John is my father through adoption. He came into my life when I was five years old, by marriage to my mother. My mom and John did not date for very long. In fact, my mom was still married to another man when she first brought John home. (& six months later my mom was married to John). 

I learned quickly that John had a bad temper. He would yell, raising his voice to levels that were unnecessary, and unreasonable. 

Yelling escalated to physical abuse, every time. 

John would hit my head, push me into walls, grab me by my hair and drag me through the house, up and down the stairs in our home. Some nights I was forced to stay on time-out in the corner of the garage. John would bring the dogs in the house, and tell me that the dogs were “better” than I was. 

While I was out there, I would hear the door to the house lock. After some time, I lay down on the floor and sleep. I was just 9 years old. 

I told my grandparents (mom’s side) about what John was doing. But John followed up, saying I was a liar or just saying it for attention. 

 I was not a bad kid and did good in school. I had friends and I was not one to get in trouble, for any reason. This mistreatment at home harmed my mental health and my development. But i always knew that John was in the wrong. John’s anger was triggered by things out of my control, and it was never anything I’d done- (Because no one deserves to be treated like this). 

It was just (who I was) that bothered him. He did not like me. 

I was 12 years old when I made my first suicide attempt. While I was hospitalized, I reported that I was being physically abused by John Wallach. 

CPS referral numbers: 

0586088767588020082

0941195190372020082

0629958173028020094

1422012810084022890

During my childhood, I had two friends. We would hang out every day, play Barbies, swim, ride bikes,  we had sleepovers, & sometimes I would invite them over for dinner. 

Brittany Erickson, and Shannon Warden. 

Please redact their names, if possible. 

John may attempt to reach them online. 

I know that they would both be willing to participate in the hearing as a witness to describe what they saw. 

John’s mother, (Arlene) also witnessed John physically abuse me. 

-She lived in Allentown Pennsylvania. But she came out to visit us about 4 times (staying in our home). John had no problem hitting me, pushing me, and pulling my hair in front of her.. 

After everyone went to bed, Arlene yelled at John. They stayed up late arguing about the way he was treating me, she couldn’t get him to realize that what he was doing was wrong. He was told to stop, but he wouldn’t, and he got worse as time went on. 

Arlene would write letters and send them to John. I remember John opening up the envelope, read the first sentence, and toss her letters on the ground. 

I remember picking them up off the floor, reading them, and I tried to hold on to them..  but i lost track of them.

Arlene wrote letters twice; (sending one, and then keeping the other copy for herself to reflect back on). She kept her copies neatly in an organizer. 

When Nana Arlene passed away, the letters were given to us. 

I got to read the letters that she wrote to John, again. She was deeply affected by Johns treatment of me. She wrote John several letters, trying to get through to him- but John did not care enough to change. He did not write her back. 

There was a letter in there that I’d sent to Nana, (i mention Brittany in this letter) and Nana’s response (her copy) written on the back of my letter. 

I had always known that these letters existed. I just didn’t know where in the house they were kept—until recently. I found them about a month ago. 

They are relevant to this application, 

and contain information consistent with the issues occurring currently. 

• Mentions John pulling my hair. 
• Mentions John hitting me
• Mentions John pushing me
• mentions John giving scissors and a knife to a 2 year old to play with.
• Mentions John has ”inherited” his father’s temper, and that he struggled to keep it in check. 

* THIS is important! 

John reoffends, this time against my mother. 

She has Alzheimer’s disease- moderate to late stages, and she is now being abused by John. 

 I don’t know how I can save her, unless John is away from her completely. I was never lying about what happened to me as a minor, (but I can prove it now)the reports that I made as a minor should be reopened and investigated, John needs to be stopped. 

On August 19, 2024, I overheard John speaking to my mother (by his own omission) admitting to the abuse he committed against me as a minor. 

He talks about how he hit me, grabbed me by my hair and dragged me up the stairs. 

He also spoke about why he has such a strong resentment towards me, that lasts to this day. 

John himself describes as “30 years he has put up with this shit, it ends today” I have a screenshot of the text message sent to my mom, from John. 

