The house mother of this now defunct unlicensed "boarding home" was arrested for 31 felony counts of various charges ranging from 206 PC - Torture - Intent to Cause Pain; 273A (A) PC - Great Bodily Injury/Death to Child; 273D (A) PC - Inflict Injury on Child; 245 (A) (1) PC - Assault with Deadly Weapon/Instrument; and 236 PC - False Imprisonment. (The People of the State of California v. Lee Sokun Thach / Los Angeles County Court Case No. NA045117)
Sokun Lee Thach preyed on first generation immigrants dealing with assimilation of their American-raised daughters who strayed from Southeast Asian cultural norms, promising a private school education and instilling cultural roots. Many young teenage girls went through physical, emotional, and psychological abuse at the hand of Sokun Lee Thach under the guise of religion, while she reaped monetary gain. The location of this place is no longer a makeshift "boarding home", which consisted of 3 bedrooms which housed 40 girls.
Thach accepted a plea bargain without paying restitution to the victims. The victims in this case went through professional psychological counseling though the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office Victim - Witness Assistance Program.
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