imprisoned Anderson for eight years.
Superior Court Judge John Monterosso, on the sentencing listening to Thursday at Southwest Justice Center in French Valley, additionally ordered Anderson to register as a intercourse offender. That prohibits Anderson from working round kids and limits the place he can go.
Anderson was arrested on March 25, 2022, after his employer, American Medical Response, realized of the allegations and reported them to the Sheriff’s Department.
The lawsuit filed by legal professional Daniel M. Gilleon in Superior Court in Los Angeles County on March 8, 2024, names Anderson, drivers Shaivam Sharma and Eric Leahy and AMR as defendants.
On March 18, 2022, Anderson was using behind the ambulance with the 16-year-old, who was being pushed from Temecula Valley Hospital to a psychological well being facility in Torrance. She was suicidal, was underneath the affect of marijuana, and her legs and arms had been strapped to the gurney, the lawsuit says.
Sharma heard the sound of the straps being eliminated and regarded into the again, the place he noticed the woman’s hand on Anderson’s lap and the pair kissing. Sharma additionally observed that Anderson’s pants had been down, the lawsuit says. The doc goes on to explain sexual exercise instigated by Anderson.
Sharma reported what he noticed to his supervisor the subsequent day. AMR didn’t notify the Sheriff’s Department till six days later, the lawsuit states.
Sharma was not charged with any crime.
The lawsuit says two weeks earlier, Anderson had sexually assaulted an grownup feminine passenger from Lake Elsinore who was being transported to a psychological well being facility in Riverside. Leahy, the driving force, instantly reported Anderson to a supervisor, however AMR did not name authorities or self-discipline Anderson, which allowed him to assault the 16-year-old woman two weeks later, the go well with says.
Leahy was not charged with any crime.
Gilleon mentioned AMR didn’t prepare its staff to promptly report misconduct or on boundaries with sufferers.
“A case as egregious as this could do greater than merely obtain justice for the person sufferer,” Gilleon mentioned. “A case like this may also help make adjustments that can profit the group. For an organization as massive as AMR that gives ambulance providers globally, we’re speaking about communities all around the world that may study a worthwhile lesson, which isn’t to blindly belief ambulance personnel.”
AMR declined to touch upon the lawsuit. A spokesperson did e-mail an announcement about Anderson’s actions.
“AMR has appreciable empathy for the victims of Jason Anderson. His legal conduct was effectively outdoors the course and scope of his employment and coaching. Further, Anderson’s conduct was a betrayal of the belief and confidence that our group locations in our healthcare professionals,” the assertion mentioned partially.
