tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35046962012-02-15T23:53:04.145-08:00In 2002 at the height of the "Pedophile" priest campaign by the media, I did a survey of the teacher-as-sexual-abusers stories in the media. For one month, I researched online stories. I was shocked at what I found.<br> So pervasive is the problem that it is called "Passing the Trash" by educators. (see May 16, 2002 story) <br>Mediaskepticnoreply@blogger.comBlogger721100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3504696.post-765669482005-07-24T22:33:00.000-07:002006-11-05T22:38:39.705-08:00

It's been three years. I have not updated the news items -- with one exception -- when I got a very nice email from someone who wanted me to research a a story to see what happened. I do not know the resolution of these cases, and it is possible that some might have been found innocent of the crime of which they are accused. But so were many priests.Anyone with access to LexisNexis, however, will

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William Doyle Jr., 26, was arrested and charged with statutory sexual assault, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, aggravated indecent assault, indecent assault and corruption of a minor for an "affair" with a 15-year-old student. He is the son of a former School Board member.The girl met him when she was in the 6th grade. Doyle is the second Allegheny Valley teacher or administrator arrested

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"Sex Offender to Undergo Examination"     May 17, 2002 Ricardo Jose Garcia, 37, is to undergo medical and psychological testing after requesting surgical castration as punishment in lieu of jail for having molested an 11-year-old boy. Garcia wa a popular social studies teacher at Miami Northwestern High School when he was arrested in April 2001.Source: Washington Post link

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Pebblebrook, GA High school staff member enters guilty plea     May 28, 2002 Virgil Life "Chip" Spaur, 31, technical director of the high school's theater in 1996 and 1997 was arrested in June 2000. Released on bond, he left the state and failed to appear in court. He was later found in Montana. Returned to GA, he faces up to 80 years after pleading guilty to two counts of aggravated child

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Denver, CO Ex-counselor accused of stalking teen    May 17, 2002A teacher who was fired in March was arrested on suspicion of harassment, stalking and criminal mischief for being drunk outside a student's house and yelling that he loved the 16-year-old boy. Records show that the teacher has prior misdemeanor arrests for harassment, trespassing and disturbing the peace. He was hired in 1999 to

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Newport, RI Gym teacher on trial May 23, 2002On paid suspension since October 2000, elementary school teacher Carl Reid, 38, is on trial for molestation of three girls.UPDATE 2005: Carl Reid was found not guilty of all charges. Sep 12, 2002 - Providence Journal. (see their archives.)

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Schools lack specific sex policy, notes the Dallas Morning News May 26, 2002Surveying 12 districts, the Dallas Morning News found the districts had policings regarding the suspension or firing of a teacher, but not policies on notification of parents. Texas law requires school districts to notify parents when their children's teachers aren't state-certified in a subject they're teaching; state

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Longview, TX Teacher sentenced May 23, 2002Mark David Ladish, 41, a Longview fifth-grade teacher, (noted in first sentence as a Catholic school) was sentenced to 35 years after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting two of his students, 10 years for indecency with a child, and 5 years for possession of child pornography. "The two girls that Ladish admitted to assaulting were in his fifth

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Marreno, LA teacher arrested (At least she isn't "former") - May 25, 2002Kristie Hobbs, 26, a teacher at Marrero Christian Academy, was arrested Friday and accused of carnal knowledge of a juvenile and contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile. The male student was age 16.

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Abuse at schools holds aftermath A thoughtful article by DARRELL R. SANTSCHI in the Press-Enterprise exams the emotional toll on students and parents "It's a total violation of trust," says Sarah Page, 22, of Raymond, N. H., who had an affair with a teacher while in the seventh grade. "It's a violation of the trust all of us citizens place in the educational system. But on a personal level, it's

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UPDATE: Everett, WA -- again May 10, 2002 The trial of Susan Lemery, a Marysville, CA, teacher accused of molesting two teenage boys in Everett, Washington is delayed.These items are worth reading:June 19, 2001 "Teachers arrest confuses students" According to the article, students are surprised at the wonderful teacher's arrest. Not too surprising considering the media support for the

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Fallout continues after judge gives sex offender probation - May 25, 2002The prosecutor in the case against Pamela Diehl-Moore, 43, sent an appeal to Trenton seeking a reversal of the sentence on statutory grounds. Diehl-Moor was sentened to probation for conviction of sexual assault of a 13-year old student. "Sentencings in such cases can vary dramatically from case to case. Earlier this year

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Virginia Beach, VA Youth Leader charged - May 11, 2002The headline read Youth leader, but Ricky Reyes Castillo, 28, arrested and charged with molesting two boys, was a science teacher at Norfolk Collegiate Upper School. He was subsequently fired, but that story doesn't appear in the index of the Virginian-Pilot only in abstracts for sale at Northern Light.