*(i have this recorded in audio as well) 

John stated he resents me because I reported him for physical abuse as a minor, and that he “could have lost his two natural sons” had CPS removed them. 

John states to my mother: “Me and you would not be having this conversation right now if they had taken the boys.”

Then John blamed my mother,  stating to her: “this is YOUR daughter. You let Rebecca almost destroy this family. You and her both reported me. I don’t know how many times, you both are liars” 

John stated: “But I couldn’t have done a better job, I always do a better job, I got her put in Vista Del Mar” 

This was how John escaped facing consequences for the physical abuse he committed against me

John Resorted to blaming me. John said that I was “out of control” and had “bad behavior” 

This is false.

Vista Del Mar is not dedicated (specifically) for children with behavioral problems. I know that they had the resources to handle individuals with those issues- but that wasn’t their main purpose.

VDM is an adoption center. 

It’s a facility that was designed to be therapeutic, & supportive. It’s designed to help children and families heal and come together. 

John has not been held accountable for the abuse he committed against me when I was a minor. He seems to believe that he can (rewrite history) and manipulate my mother into believing that I am a “dangerous person” through constant undue influence and constant repetition of false and misleading information- John uses my mothers confused state to make an illegal eviction, repeatedly stating that I am dangerous, that I would hurt her- Even kill her. My mom now believes that I have killed people in our house. 

I have recorded audio of this change in my mother, as well as John telling my mom these things. 

John has been abusing and manipulating my vulnerable mother for over a year now. I’ve tried to stop him, I’ve called the police (walnut sheriffs department) it seems I’ve had to call (the non emergency line) every other day… I’ve called 911, APS, I’ve called the department of aging, I’ve called the ombudsman, texted 988, I’ve reached out to family members, and every attempt I’ve made, has only made matters worse. John  became angrier, and the abuse more insidious.  

I documented John, numerous (audio) recordings of John manipulating my mother instilling fear in her towards me, for no apparent reason- john would force her to call up family members,  and he would tell my mom what to say, manipulating

Family members as well. I documented the changes in my mother- towards me. I also documented how family members have been affected. 

John Wallach yells at my mother, this is inappropriate behavior and John’s frustration is not acceptable, he disturbed my mothers routine, he changed her environment, this isn’t good for my mother and if not done carefully, could actually worsen my mothers medical conditions. It’s  harmful for my mother to be in a hostile environment and an emergency situation to be left alone with an abuser. The yelling needs to stop, and John cannot stop, he’s been like this his entire life, and he can’t understand that mom has Alzheimer’s, he forces her to do things that are no longer safe or appropriate for her to do on her own anymore. 

 John has hurt me before, and I know that he has thrown things at my mother in the past. John is not educated about my mother’s disease, and he doesn’t have the patience to deal with her. 

John’s intent when he files, his restraining orders against me is to isolate my mom and get me out of the way so I stop reporting him. I don’t know how to get anyone to listen to me or to believe me. What can I do? I’m out of options. John has prevented me from accessing resources that are meant to stop people like him. But John uses triangulation to discredit me, manipulating my mom, and weaponizing her against me, 

without her understanding. 

I have reached out for support and clarity from the 600k have responded to these videos of John’s behavior, and agree that John is, in fact abusing my mother and myself. 

My mom cannot tolerate living like this anymore, John is harming my mother- he takes her autonomy, forces her to fear me, isolates my mom from me, coaches her to combat questions like- (did John tell you to say that?)

John coached her to say, no, these are my words. 

And she continues to say words that John uses,  and are specific to John’s choices of words. 

“Your Behavior” “shut up” “you are killing me” 

“I want to resume with my life”

I know John forces her to say this- because I have audio of my mother stating she tried to kill herself because John was treating her so poorly. I have this audio. 

John has destroyed my mother’s self esteem, and he has no idea how much damage he is causing because of his unmanaged mental health, and anger issues. John thinks that improperly using a restraining order to vent his anger towards me is the answer, because it would keep me away for good. 

John has filed that police have told him to file for a restraining order, however this is false, I recorded that entire Police interaction with John and the police told him to go file for an eviction, he wants me out of the house. The police would not tell John to file for a restraining order if there was no abuse committed by me. In fact, the police were at the house because I called, as John was in the  process of breaking laws that were put into effect to prevent harm from occurring. 

