Media

A trusted advisor with extensive experience interfacing with the media when it’s in the best interest of his clients, Mr. Sterling is routinely featured in both print and digital media as an expert in criminal defense and civil rights cases.

Mr. Sterling has lectured and trained other attorneys in the areas of criminal law and police misconduct litigation, most recently at the American Bar Association’s 2021 Spring Conference, entitled “Resolving Civil Rights Disputes in the Age of Disruption.”

Mr. Sterling’s cases have been covered by local and national news outlets such as ABC, Fox News, CNN, the LA Times, Newsweek, and the Daily Journal.

For media inquiries, contact our office at (818) 995-9452.

2022

• https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-07-20/officers-justified-in-shooting-of-knife-wielding-man-who-was-disarmed-panel-rules
• https://witnessla.com/la-grand-jury-continues-its-probe-into-the-troubling-incident-of-the-neck-kneeling-sheriffs-deputy-its-cover-up/
• https://venturablvd.goldenstate.is/justice-for-all/

2021

• https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-05-27/satanist-beheading-prison-guards-cellmate-california
• https://www.fox23.com/news/trending/report-california-prison-guards-failed-notice-man-decapitated-cellmate-grisly-2019-killing/NDKWWFDISVFLFFMJ7SDPW6ESH4/
• https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/california/articles/2021-05-27/report-guards-didnt-notice-after-killer-beheaded-cellmate
• https://www.insider.com/california-satanist-beheaded-cellmate-prison-guards-didnt-notice-2021-5
• https://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/ny-california-prison-guards-satanist-killer-cellmate-20210529-2ccxfrxwfvfebcfmwmnb2bpksm-story.html
• https://mobile.twitter.com/latimes/status/1397998560738676736

2020

• https://www.kget.com/news/local-news/family-of-man-beheaded-by-convicted-killer-jaime-osuna-suing-cdcr/
• https://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Prison-violence.pdf
• https://www.prisonlegalnews.org/news/2020/oct/1/mother-decapitated-prisoner-sues-california-prison-officials-housing-her-son-prisoner-who-tried-murder-previous-cellmate/

2019

• https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-09-26/former-l-a-county-sheriffs-deputy-gets-2-year-prison-sentence-in-inmate-sex-assault-case
• https://witnessla.com/victims-feel-betrayed-when-judge-hands-down-sentence-of-2-years-in-fire-camp-to-former-lasd-deputy-who-sexually-assaulted-6-women-in-la-jail/
• https://mynewsla.com/crime/2019/09/26/ex-sheriffs-deputy-sentenced-for-sex-related-charges-involving-female-inmates/

2018

• https://attorneyatlawmagazine.com/justin-sterling-and-erin-darling
• https://www.latimes.com/la-me-sheriff-sex-abuse-settlement-20181107-story.html
• https://www.newsweek.com/los-angeles-sheriffs-deputy-charged-sexually-assaulting-6-female-inmates-815404
• https://abc7.com/giancarlo-scotti-jail-rape-female-inmates-raped-lynwood-facility/3121381/
• https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-jail-sexual-assault-giancarlo-scotti-20180901-story.html
• https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-deputy-arrested-assault-20180221-story.html

2017

• https://ktla.com/news/local-news/l-a-sheriffs-deputy-accused-of-sexually-assaulting-third-female-inmate-inside-lynwood-jail/
• https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/california/la-me-ln-la-sheriff-scotti-lawsuit-20171101-story.html
• https://witnessla.com/lawsuit-alleges-la-county-probation-staffers-knew-fellow-officer-was-sexually-assaulting-girl-in-youth-camp/
• https://witnessla.com/la-county-probation-officer-accused-of-sexually-abusing-girls-in-his-care-is-released-after-serving-less-than-a-month-of-a-1-year-sentence/

2015

• https://attorneyatlawmagazine.com/justin-e-sterling