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In an updated AP story about Pamela Diehl-Moore, 43, sentenced to 3 years probation for sex with a 13-year student in her seventh grade class, one state legislator was outraged at the flippant and stupid comments and lack of punishment handed out by the judge. Assemblywoman Rose Heck, a Republican who represents Bergen County, called the decision "shocking and unacceptable." The judge, Superior

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Carnegie, PA School custodian to stand trial --- May 24, 2002Daniel Mulholland, 44, custodian at a Catholic school has been ordered to stand trial on charges of statutory sexual assault, indecent assault, indecent exposure, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, endangering the welfare of a child, corruption of minors and unlawful contact with a minor. The victim, now 20, alleged that

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Willow Springs, MO High School English teacher indicted - May 24, 2002Rebecca L. Gregory, 39, has been charged in Howell County with with second-degree statutory sodomy. She's charged in Texas County with second-degree statutory sodomy and second-degree statutory rape. The boy was 16. After interviewing several witnesses, we determined this has been going on for a couple of years with other

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Union Township, OH Teachers get ethics refresher course    May 24, 2002After a second teacher was charged with having sex with a student, school district and law enforcement will be talking to faculty of Amelia and Glen Este high schools. Math teacher Gregory Payne was indicted on Wednesday of two counts of sexual battery which involved sex with a female student. Two weeks ago Jeffrey

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New Jersey web porn ring raid in 200 homes --- May 9, 2002A New Jersey web-based porn ring sting led to 200 raids. The suspects include a middle school teacher, a high school principal, a police officer, and a volunteer firefighter, but authorities declined to provide names or hometowns of the suspects, citing an ongoing investigation. This and the next three stories are all from the same

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39 Livingston, NJ Former biology teacher arrested --- March 10, 2002Paul Slifer, 34, recently fired from the Joseph Kushner Hebrew Academy, is accused of molesting six girls, ages 15-16 years old. In some cases he told students he was a doctor and conducted examinations. Slifer was arrested Wednesday and charged with five counts of endangering the welfare of a child, four counts of criminal

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>East Feliciana, LA Teacher arrested    May 21, 2002Ernestine Spurlock, 48, was arrested on cruelty to juveniles, cruelty to the infirm, malfeasance in office and simple battery charges. This was after a February complaint where she reportedly forced four second grade boys to simulate sex acts in front of a classroom.

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Everett, WA Teacher arrested on sex misconduct charges --- May 23, 2002A Ferndale High School teacher, Thomas Sipsey, 35, was arrested for investigation of first-degree sexual misconduct with a minor, a 16-year old female student. The AP story cited documents obtained by The Herald of Everett, WA but that paper had only a brief writeup about a "former" teacher. (He had resigned when

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Victorville, CA Teacher faces trial May 9, 2002 They're always called "former" teachers when they were fired for misdeeds or still on administrative leave. Anyway, Jamie Renee Putman, 33, a "former" sixth grade teacher denied having pot parties with students and sex with a teenage student. She was caught when a security officer noticed a 13-year old boy passing over a bag of marijuana to

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Judge shrugs off female teacher's sex liaisons with male student, 13; she avoids prison May 23, 2002The Minneapolis Star-News had that headline for this story about a New Jersey judge who saw no harm in the sexual relationship between Pamela Diehl-Moore, 43, and a boy who had just completed her seventh grade class. ``I really don't see the harm that was done and certainly society doesn't need

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No longer calling them teachers May 23, 2002The Press-Telegram (Riverside, CA) is no longer using "teacher" in their headlines. "Murrieta man suspected of sex with student" turns out to be Corey Weldon Witt, 28, a teacher at Lutheran High School in Orange, CA. The student was a 16-year-old girl. Whether she was in his class or not isn't known.