John manipulating my mother, yelling at her because she couldn’t follow his instructions. Berating her, constantly telling my mother that she’s “ just like Rebecca”

Meanwhile, shouting at (me) Rebecca at the top of his lungs verbally abusing (me), in front of my mother, John shouts: 

 “This is a fuck up, and she won’t change! 

I keep telling her she’s a fuck up! 

Stop being a fuck up! 

But she won’t”

John has also shouted at my mother, stating:

“I have to sit here, with THIS asshole. This piece of shit here.” —the only person he’s sitting with while shouting this, (is my mother). 

John seeks to isolate my mother from me and does not allow her to bring her phone with her when he takes her to her brother’s house, in Laguna Nigel, over an hour and a half away.

John needs professional help away from my mother and I, he needs to be evaluated and treated by professionals, John also has issues with substance abuse and is addicted to THC, wax syringes, gummy, as well as smoking joints- he self medicates using large quantities of this manufactured substance, forces my mom to consume this against her wishes and adamantly refusing to use it, but John puts it in her mouth anyway. My mom told me this and told my uncle Ihsan this. 

John is not responsible for his own health and he has obvious untreated mental health issues. He self medicates 

He breaks traffic laws, numerous speeding tickets, driving under the influence, with my mother passenger. 

John’s newest filing states that my mom 

has “non- typical Alzheimer” 

However, that isn’t true. “non-typical” alzheimer is not my mother’s diagnosis. My mother has “moderate to late stages of FTD Alzheimer’s disease.” 

John is avoidant and dismissive to my mother’s medical care and her needs. John has failed to bring my mother to her neurologist appointments for over 2 years, my moms brothers had to make an appointment because John watched my mom declining right in front of him, and he would scream at her for not being able to do what she used to be able to do-as if she had control over what was happening to her. 

John failed to follow the recommendations from mom’s doctors, failed to take her to her referrals, autoimmune disorders untreated- most likely causing her Alzheimer, (such as lupus).  I was diagnosed with lupus 2 years ago- this is a hereditary condition- and could kill a person if they don’t receive treatment, John doesn’t follow the advice of moms previous neurologist, failing to take my mom in for ordered necessary imaging, lab work, failing to communicate accurate information about my mothers history, symptoms, John lies to her doctors in attempt to downplay her diagnosis, causing mom to receive inadequate care and treatment, John delays moms care- stating he can always get them to reissue the orders. John lies to my mom about her diagnosis, saying she doesn’t have Alzheimer’s or dementia. 

My Mom’s actual diagnosis is FTD (frontal lobe) Alzheimer’s disease, she is in the moderate/late stage. 

This back and forth with the court John has been dragging her and manipulating her for his own protection and benefit- is his attempt to avoid being discovered as an abuser, he hides behind my sick mother. And she knows that if she goes against him,  he will get worse. 

I have been hesitant to re-file my case to save my mother the undue influence he would subject her to , if I file this, he NEEDS to be taken out of the home, because my mom will be the one feeling the consequences of it if he isn’t.

John told law enforcement that it was all “in my head” John even made up a diagnosis, he said that I had “sociopathic personality disorder” and that I would “lie about everything” said that the actual issue was that he “didn’t want me here.“

John said I was “incompetent as a person” that I was “a piece of shit”, and John manipulates my mother, demanding that she stand by him, lie for him,  and chime in, when authorities came in to question him. It’s always been: blame Rebecca.

I have audio of my mom telling me that she was talking bad about me to other, at John’s request, and she said she would stop doing that for John.

but I don’t think she has a choice in the matter anymore. John will get worse if she goes against him.

*I have recorded some of John’s interactions with law enforcement, and then I’ve recorded how law enforcement dismiss my concerns. 

John manipulates my mother- forcing her to call up family members, and he tells her what he wants her to say them. That is how he manipulated family members to distance themselves, and how he has gotten them to improperly draw up a trust, that places John and his two sons ahead of his wife (my mother) and her wish’s. 

