Ex-South Pasadena High School track coach sentenced for molestation

ALHAMBRA >> A former South Pasadena High School track coach will avoid time behind bars after pleading no contest to charges of molesting a 16-year-old student, officials said Friday.
Pierre Jonas Hernandez, 33, pleaded “no contest” to misdemeanor charges of child molestation and sexual battery during his trial last week, Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office spokeswoman Sarah Ardalani said in a written statement.
Alhambra Superior Court Judge Jon Takasugi sentenced Hernandez Friday to 180 days in jail, to be served by electronic monitoring, five years of summary probation and 30 days of community service, Ardalani said.
Additionally, Hernandez was ordered to register as a sex offender for life, attend 52 seeks of sexual compulsion classes and not contact any of his alleged victim for 10 years.
“According to testimony at trial, a 16-year-old female student came forward in April 2014 and said Hernandez gave her a massage behind a locked door,” Ardalani said. “The massage included inappropriately touching the victim by reaching under her shorts and touching the victim’s buttocks.”
At least one more students made similar allegations once the investigation began, South Pasadena police Detective Mike Palmieri said, but additional charges were not filed as the statue of limitations had expired.
Hernandez had served as track coach at South Pasadena High School for about seven years, police added.

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  1. Wow …,,, i remember that Coach , i think hes Fillipino , SomeOne told Me , i think my Brother Mondo moonDog/Gonzee , He Used to say follow the Code… or i guess Young Coachs , have there Own belief Systems , The like to mess with Young Adults. ..,,, I’ve worked with young adults for 3 Decades ,Going on 4 , I’ve notice The Gay Women Love to Coach Girls BasketBall , i find it strange , i guess they want to be around young girls ., Someone told me once ” it takes good a good long time to defeat Evil….evil…but some Evil Gets away with it , i just dont know …,,, i used to GO there at SoPAS & Walk around the track with My 2nd Baby in the baby Stroller My othere Child would go shoot Baskets like 7 or 8 yrs ago , i would see that Young Coach kicking back on the track on the fare side there Serounded Buy young Students both Boys & Girls ., He gave strange gaze , found kinda Query, yeah i never really Knew his or Other Coachs name CB , Ob , Pj Oj idn I’m really bad with NAMEs , Anyway He gave ME a Wierd look , i mean He said Hi & ALL & The other Coachs the great big tall one what’s his name idn…i think he went to MtSAC jr col…Cause he said he worked with Brian Yokahama at MtSAC at one time..
    Sas sad thing i’ve just allways found it Odd , The Head’s that are single or young Adults , Straight , gay whatever, these kids 14 yrs old look up to these Coachs as leadership or what not .,,,Confussing thing ,,,You know you trust… i was helping with the track team at Glendale Com College like a yr ago & our 1st meet at Bakersfield C.C. on the way to the meet & Back i sat In the pasanger seat , the meet went Ok…,,,On the way home i was getting sleepy & I’m always Watching the Driver ,I’ve been doing this driving with Athletics 30+ yrs..,,So where going over the grape vine this guy Diving the Gcc Van Asst Xc/F&t Coach RODRIGUIZ, SO HE REACHS BACK , DIRECTLY BEHIND HIM IS ONE FEMAIL ATHLETE , A YOUNG HISPANIC WOMEN ,,, HE REACHED UP HER SHORTS…SHE WAS , WEARING SHORTS ., & HE GAVE OFF A STRANGE LAUGH ., I THOUGHT TO MY SELF , THESE GLN GUYS ARE DIRTY ., & COACH TOMMIS AGUIRRE, LOPEZ NEVER SAY ANYTHING . I WENT TO CAMPUS POLICE AFTER THE SEASON , DURING THE SEASON I WAS HERASSED & SHUNNED LIKE THE I WAS BAD ., & THE A.D. an OLD OLD FB COACH of the GCC Great days of Football reached out to me ., but i was done with those GCC guys….i went to Gcc in 80 ,1 year & LOVE THE OLD GCC…This new one idn… : /

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