O.C. piano teacher gets life in prison for molesting 8 girls: DA

An Orange County piano trainer who sexually assaulted college students throughout their music classes over 20 years was sentenced Friday to 100 years to life in jail.

John Mordecai Scott VI, 65, was convicted in March of molesting eight ladies and taking pornographic photographs of a number of victims, together with a 10-year-old scholar whom he confirmed pornography to and filmed, the O.C. District Lawyer’s Workplace stated in a information launch.

Scott was convicted of 13 felony counts of lewd and lascivious acts with a minor, 5 felony counts of a lewd act upon a toddler age 14 or 15, one felony depend of use of an underage individual for obscene matter, one felony depend of possession of kid pornography, one felony depend of exhibition of lewd materials to a minor, one felony depend of distributing pornography to a minor with the intent to have interaction in sexual conduct, and one misdemeanor depend of annoying or molesting a toddler below 18.

He was discovered responsible of molesting eight younger ladies, starting from 7 to fifteen years outdated, whereas working as a piano trainer at Music Maker Piano Studio in Rancho Santa Margarita, Coast Band Music in Mission Viejo, and at his Lake Forest residence, officers stated.

Scott, who had been out on bail awaiting his trial, was instantly taken into custody following his conviction, the DA’s workplace stated.

5 individuals offered sufferer affect statements at Friday’s sentencing.

Starting in 1996, Scott molested the women throughout their music classes, together with groping their breasts and instructing among the ladies to unfold their legs rhythmically below the pretense that it was a part of their music instruction, in keeping with DA’s workplace.

“He confirmed a number of victims pornography and photographed one of many underage ladies in pornographic poses, together with in lingerie,” the information launch states.

He additionally claimed to be a health care provider whereas molesting one among his underaged college students, officers stated.

In 2014, legislation enforcement executed a search warrant on Scott’s residence after a 10-year-old scholar reported that he took inappropriate images of her whereas she was taking classes at his Lake Forest residence. She additionally reported that he confirmed her porn and filmed her.

The O.C. Baby Exploitation Process Power, led by Homeland Safety Investigations, uncovered pornographic images of three of Scott’s college students on his pc, in addition to photoshopped photographs of two of the younger ladies that had been altered from innocuous photographs to graphic pornographic photographs of the women. A considerable amount of little one pornography and erotica have been additionally found on Scott’s pc, officers stated.

“The trauma these younger ladies have been compelled to endure by somebody they need to have been in a position to belief is unforgivable,” O.C. District Lawyer Todd Spitzer stated in a written assertion. “Pedophiles won’t cease victimizing harmless youngsters till they’re faraway from society. No little one and no mum or dad ought to need to endure what these victims have suffered.”