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Raleigh, NC Teacher pleads guiltyBetty Mackie, 46, admitted that she engaged in sexual activity with a 13-year-old boy who had been in her class at Ligon Middle School in 2000.

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North Lauderdale, FL Seventh Grade Teacher on Court TV --- August 27, 2001The trial of Beth Friedman, 42, was broadcast on Court TV. She was convicted and sentenced to probation and counseling. An August story story by Matt Bean "If convicted, Friedman not alone among teachers" lists other cases, including:Denise McBryde, a 38-year-old Florida teacher who was accused in 1998 of having a

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King County, WA Judge lifts order for Ex-Teacher, Ex-Student --- July 21, 2000 A WA judge lifted the no-contact order Monday against former teacher Mark Blilie, 45, from getting in touch with his former student, now 19. Convicted in 1996 of having a sexual affair with Pala -- then a 14-year-old student, he spent 2 1/2 years in jail and was released "last year." He violated the order three

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Houston, TX Out of Bounds May 21, 2002Focusing on sex between the secondary school students and coaches, the Houston Chronicle in this May 21, 2002 report clearly has an agenda. A three-month study by the Chronicle found more than 60 instances in the last four years in which Texas high school and middle school coaches lost their jobs as a result of allegations of sexual misconduct

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Norfolk, VA Judge adds years to pedophile's sentence --- May 17,2002Phillip Daniel Brothers, 40, was sentenced to 30 years in prison, 20 of which are to be added to a state sentence of 30 years. Brothers was convicted of videotaping nude boys from The Williams School between 1995 and 1998 where he had worked as the after-school program director for kindergarten through eighth grade. Brothers

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27    Bayonet Point Middle School, FL - Teacher sentenced -       January 5, 2002 James Christopher Howard, now 42, pleaded guilty to having a sexual relationship with a 13-year-old special education student. He was sentenced to eight years in prison. Howard was a teacher for 11 years. He has a 15-year-old son and a 9-year-old daughter. On Friday, his wife, Linda, reaffirmed her support for

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   Broward Co. FL seeks to fire 'Temptation' teacher for online gay web porn  May 21, 2002 Physical education teacher Tony Vanchieri, 26, appeared on the TV show Temptation Island 2 as a "tempter" who tried to lure women away from their boyfriends. He also appears online in gay pornography. The school board would like to dismiss him for violating standards of conduct. The special investigator

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Eau Clair, WI Teacher charged with sexual assault - May 21, 2002Dean W. Olson, 55, charged with sexually assaulting two former players of the softball team he coached. The two girls were 16 at the time. Police said Olson admitted to having sexual contact with the girls, the complaint says. Ironically, a story just below reported that threats of legal action have prompted a Vilas County School

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25    Champaign, IL - Dean of student accused of sexual abuse -   May 20, 2002 Three more boys have accused Brady Smith, 45, of "violating their civil rights" in a lawsuit against the convicted dean. Smith was convicted in November and sentenced to three years of probation after pleading guilty to soliciting a 14-year-old Champaign boy to have sex with him. His teaching certificate was revoked

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    Santa Cruz County, CA Teacher's aide pleads guilty to killing 2 women March 21, 2002Dennis Lee Richesin, 40, admitted killing San Jose resident Kelly Ann Reber, 21, and Santa Cruz resident Heather Nicole Pereira, 25. He was arrested May 4, 2001, and showed police where he buried the bodies at Renaissance High School in Watsonville. His attorney had this to say about his client:It's the

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   San Bernardino, CA - Teaching credential suspended May 21, 2002State officials suspended the teaching credential for Tanya Hadden, 33. She was the missing teacher who fled to Las Vegas with a student. The emergency credential was suspended "under a provision of the California Education Code that covers immoral and unprofessional conduct, said Janet Vining, senior staff counsel with the

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24    Redlands, CA Ex-teacher denies sex with boy    March 21, 2002She is an former teacher only because she resigned a week after her arrest. Shawna Rey Castellanos, 28, was arraigned charged with three felonies and three misdemeanors for having sex with a 17-year-old student. She is accused of having sex with the boy in her home when several other students were present and during a stay at a

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When the Abuser is an EducatorA 1994 article by Bill Graves, an education writer for the Oregonian, appeared on American Association of School Administrators web site, gave some idea of the problem in 1994. He writes: "A computer search of a national database of daily newspaper stories turned up more than 140 articles written during the first seven months of 1994 about educators sexually

