Lawsuit Alleges Pioneer Baptist Elementary in Norwalk Let Teacher Liviu Clapa Take a Young Student From Her Class Line
Written by Alex E. Cunny, Partner · Updated October 2026
Court
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Case no.
26NWCV03034
Filed
September 9, 2026
Defendants
Pioneer Baptist Church of Norwalk, a California nonprofit religious corporation dba Pioneer Baptist Elementary
Status
Pending
A lawsuit filed on September 9, 2026 in Los Angeles County Superior Court by a client of Lanier Meyer McBride Blair LLP alleges that Pioneer Baptist Church of Norwalk, which operated the private Pioneer Baptist Elementary school in Norwalk, failed to protect a young student from sexual abuse by upper school teacher Liviu Clapa. The complaint alleges the school allowed the teacher, who was not the student’s own teacher, to openly take the student from class and seclude the student in his classroom, and failed to supervise him, train staff, or report as required by California’s child abuse reporting law (CANRA). The complaint states that Clapa is believed to have died in or around 2020 and he is not named as a defendant; the abuse is alleged to have occurred in the 1990s.
What the complaint alleges
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(Complaint ¶ 40)
These are allegations in a pending lawsuit. They have not been proven, and no court has made any findings.
Abused at Pioneer Baptist Elementary?
If you were a student at Pioneer Baptist Elementary and something happened to you, you are not alone, and it was not your fault. You may be able to bring a case any time before your 40th birthday, and you can file as Jane or John Doe.
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