Former behavioral therapist admits to sexually assaulting girl during a therapy session in Riverside

Therapist admits to sexually abusing non-verbal girl under his care

A Los Altos man has admitted to sexually abusing a young non-verbal girl while he was working as her behavioral therapist. Mitchell Takata, 22, pleaded guilty to sexual abuse on Friday after a deal was reached with prosecutors, the Riverside County District Attorney's Office told KTLA. That deal includes guilty pleas to attempted sex with a child under the age of 10 and lewd acts on a minor under the age of 14. Mitchell Takata is shown in an und…

Former behavioral therapist admits to sexually assaulting girl during a therapy session in Riverside

RIVERSIDE — A former behavioral therapist who sexually assaulted a young girl with physical and psychological disabilities pleaded guilty to lewd acts on a child and other offenses and is due for sentencing in December. Mitchell Akira Takata, 22, of Los Altos admitted the molestation count, as well as attempted sexual assault of a minor under 10 years old, under a plea agreement with the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office. In exchange f…