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   No Big BirdS.E.S.A.M.E. (Survivors of Educator Sexual Abuse & Misconduct) is aimed at educating professionals and legislators about the problem, a non-profit advocacy group, albeit one not endorsed or pimped by a liberal media. This quote appears on their front page."What hurts the victim most is not the cruelty of the oppressor, but the silence of the bystander." -- Elie Wiesel,

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      In 1999 the Pittsburg Post-Gazette Published a three-part series called "Dirty Secrets, why sexually abusive teachers aren't stopped." The Post-Gazette examined 727 cases across the U.S. where an educator lost his/her license for sex offenses for a five-year period. Four years after the Education Week Report, 3 years after the Pittsburg Post-Gazette series there is still no national

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   It's almost like we're trying to create a new stereotype equating priests with child molesters.There are some signs that even liberals are beginning to see the attacks on the Catholic Church for what they are, even while denying it. Eugene Kane (writing, as he says, "thinking black" out loud) in an April 16, 2002 article in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel has some thoughts:It must be hard

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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

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Sex abuse by women stirs debate -- May 12, 2002This 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

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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

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Philadelphia, PA Female teaching intern accused of sex with 13-year old boy -- March 22, 2001A 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.

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Jacksonville, FL Teacher charged of having sex with minor --- May 15, 2002A 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.

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Lincoln Park, IL teacher charged with sex abuse --- March 31, 2002A 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

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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.

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>MD Teacher Indicted on Sex Charges ---May 15, 2002Physical 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

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   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

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NH Third trial for ex-Raymond teacher delayed --- January 12, 2002The "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

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Nashua, NH history teacher in jail - January 19, 2002Former Nashua Catholic Regional Junior High School teacher Paul J. Gagnon, 44, sentenced to a 18-month jail sentence after pleading guilty to five charges related to videotaping students while they changed clothes in his classroom, wrote a letter of apology to his students. It was a condition of his sentence.

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Litchfield, NH teacher faces sex charges --- April 20, 2002English teacher Daniel Greenleaf, 51, was arrested yesterday and charged with the sexual and simple assaults of six female students.

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Dover, NH teacher charged with student sex assault --- May 1, 2002Jon E. Gordon, 60, a 17-year veteran of the school, was arraigned on the Class A misdemeanor. Gordon had been suspended for two days in 1993 for a sexual harassment complaint and had resigned from Traip in Kittery, Maine, (in 1981) after having a relationship with a student. "Armand LaSelva, Superintendent of Schools in Dover,

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Modesto, CA, band instructor put on leave --- May 17, 2002Deidra Ann Brauns, 29, already cited for furnishing alcoholic beverages to a minor and contributing to the delinquency of a minor, could face felony charges on allegations that she showed pornographic videos to students in her home and at a hotel. First-year band leader Brauns allegedly took three students -- two boys and one girl -- to

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Orange Co. CA High School teacher arrested --- May 17, 2002Michael Karl Sandoval, 49, a ceramics teacher at Santa Margarita Catholic High School, Orange Co, CA, was arrested for molesting a girl under age 14. He had checked himself into a psychiatric ward before being arrested. Sandoval had been a faculty member at Santa Margarita for seven years after transferring from a Roman Catholic high

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Long Beach, CA teacher gets 8 years --- May 17, 2002Michael Harold Williams, 39, pleaded guilty to two counts of a lewd act with a child. The girl was 14. Marshall, was arrested last October at a border crossing while trying to re-enter the United States from Mexico with the girl where he had taken her.

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It's called "Passing the Trash." That's what they call the practice of allowing "itinerant abusers" to move from one area to another when trouble arises. Sound familiar? But it isn't priests we are talking about. It's school teachers, and the practice is widespread, according to Education Week in a a three-part series called "A Trust Betrayal " written in -- are you ready? 1998.I found

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Not a new problem I found these in a Google search:11 - Lansing teacher, 44, on trial for sex with 14 year old girl. link Feb 16, 2002- GA - Two part series on teachers and students and sex. link April 30, 2002 In recent weeks, three teachers from Cherokee County have resigned. One in DeKalb is under investigation. And a school resource officer from Clayton was fired -- all