My mother stated that she wanted all of her children to have equal opportunities to succeed. 

John tells my mother that if she doesn’t remove me from her life and home then she would lose all claim to her assets and home. 

My mother and I were close, before John’s interference/meddling with our relationship. She was my best friend, & I am her only daughter. I took very good care of her as her caregiver- The last 2 years healed something in me. I got the chance to be a mother, for my mother. Taking her out shopping, taking her out to eat, doing chores together around the house, talking to her on the phone at 6am, sundowning with her,  night after night, holding her hand while she hallucinated, and when she asked me if I heard the noise noises that she was hearing , I told her I did-  even though I didn’t. I reassured her that I’m here for her. 

I made “ding dong” sandwiches in the middle of the night when she came to me hungry, i brought her water if she was thirsty, id bring her a blanket when she was cold, we would watch the “cowboys” in her bed (after John would leave for work) 

But John ended it. April 2025. 

He took my mom away from me. 

My mother was not allowed to not speak to me- 

at all. 

And not due to anything I’d done- but due to his own personal dislike for me. 

I’ve never harmed my mother. 

I’ve never harmed John. My mom was always comfortable reaching out to me, for any reason- she knew i wouldn’t yell at her or judge her. 

I was her safe person, and I was able to calm her down, and comfort her. 

My mom came to me and she would tell me when she was confused, when she needed help, when she couldn’t find something. She would tell me about her marital problems, and the things John was saying to her, she would tell me about the yelling, she told me he was mean to her, she told me he took away her cash, and wouldn’t give her any spending money. 

Mom would tell me when she was in pain, she told me when she was lonely, depressed, my mom and I have a way of knowing what each other needed, and I was the only one who knew how to make her smile/ feel better/ and my mom is the only one who knew how to make me feel better too. 

Sure we have had moments where we have disagreed on things, but those moments were rare, and have never defined our relationship. 

John took away everything. And he created fear and distrust out of thin air. 

John has decided since he doesn’t like me and doesn’t want me in his life, then no longer can my mother. My mother is too fragile to be forced to separate from me. My mother is suffering as a result of this, our relationship has been strained, and my mom is too far into her disease to think for herself, stand up for herself, and she cannot take care of herself. My mother is vulnerable and is being manipulated by John, as you read this, and I am not able to intervene- because John has made sure to prevent my voice from being heard, now he uses the court to prevent me from exposing his abuse. 

July 10,  2025-July 11, 2025-

(911 was called 2x) 

• My clothes that were in the washer and dryer were thrown on the garage floor, and they were torn. I have pictures of the torn clothes he left on the ground. (I approximate the extent of the damage to my clothing, and for them to be replaced may be around 450$)

• John broke into my bedroom, splitting the door frame, John stole items from my bedroom: my iPhone XR (which was recording inside my bedroom) – and contains further evidence of John abusing mom, myself, and audio of John plotting a false restraining order. There is important evidence on my iPhone XR. (Approximate value of the property he stole held a value of $950.) 
• I have audio of John telling the police why he had broke down my door. He said he “thought that I was hurt in my bedroom” despite me not being home- John knew I wasn’t home.
• John stated earlier that day that he was going to break the lock on my door.  (I had just purchased this door knob- the value of the damage is $60)
• John broke my locked bedroom door open, splitting the frame. John told the deputy he was “making sure I was OK.” 
• After the Police left, John asked my mom, “what happened tonight in Rebecca’s room?” Mom didn’t know.. and John replied to her: “good. good.” 

John also stated to my mother: “we got out of it because of the good Samaritan law.”

Jon also gaslight my mother when she saw John holding my phone, John says: “this is your phone, not Rebecca’s phone.  shh” (audio) 

I filed an online report for my stolen iPhone XR. 

And while John went downstairs to go get the dog from the backyard, I poked my head in mom’s room and checked on her. 

 I saw items from my bedroom on their floor. 

I picked them up and brought them back to my

room, and called 911 once again, when they arrived, the police refused to enter the home if the dog was in the house, and I took her back outside. 

