{"id":72011,"date":"2016-06-07T17:37:05","date_gmt":"2016-06-08T00:37:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=72011"},"modified":"2016-06-09T15:23:15","modified_gmt":"2016-06-09T22:23:15","slug":"teacher-charged-with-workers-comp-fraud-child-abuse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2016\/06\/07\/teacher-charged-with-workers-comp-fraud-child-abuse\/","title":{"rendered":"Teacher charged with workers&#8217; comp fraud, child abuse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_72013\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-72013\" style=\"width: 249px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-72013\" src=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Eric-Johnson-arrested-249x300.jpg\" alt=\"Eric Johnson, 61, was arrested Tuesday, June 7, by Department of Insurance detectives, at his place of employment in Lancaster, on two felony counts of insurance fraud and one felony count of child abuse after an incident with a student. [Image courtesy CA Dept. of Insurance]\" width=\"249\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Eric-Johnson-arrested-249x300.jpg 249w, https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Eric-Johnson-arrested.jpg 327w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 249px) 100vw, 249px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-72013\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eric Johnson, 61, was arrested Tuesday, June 7, by Department of Insurance detectives, at his place of employment in Lancaster, on two felony counts of insurance fraud and one felony count of child abuse after an incident with a student. [Image courtesy CA Dept. of Insurance]<\/figcaption><\/figure><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LOS ANGELES &#8211; A teacher with the Los Angeles County Office of Education was arrested Tuesday on felony counts of insurance fraud and child abuse.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Eric Johnson<\/strong>, 61, was arrested by Department of Insurance detectives at his job in Lancaster, according to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.insurance.ca.gov\/0400-news\/0100-press-releases\/2016\/release060-16.cfm\" target=\"_blank\">state insurance regulators<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Johnson had filed a workers&#8217; compensation claim after an alleged fight with a 17-year-old at the Camp Mendenhall juvenile facility in Lake Hughes, authorities said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The teacher claimed the student initiated the altercation by striking him in the jaw and lip, but video footage showed Johnson instigated the physical altercation and assaulted the minor, officials said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Victim and witness statements corroborated the video evidence, authorities said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Johnson did not suffer any physical injuries, the Department of Insurance said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Office of Education paid about $1,000 resulting from Johnson&#8217;s allegedly fraudulent claim, the department said, adding that early discovery of Johnson&#8217;s claim likely prevented larger losses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LOS ANGELES &#8211; A teacher with the Los Angeles County Office of Education was arrested Tuesday on felony counts of insurance fraud and child abuse. Eric Johnson, 61, was arrested by Department of Insurance detectives at his job in Lancaster, according to state insurance regulators. 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