Pasadena Fire Captain Sexually Abused Children For More Than Two Decades, Prosecutors Allege - Beritaja

A skipper pinch the Pasadena Fire Department has been charged pinch 9 counts of committing lewd acts pinch a insignificant nether property 14. Prosecutors allege he sexually abused 3 victims complete a play spanning much than 2 decades.

Christopher James Ramstead, 47, of Thousand Oaks was arrested Wednesday and, if convicted, faces up to 135 years to life successful authorities prison, according to the L.A. County territory attorney’s office. He pleaded not blameworthy Monday and was ordered held without bail.

The alleged maltreatment of 3 minors took spot betwixt March 2003 and July 2025. Prosecutors judge different minors whitethorn person been harmed and are asking immoderate further victims, aliases group pinch knowledge of Ramstead’s alleged crimes, to interaction the Los Angeles Police Department’s Juvenile Division astatine (818) 374-5415.

Christopher James Ramstead of Thousand Oaks is charged pinch 9 felony counts of committing a lewd enactment upon a child.

(Los Angeles County D.A.’s Office)

Ramstead is simply a firefighter and paramedic who was hired by the Pasadena Fire Department successful 2005 and promoted to the rank of skipper successful 2016.

The metropolis of Pasadena said successful a connection that the alleged incidents occurred while Ramstead was disconnected duty. He is connected administrative time off while the investigation against him continues.

“These allegations picture years of intersexual maltreatment of children by personification who was many times placed successful positions of trust,” L.A. County Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman said successful a statement. “The harm alleged present is profound, and nary title, badge aliases azygous places anyone supra the law.”

Hochman encouraged further victims to travel guardant and assured the nationalist that his agency would “aggressively prosecute justness and guidelines pinch survivors.”

Ramstead is owed backmost successful tribunal Friday for a bail reappraisal hearing.