Social worker charged with sexually assaulting woman

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By Garrett Therolf, Los Angeles Times
December 2, 2010


A Los Angeles County child abuse investigator was arrested Wednesday after authorities said they found evidence that he sexually assaulted the mother of a child whose safety he was assigned to assess.

Yadullah "Eddie" Lorghaba, 53, turned himself in at the L.A. County Superior Court in Van Nuys under an agreement reached between his attorney and police. He was released about eight hours later on $75,000 bail.

He faces a single felony count of sexual battery with prior restraint, according to Los Angeles County district attorney officials. If found guilty, he would face a maximum sentence of four years, according to the complaint filed against him.

The welfare of the child was under investigation after the mother was arrested on shoplifting charges in September, according to county records.

According to police, the 30-year old woman said Lorghaba "forced her to submit to unwanted sexual advances after threatening to remove her children from her home."

"After the assault, the suspect told her he would not be removing her children that day; however, he would be returning the following week for another follow-up visit," according to an LAPD news release about the case.


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