Keith Woodhouse was convicted today of 30 felony counts of lewd and lascivious acts on a child under 14. Woodhouse was hired by Child Development Center, Inc. (CDI) to work at its day-care programs at Trace and El Rancho Elementary Schools in San Jose. While working at these locations, Woodhouse molested nine young girls.

Childhood molestation attorney Robert Allard, representing seven of the victims, issued the following statement. “The families are relieved that criminal justice has been imposed on a serial pedophile. Now we can turn our attention to repairing the damage to these children by holding accountable those organizations which allowed this to happen. Both the then-current and former employer of Woodhouse knew or should have known that he presented a grave risk to children. As a result, steps should have been taken to protect them. Instead, they were left vulnerable and unprotected and as a consequence savagely molested.”

Allard filed separate lawsuits against Child Development Centers, Inc. and Church on the Hill. The lawsuit against Child Development Centers, Inc. alleged that the state’s largest child care facility failed to supervise Keith Woodhouse as required by the law. In a lawsuit against Church on the Hill, the complaint alleged that the church provided a false and misleading recommendation for former employee Keith Woodhouse even though it knew Woodhouse had been accused of inappropriate behavior with young kids. The case against CDI was settled during trial. A jury found Church on the Hill negligent for its actions.

Attorney Robert Allard works closely with victims of childhood molestation and their families. He is dedicated to holding predators and the institutions which enable them responsible for the harm caused to young kids.

Reports are surfacing that accused child molester, Nick Lhermine of the Morgan Hill YMCA, may have sexually abused numerous children at the Paradise Valley Elementary School daycare facility. The YMCA of Silicon Valley is responsible for the administration of 12 Association Centers in the area. This includes the Mt. Madonna YMCA,which operates the YMCA – Paradise Valley summer child care day camp on the premises of Paradise Valley Elementary School in Morgan Hill. Furthermore, the lawsuit claims that Lhermine was hired as an aide in February of 2011.

Citing court documents and interviews with law enforcement, reports from the news media indicate that at least four children have come forward indicating they were victims of Lhermine’s sex abuse at the Morgan Hill YMCA’s childcare facility located at Paradise Valley Elementary School. As a result, Nicolas Lhermine is accused of molesting children as young as 5 and 7 years old.

Similarities to CDI Trace Elementary School Molestations

According to child molestation victims’ rights attorney Robert Allard, this case resembles that of CDI Trace Elementary School. Mr. Allard represented the families of numerous children who were abused by convicted child molester Keith Woodhouse. According to Allard, Woodhouse confessed to molesting numerous children at the day care facility. As a result, his lawsuit against CDI alleged that the children should never have been molested if Woodhouse had been properly supervised according to the law intended to protect children. Furthermore, for parents who find themselves facing alleged molesters like Nicolas Lhermine at the Morgan Hill YMCA – Paradise Valley Elementary School, Mr. Allard has this advice:

Beware of Statutes of Limitations

Statutes of limitations often prohibit people who experienced childhood sex abuse from obtaining civil justice. Mr. Allard urges the parents of child molestation victims to come forward. The law firm of Cerri, Boskovich & Allard can help victims of the Morgan Hill YMCA – Paradise Valley Elementary School molestations. Thus, when you are ready to move forward, we stand ready to help. Call our San Jose office at 408-289-1417. Finally, you can contact us online to schedule your free confidential consultation.

Update:

September 19, 2013 — New sexual assault charges filed against 20-year-old Morgan Hill resident Nicolas Lhermine added two more children – including a 3-year-old girl – to the YMCA employee’s list of victims, authorities said.

May 28, 2014 — Sexual abuse lawsuit filed against the YMCA of Silicon Valley.