FORMER DIRECTOR OF ORGANIZATION FOR DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED ADULTS ARRESTED

by CrimeVoice Admin , January 28, 2022

Photo: Alan Clyde Schwerdt

Originally published as a Riverside Police Department Facebook post –

RIVERSIDE, CA – On Tuesday, January 25, 2022, detectives with the Riverside Police Department’s Sexual Assault – Child Abuse (SACA) Unit arrested 71-year-old Alan Clyde Schwerdt of Riverside on charges of sexual battery and dependent adult abuse.

Alan Clyde Schwerdt had been the director of Career Development Institute (CDI) in Riverside, and a former director for Ability Counts in Corona. These organizations offer programs and services for adults with developmental disabilities, and it is believed Mr. Schwerdt committed these crimes while working in his capacity as director between 2015 and 2020. The allegations became known in 2021.

CDI is now defunct but was located at 1485 Spruce Street in Riverside. Ability Counts currently has three locations at 775 Trademark Circle in Corona, 381 Main Street in Riverside, and 1967 Essex Court in Redlands.

If you have information that could assist in this ongoing investigation, please contact Detective Melissa Brazil at (951) 353-7950 or MBrazil@RiversideCA.gov.

Those wishing to remain anonymous can download and use the Riverside Police Department’s “Atlas 1” mobile app and submit a tip utilizing the “Send a Message” feature.