Las Vegas, NV Can you trust your children with their teachers? -- May 10, 2002 From ABC news.com this story about a 28-year old Las Vegas school principal, William A. Beith, 28, and a 11-year old student he coerced to run away with him that asks the question "Can you trust your children with their teachers?" A link to a subsequent story reveal that Beith was arrested in 1990 and was charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor after being caught partially undressed with a 15-year-old girl. He became Liberty Baptist's principal in 1998 when his father resigned after being arrested for allegedly soliciting a male undercover police officer for oral sex, and that charges against both Beith and his father were dismissed after they received counseling.
FOLLOWUP: March 21,2001 San Diego Union Tribune reports that the "former Baptist school principal" may change his plea to avoid trial. Source of their story.
UPDATE: May 29, 2002 Beith confession to be examined.
Saturday, May 18
Sex abuse debate - May 12, 2002
Sex abuse by women stirs debate -- May 12, 2002
This Associated Press story was found in the Contra Costa Times. Few newspapers appear to have picked it up. Hofstra University professor Charol Shakeshaft has spent 15 years researching and leading workshops about sexual abuse in school, says such cases are underreported because boys "live in a culture in which they're supposed to view it as a conquest." Her research found that 15 percent of students will experience some kind of sex abuse or harassment by a school staff member. Only 4 percent of those students will be abused by a female teacher; 96 percent are abused by men.
High-profile cases cited: in Carmel, Ind., an affluent suburb of Indianapolis, the school district is making talk about teacher-student sexual relations part of the curriculum after three high-profile cases last year, says Barb Underwood, Carmel Clay Schools superintendent.
In Las Vegas, a female Clark County School District teacher recently pleaded guilty to having sex with a 16-year-old special education student. Carolyn Ann Wilson, 40, was the 10th school district employee accused of sexual misconduct in a little more than a year, [bolding mine] but the first female employee. ""If priests can be doing this for 12 years in a church, maybe it's possible people in other positions can be doing this, and we better be looking at it," Shoop says.
Exactly.
This Associated Press story was found in the Contra Costa Times. Few newspapers appear to have picked it up. Hofstra University professor Charol Shakeshaft has spent 15 years researching and leading workshops about sexual abuse in school, says such cases are underreported because boys "live in a culture in which they're supposed to view it as a conquest." Her research found that 15 percent of students will experience some kind of sex abuse or harassment by a school staff member. Only 4 percent of those students will be abused by a female teacher; 96 percent are abused by men.
High-profile cases cited: in Carmel, Ind., an affluent suburb of Indianapolis, the school district is making talk about teacher-student sexual relations part of the curriculum after three high-profile cases last year, says Barb Underwood, Carmel Clay Schools superintendent.
In Las Vegas, a female Clark County School District teacher recently pleaded guilty to having sex with a 16-year-old special education student. Carolyn Ann Wilson, 40, was the 10th school district employee accused of sexual misconduct in a little more than a year, [bolding mine] but the first female employee. ""If priests can be doing this for 12 years in a church, maybe it's possible people in other positions can be doing this, and we better be looking at it," Shoop says.
Exactly.
Teacher abuse big business
Apparently, there is enough business defending teachers accused of sex crimes to warrant this web site from the Swartz Law firm in Riverside, CA that specializes: "We Handle Cases In Southern California Only.........Free Initial Consultation." Well, let Bernie tell you:
Attorney Bernard Schwartz has years of experience in representing individuals who have been accused of sex crimes, including child molestation charges, and provides full service representation to school teachers accused of committing sex acts against students. Not only is attorney Schwartz eminently qualified to handle criminal charges in this area, his firm also offer representation in the civil action that often accompanies or follows the filing of criminal charges, as well as representation in licensing and other administrative hearings.
23 Philadelphia, PA - March 22, 2001
Philadelphia, PA Female teaching intern accused of sex with 13-year old boy --
March 22, 2001
A 24-year-old female teaching intern at an elementary school has been arrested for allegedly performing a sex act on a 13-year-old pupil while his 14-year-old friend watched. Jones was charged with involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, statutory sexual assault and other charges.
March 22, 2001
A 24-year-old female teaching intern at an elementary school has been arrested for allegedly performing a sex act on a 13-year-old pupil while his 14-year-old friend watched. Jones was charged with involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, statutory sexual assault and other charges.
22 Jacksonville, FL - May 15, 2002
Jacksonville, FL Teacher charged of having sex with minor --- May 15, 2002
A 35-year veteran drivers education teacher was scheduled to appear in court charged with having a sexual relationship with a minor (a 17-year old girl). The charges, under Florida law, apply to people over 24 years old who have a sexual relationship with a 16 or 17 year old.
