Sex crimes case against former Porterville Military Academy staff member continues

TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- No cameras oregon audio were allowed successful the courtroom Monday arsenic 14 jurors listened to grounds successful the lawsuit against James Van Norton.

In 2019, helium was accused of enactment crimes against a 14-year-old miss helium met portion helium was a teacher astatine the Porterville Military Academy.

Two years aft that, the Tulare County District Attorney's Office charged him with 28 felony enactment crimes against the teen.

In tribunal connected Monday, detectives, a forensic scientist, and a registered caregiver testified.

Van Norton's ex-wife besides took the stand.

"That speech erstwhile helium got location from jail. He conscionable wanted to archer maine the information and what helium was being accused of did hap but that everything volition beryllium good though and past helium gave maine details astir what happened," she recalled.

"What did helium share?" asked the prosecutor.

"Some details helium had fixed maine was that helium did spell and prime her up that day. He had picked her up astir six times earlier and determination were encounters that happened during those times," said Van Norton's ex-wife. "He said that they did intersexual things six times."

Van Norton's woman filed for divorcement successful 2022.

"I came to recognize that It's not my responsibility and helium can't blasted me. I consciousness that this happened to me, this happened to our children. And I person a girl and I deliberation what would I privation idiosyncratic to bash if they were successful my shoes," she explained.

Van Norton and his lawyer declined our petition to interview.

He volition beryllium backmost successful tribunal connected Tuesday successful Porterville.

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