A 13-year-old boy was groomed, sexually abused and killed by his soccer coach who had been cleared to run a boys soccer club in Los Angeles despite having a history of sexually abusing other teenage boys, according to attorneys for the teen’s family.
The family of Oscar Omar Hernandez filed two claims for damages, which comes before a lawsuit, against the city and county of Los Angeles, in which they blame officials for a “careless” background check on Mario Garcia-Aquino, who is charged with murder in Oscar’s death.
“I ask for justice,” Oscar’s mother said at a Sept. 15 news conference, KABC reported. “May the full weight of the law fall on this monster who did so much harm to an innocent child who was unable to defend himself.”…