A 35-year veteran drivers education teacher was scheduled to appear in court charged with having a sexual relationship with a minor (a 17-year old girl). The charges, under Florida law, apply to people over 24 years old who have a sexual relationship with a 16 or 17 year old.
21 Lincoln Park, IL - March 31, 2002
Lincoln Park, IL teacher charged with sex abuse --- March 31, 2002
A high school music teacher is charged with three counts of sex abuse and one count of indecent solicitation of a child. The incidents involved three 15-year-old girls and a 17-year-old. Keith T. Hampton, 45, has been teaching since August. School officials were criticized for not removing him after the first complaint was filed. [Story found in Google catch. Has been removed from Chicago Sun-Times site. Looking for alternate links.]
A high school music teacher is charged with three counts of sex abuse and one count of indecent solicitation of a child. The incidents involved three 15-year-old girls and a 17-year-old. Keith T. Hampton, 45, has been teaching since August. School officials were criticized for not removing him after the first complaint was filed. [Story found in Google catch. Has been removed from Chicago Sun-Times site. Looking for alternate links.]
20 Briarcliff Manor, NY - May 18, 2002
Briarcliff Manor, NY teacher faces 3 more sex charges --- May 18, 2002
Peter Harris, 37, a computer teacher at Todd Elementary School already accused of fondling five students was charged yesterday with molesting three more girls. All eight of the girls he is accused of abusing are between 9 and 10 years old.
Peter Harris, 37, a computer teacher at Todd Elementary School already accused of fondling five students was charged yesterday with molesting three more girls. All eight of the girls he is accused of abusing are between 9 and 10 years old.
19 Maryland - May 15, 2002
>MD Teacher Indicted on Sex Charges ---May 15, 2002
Physical education teacher Neil Frederick, 41, has been indicted on charges he sexually abused five of his students at a school in Prince George’s County. The indictment alleges he improperly touched five female students beneath their waists between September and April. It also alleges he put his hands under the clothing of the nine and ten year old girls to rub their backs and chests. Frederick is charged with five counts each of child abuse, second-degree assault, and third-degree sexual offenses.
Physical education teacher Neil Frederick, 41, has been indicted on charges he sexually abused five of his students at a school in Prince George’s County. The indictment alleges he improperly touched five female students beneath their waists between September and April. It also alleges he put his hands under the clothing of the nine and ten year old girls to rub their backs and chests. Frederick is charged with five counts each of child abuse, second-degree assault, and third-degree sexual offenses.
Perhaps not unrelated, there's this story:"A reason for prayer: Too few priests for state's Catholics" (New Hampshire Union Leader & Sunday News) July 1, 2001.
FOR THE FIRST weekend in a century, there were no Masses at Sacred Heart Church in Milton this weekend. That's because a shortage of priests has caused the church to close its doors. This sad decision comes after four Catholic churches in Berlin were forced to consolidate and churches in Manchester have begun sharing priests. What can New Hampshire Catholics do to stem the decline in vocations?And,
Finally, the church as an institution might have more success recruiting men into the priesthood if it sticks to unwavering, absolute principles and does not try to change to please the times. Religious orders with conservative beliefs and practices have had more luck attracting new people than have lax orders in recent times. But as any Christian knows from personal experience, human efforts can only go so far. Without God's intervention, we won't solve the problem of declining vocations. So everyone who misses Sacred Heart this weekend — and everyone who wants to keep their own church doors open — please pray.
— Bernadette Malone Connolly
18 NH - Raymond - January 12, 2002
NH Third trial for ex-Raymond teacher delayed --- January 12, 2002
The "alleged" victim of same sexual-abuse charges has refused to testify against a former Raymond teacher. This is the third trial, the Supreme Court last year found that the jury that convicted her in the second trial may have been unfairly prejudiced by testimony about a homosexual affair with the victim’s mother. "Woodard was a teacher at Iber Holmes Gove Middle School in the early 1980s when she befriended and later, over a period of more than a year, allegedly molested LaRoche, a seventh-grader who had been in her homeroom the previous year."
The "alleged" victim of same sexual-abuse charges has refused to testify against a former Raymond teacher. This is the third trial, the Supreme Court last year found that the jury that convicted her in the second trial may have been unfairly prejudiced by testimony about a homosexual affair with the victim’s mother. "Woodard was a teacher at Iber Holmes Gove Middle School in the early 1980s when she befriended and later, over a period of more than a year, allegedly molested LaRoche, a seventh-grader who had been in her homeroom the previous year."
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