Overview
- Los Angeles County prosecutors filed nine counts of lewd acts on a child, alleging abuse of three minors between March 2003 and July 2025 in Los Angeles and Ventura counties.
- Christopher James Ramstead, 47, entered a not-guilty plea at arraignment in Van Nuys and is jailed without bail pending a Feb. 13 bail review.
- Investigators say he was first arrested Feb. 4, released after posting $550,000 bail, then re-arrested Feb. 6 by the LAPD Juvenile Division.
- The District Attorney’s office says all three alleged victims were under 14 and that a conviction could bring up to 135 years to life in state prison.
- Pasadena officials placed the longtime employee on administrative leave and say the alleged conduct occurred off duty, while his attorney says he will fight the charges.