I then placed the dog back in the backyard, so the police could come in and talk to John again. I filed the report online and have a report number: WAL2025003845

July 11, 2025 

The next morning, John got up and filed a domestic violence restraining order against me. 

^*this drama is unfair for my mother to endure. Please help us put an end to the unnecessary chaos John keeps creating. 

John stated in his filing: that I had “intentionally tried to harm their dog by putting it in the backyard” because  he said I “knew the coyotes would hurt her” 

This is false. 

(I have audio of the police interaction with John, and I have audio of the police asking the first time to put the dog outside, and the second time to put the dog outside in the backyard because they would not come in to see the door frame John broke, and question John unless the dog was out. 

They got a priority call,  and they had to leave, I was told to report on the last link. And I did. 

June 14, 2025 (i have audio) 

This was the day my mother returned with my uncle Ihsan, after John dropped her off at Bassam’s house. Mom wanted to stay home with me, and was stressed out and unhappy did not have any clothes to wear and no toothbrush no hairbrush no extra underwear, and they had a birthday party to top it off. Mom was embarrassed and felt yucky wearing the same clothes and sleeping in the same clothes.. and then to be around a group of people gave mom anxiety, she asked Ihsan to bring her back home. Mom was passed along to ihsan; who brought her back to me. I gave Mom a bath, and she showed me the bag that Jon packed for her. (Audio) 

John returned then next day with my little brother,  in a U-Haul.  There were no threats made, as John alleges in his filing

*(I have video of John rushing my mom out the door and packing a small backpack with inappropriate clothing for the weather, no toothbrush, etc. pjs- at the last minute without any warning. I have audio of my mom being returned to me.) 

John also made allegations that I had “broke a door frame”- John split the door frame when he broke into my bedroom.  I have photos. And 

I have audio of the police asking John what happened to the doorframe of my bedroom, and John admitted to breaking in to it.  

July10, 2025-July 11,2025

 John made allegations stating that on 04/12/2025 that I was “hostile” “pushed my wife and broke the dining room window.”  “Continued to shove us and physically be in our space.” 

There is no proof of that, and in fact, does John have a receipt to prove that any window was broken, or repaired for that window? 

However a window WAS broken by my mother (accidentally on Jan 02, 2025. I have the receipt for, that because I paid for it. John refuses to do any upkeep, any repairs, or maintenance around the property. (Such as the broken dryer, I paid for it, and replaced it,  the air conditioning- John refuses to have it repaired, there was violations from the city of diamond bar, requiring John to do something cosmetically to the front yard as well as safety concerns for the backyard wall between two properties being in jeopardy of falling at some point.

(February 2, 2025  Johns application for an elder abuse restraining order against me was continued  because I requested a judge, not stipulating to a commissioner. 

John was very upset, when he returned home from whittier courthouse, he screamed at my cat at the top of his lungs, scaring my cat- and John pushed my cat off the table, the next morning, my cats face was covered with a white powdery substance, resembling the fungal foot spray john had just purchased. (I have audio, and I took photos of my cat’s face) 

John verbally abuses me, calling me an a stupid idiot. 

John alleges that I “grabbed his wife” because he was taking her to Bassam’s house.  John said I “manipulated” my mother into staying home- but this isn’t true. 

(I have audio of what actually happened. I asked my mom to take her phone, so I could talk to her, John then yelled NO!) John has not been allowing my mom to stay home with me anymore- because he wanted to make my role that I play in my mother’s life irrelevant so he shoveled my mom out the door with him when he left for work at 5 AM and he would drop her off an hour and a half away in Laguna Niguel and then pick her up on his way home that my mom and I are no longer together, and I have no purpose at the house so he can pursue a legal eviction and interfere with my mother’s care. John also forces my mother to not ask for help or be a burden while she’s at her brother’s house. John does not let my mother take her phone when she goes to her brother’s house now and when my mother comes home with John John forces, my mom not to communicate with me) I have audio to prove all of these things are occurring, and serves as proof that John is isolating my mother by definition of welfare and institutions code- isolation of an elder adult (my mother is 65, vulnerable adult suffering from moderate-late stages of Alzheimer’s). 

