From the Daily Bruin: When a UCLA Early Care and Education teacher was arrested for child sexual abuse in 2024, the families of his former students expected the university to keep them informed about the case. But parents said the university did not contact them when the former teacher failed to appear in court last month...*
[Christopher] Rodriguez filed to appeal his conviction and was later released on bond, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department inmate locator. California law allows some people convicted of misdemeanor offenses to remain out of custody while their appeals are pending – with one condition of Rodriguez’s release being that he continued to provide regular updates to the court.
The LA County Superior Court issued a warrant for Rodriguez on Feb. 9 after he did not show up to a scheduled court appearance. Within a day, families of his former students began finding out Rodriguez did not appear in court through one another or their lawyers, but were surprised that the school did not send them any updates about the situation...
A UCLA ECE spokesperson said in an emailed statement Tuesday that while community safety is ECE’s highest priority, it does not receive updates on the criminal case. Families are encouraged to seek information from the court system directly, the spokesperson added in the statement...
Full story at https://dailybruin.com/2026/03/10/ece-parents-say-ucla-isnt-updating-them-on-ex-teacher-convicted-of-sexual-abuse.
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*Our previous post on this matter is at https://uclafacultyassociation.blogspot.com/2026/02/disappeared.html.
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