CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
January 10, 2013 | By Patrick McGreevy, Los Angeles Times
SACRAMENTO - Prosecutors have decided not to file domestic violence charges against state Assemblyman Roger Hernandez (D-West Covina), saying there is insufficient evidence to back a former girlfriend's allegations that he physically abused her. The decision by the Los Angeles County district attorney's office stems from an argument the couple had at the Lazy Dog Cafe in West Covina. The district attorney's report said Hernandez said during the argument that "he was going to call police about [the woman]
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
November 21, 2012 | Los Angeles Times
Teen actress Ariel Winter of "Modern Family" will remain with her sister under temporary guardianship, and a trial has been scheduled to decide her future home, a judge ruled Tuesday. L.A. County Superior Court Judge Michael Levanas said a county Department of Children and Family Services report found that allegations that Winter's mother emotionally abused her were substantiated, while the department found physical abuse allegations inconclusive. The judge on Oct. 3 temporarily stripped Chrisoula Workman of custody of her daughter.
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November 20, 2012 | By Christie D'Zurilla, This post has been corrected, as detailed below.
Ariel Winter of "Modern Family" will continue to be under the guardianship of her older sister until a trial is held that will ultimately decide the 14-year-old's custodial fate, a judge has decided. The young actress' allegations of emotional abuse by her mother, Chrisoula Workman, were determined to be substantiated, according to a Department of Children and Family Services report that was reviewed Tuesday at a hearing in Los Angeles, L.A. Now reported . Allegations of physical abuse were inconclusive, the report said.
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
November 6, 2012 | By Patrick McGreevy, Los Angeles Times
SACRAMENTO - State Assemblyman Roger Hernandez (D-West Covina) was sued Monday by a woman alleging that he physically abused her during a months-long relationship and that he used illegal drugs. The civil suit was filed on behalf of Carolina Taillon by attorney Gloria Allred and seeks unspecified damages against Hernandez over allegations of assault, battery and intentional infliction of emotional distress. The lawsuit was filed the day before Hernandez stands for reelection in a contest with Republican Joe Gardner, a retired police officer.
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
October 30, 2012 | By Patrick McGreevy and Michael J. Mishak, Los Angeles Times
SACRAMENTO - With election day looming, two state Assembly candidates in the San Gabriel Valley are under fire for alleged misbehavior. Voters will decide Tuesday whether to award another term to an incumbent assemblyman who has had an emergency protective order issued against him. In a neighboring district, they will consider a candidate who has been sued for publicizing the Social Security number of his opponent's spouse. Unflattering headlines are not new to one of the candidates, Assemblyman Roger Hernandez (D-West Covina)
HEALTH
February 13, 2012 | Marc Siegel, The Unreal World
"A Separation" Hopscotch Films, Golem Distribution U.S. release: September The premise Nader (Peyman Moaadi) refuses to leave Iran with his wife because his aged father (Ali-Asghar Shahbazi) suffers from Alzheimer's disease, causing a schism between the couple. She leaves him, and Nader hires a young woman (Sareh Bayat) to take care of his father, who is disoriented, incontinent and often wanders the street. When he returns to find his father on the floor, naked and barely responsive, he blames the girl and pushes her out of the house.