John verbally abuse, and slams the front door in my face. (I never “grabbed” my mom. I never “manipulated my mom into” doing anything. 

I asked her to take her phone so I could talk to her. 

 In fact in the audio, you can hear me saying “goodbye” to my mom and she tells me, “I love you Rebecca”) 

John alleges that on Dec 10, 2024,  I “got into my mother’s meds” during this time my mother was only taking two medications. I was responsible for the medication’s. 

John was irresponsible with my mom’s medication times, he would demand that she take her meds independently, and when she took too many John would yell at her, or force her to sit at the table and figure it out, despite my mom not being able to see. My mom asked me to take over administering her meds on November 6 2024-because 

John would yell at my mother constantly when it was medication time. I have lengthy documentation of this on audio and video. 

Dec. 10, 2025- John did not have any involvement with mom’s medication’s 

(Nov 5. 2024-January 6, 2025)<during these dates there was no medication errors and I have Moms MAR Sheet showing, moms medications were administered correctly on this day, and there was no issue. 

The overdose that occurred on November 5, 2024- occurred due to John being irresponsible and ignoring mom’s diagnosis. (Denial) My mom asked me to begin administering them to her, because Jon would yell at her when she would mess up and take too many, but he never took her to the ER on that day. My mom came to me and told me what she had done and that it was an intentional overdose due to the way Jon mistreats her and berates.  (However January 6, 2025 Jon broke into my bedroom and he stole the pills back, and he resumed screaming at her at pill time, and still does this.(I have audio of him breaking into my room also) 

On March 14 2025,  (audio)

John swung a full gallon of milk at me, swinging it twice, coming close to hitting me, but never making contact. 

John did this in front of my vulnerable mother.

On Dec 6, 2024, (picture of injury, and audio of this during the assault)

I was doing my mother’s hair, and John came upstairs he got angry and ripped the plug out of the wall flinging the flat iron at me. 

911 was called, and John somehow talked his way out of handcuffs, and went straight to the courthouse and filed a frivolous elder abuse restraining order against me, (and it was denied 4 months later)

 

On January 2, 2025 John stole my cell phone that was downstairs on the counter. He was screaming at my mother, so I decided to call the nonemergency line of Walnut sheriffs department and leave my phone downstairs on the counter in there area where Jon was yelling. The phone stayed connected for 10 minutes and then Jon found the phone and threw it in the kitchen trashcan.. when I went downstairs to retrieve the phone. John blocked my passage to the kitchen and started screaming at me that I was violent that I was violent, my mom became frightened and was confused, I was using Find My iPhone app and my phone was clearly ringing from the trash trashcan. I have a video of this as well. Also- this occurred during a period when I had a partially granted TRO against John.

(However, my application was denied because of unreliable testimony from my mother she should not have been able to testify, and she could not spell her name) John heavily manipulated her and forced my mother not to speak to me in the weeks before and after that case, it was devastating to see the lengths John has gone to. 

The judge that heard the last case that John filed against me, (Judge Tai of the Whittier Courthouse)- Deemed my mom’s testimony unreliable, and denied Johns application against me.

My mother, Eman Wallach, was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s in March 2023. Since then, her husband, John Wallach, has used her declining cognitive state as a means to an end—to gain control over her finances, isolate her from her children, and position himself as the sole decision-maker over her life and estate.

Rather than supporting her with compassion and dignity, John has systematically removed her autonomy and silenced her voice. He instructs her not to speak to me, not to eat food I cook for her, and not to ask me for help—even though I am the one who has consistently met her needs and kept her safe. He has denied her medical care, manipulated her into signing documents she does not understand, and crafted a will that serves his interest—not hers.

John’s actions show a clear pattern of instrumentalizing my mother—reducing her to a legal and financial asset to achieve his personal objectives. He isolates her not out of care, but to eliminate oversight. He forbids contact not out of concern for her well-being, but to maintain absolute control. My mother is no longer treated as a person with rights, memories, and preferences. In his eyes, she has become nothing more than a means to an end—a tool to consolidate power and benefit from her vulnerability.

This is not caregiving. This is coercive control. It is elder abuse disguised as guardianship, and it violates both her dignity and her legal protections.