Julie Tichon has been accused of engaging in a series of sexual assaults against teens while employed as a counselor at Yeshiva University High School of Los Angeles (YULA), a modern orthodox yeshiva high school.
The District Attorney’s Office charged Julie Tichon with three felony counts of unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor more than three years younger and one felony count of oral copulation of a person under 18.
These charges stem from alleged unlawful sexual acts that took place between February and March of 2024. The DA’s office alleges that Tichon engaged in sexual acts with a 16-year-old boy “multiple times.”
Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Detective Russ Hess stated, “The suspect used her position of responsibility to gain these victims’ trust, then began inappropriate sexual relationships with them.”
Tichon worked at YULA High School for approximately four years prior to her arrest in August 2024. Tichon was employed as a counselor, coach, administrator, and a teacher with the title, “Director of Academic Support.”
Paul Mones, P.C. filed a sexual abuse lawsuit against YULA on behalf of an alleged victim of Tichon. The victim in that lawsuit alleges that as early as the 2021-2022 school year, rumors circulated amongst the YULA student body regarding Tichons’ sexual abuse and misconduct with minor students. The lawsuit further alleges that the sexual abuse of the student began in or around 2020 and continued through 2024.
This office is seeking information from anyone who may have knowledge about any of the alleged behaviors committed by Julie Tichon or has information about YULA as it relates to the matters alleged herein.