District Attorney Hochman Announces Criminal Investigation Into Potentially Fraudulent Sex Abuse Claims Against LA County
   Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman announced a criminal investigation today into potentially false claims filed against Los Angeles County under California Assembly Bill 218, which extended the statute of limitations for reporting childhood sexual abuse.
“False reporting of sexual abuse undermines our entire justice system and is a grave disservice to actual victims who have already suffered unspeakable trauma,” said District Attorney Hochman. “My Office is taking the allegations seriously that some individuals were paid cash to have law firms file false sexual abuse claims against the County. This is criminal conduct that abuses the law and steals from victims and taxpayers. I thank the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors for their unwavering support of victims of childhood sexual abuse and their commitment to work with and provide resources to my Office and law enforcement to bring any and all fraudsters to justice. My Office unequivocally stands with survivors, not greedy opportunists who profit from others’ pain.”
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 District Attorney Hochman recently stepped up to be the Presiding Judge at the 2025 Los Angeles Mock Trial competition.
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“I can’t begin to describe how impressed I was with the quality of the arguments and questioning by the high school prosecutors and defense attorneys and the very believable performances of the high school witnesses,” District Attorney Hochman said. “If they represent the future of the legal profession, I’m going to sleep easy knowing it is in excellent hands.”
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 District Attorney Hochman joins Fox 11 to discuss how his Office aggressively goes after DUI drivers, successfully prosecutes violent street gangs, protects witnesses and victims coming to court from intimidation, and works to achieve our goals of bringing back trust to the criminal justice system.
Watch the interview here.
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