In defending herself against allegations that she enabled the sexual assault of an LAUSD student who worked on her campaign, School Board Candidate Graciela Ortiz has described the child's molestation at gunpoint as an "unfortunate occurrence ." This is unacceptable.
Despite a pending lawsuit and her campaign's continued description of these allegations as being a political "smear," The Los Angeles County Democratic Party and SEIU Local 99 continue to endorse her candidacy for Board District 5 in the race to replace Jackie Goldberg. Our children deserve better and urge you to withdraw your support of this candidate.
