Crime & Safety
Former Lorbeer Teacher Andrews Gets New Trial Date
The 42 year old is accused of committing lewd acts against a 14-year-old student.
The trial of a former Lorbeer Middle School teacher accused of committing lewd acts against a 14-year-old student has been pushed back again.
The trial for Steven Andrews, 42, was rescheduled for June 12, with a new readiness hearing set for June 10, said Jane Robison, a Los Angeles County District Attorney's office spokeswoman
Trial dates are subject to change if attorneys determine they need more time at the readiness hearing, Robison said last month.
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Andrews appeared today in Pomona Superior Court for a readiness hearing. The trial had been set to start Monday.
Andrews surrendered to Walnut/Diamond Bar Sheriff’s Station deputies on Sept. 30, 2011. He faces 17 charges, including six counts of sexual penetration with a foreign object, six counts of unlawful sexual intercourse with a child, two counts of oral copulation with a child under 16, and three counts of lewd acts on a child. He pleaded not guilty in November 2011.
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Andrews remains in custody on $450,000 bail at the Men's Central Jail in Los Angeles.
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