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ITEM: It's not just in the U.S. May 2"The Canadian teacher at the centre of a British schoolboy scandal yesterday accused a disciplinary panel of being "hung up on the sex thing" as it handed her the toughest penalty ever for professional misconduct," reports Sarah Schmidt in the National Post. Amy Gehring, 26, "was found guilty of seven charges of professional misconduct, including sexual

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ITEM: Psychologist convicted --- May 16A Green Bay, WI psychologist, convicted of sexual exploitation of a 16-year old girl in his capacity as a therapist, was sentenced to two years, followed by nine years of extended supervision and probation. "A group of about 40 supporters stood as DeLain was led away in handcuffs, and one man called out, "We love you, Michael." The prosecutor hoped for a

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Kent, WA - - Mary Kay Letourneau --- May 15Jurors are deliberating this week in a civil suit against the police and the school district for damages in the Mary Kay Letourneau case. The former sixth-grade school teacher is serving serving a 7-year sentence for child rape. She began having sexual contact with Fualaau in 1996, when she was 34. He was 12. From the Seattle Post-Intelligencer,

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Bradenton, Fl - - Teacher sentenced in child neglect case --- May 15Because they couldn't prove the aggravated child abuse, prosecutors accepted a guilty plea for neglect of a four-year-old boy who "had broken bones in his hands, feet and shoulder, according to medical reports. He also had untreated ringworm and scratches and scars all over his body." Wanda Bennett, 41, had four adopted

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A story I didn't see until today when they pulled it up from their archives : From the Riverside Press-Enterprise, there's a article by Ben Goad on the issue of adult-children sex "Experts weigh adult-teen dynamics" (May 7, 2002). The first paragraph pretty much says it all. Poor self-esteem, a lack of self-imposed boundaries and being with someone less intellectually and sexually mature are

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But, hey, we knew everything from the NEA was values neutral. The NEA web site has a 'Can We Talk?' program for parents created with funding from the CDC, presumably under Clinton. "Once children reach about 10 years old, parents start wondering what's happening to their 'little angels,'" says [NEA member, Gloria] Chapa," - - which seems like an odd way to refer to children. The section

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Redlands, CA - - Middle school teacher arrested May 15, 2002A total of 110 sexual charges were filed against Sean Ramiro Lopez, 28. The Redlands, CA middle school teacher who was arrested in February and released on bail is expected to surrender next week to face 110 counts of lewd acts on a child, officials said Friday. Lopez was arrested in February at Clement Middle School on suspicion of

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Woodsocket, MA - - Former gym teacher and girls' basketball coach guilty -- May 8"Ex-Woonsocket teacher guilty of molestation" pleaded no contest yesterday to charges that he repeatedly molested a student, beginning when the student was 12. Richard R. Lalime Jr., 32, gym teacher and girls' basketball coach is scheduled for sentencing in June. He was only a former teacher after he resigned

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Fall River, RI - - Brother of School Superintendent charged -- May 1In Fall River, substitute teacher John F. Gibney, brother of former school Supt. James M. Gibney was charged with 30 abuse counts against children at Talbot School, according to a Providence Journal article. (May 1, 2002) "The indictments against Gibney, 56, involve nine victims. They include 17 counts of indecent assault and

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Mesa, AZ - - Porn tape shown to 9th graders -- May 1A Mesa, AZ teacher was, apparently, watched a porno film on school property and forgot to take the porno tape out before showing "Great Expectations" to a classroom full of 9th graders. "Police seeking porn charge against teacher" Arizona Republic. (May 11, 2002) Bill Ctibor, will be charged with a felony of furnishing harmful items to

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San Bernardino, CA - - Las Vegas trip for teacher and student -- May 4Under investigation in California, a teacher fled with a student to Las Vegas. Missing Teen, Teacher Found in Las Vegas I (May 2, 2002) In a story that got a lot of coverage, Tonya Hadden (38) and Richard Pena (age 15) were reported missing and eventually found in Las Vegas. She was a science teacher. Noteworthy was that this

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Marysville, WA - - Teacher accused of sex with teen boys, friends of son -- May 12Susan Lemery, a Marysville, CA teacher is accused of molesting the friends of her son in Marysville, Washington. Neither was a student of hers. Inept prosecution seems to be slowing down the case. "Teacher's molestation trial collapses before it begins".(May 10, 2002)

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Lake Elsinor, CA - - Shop teacher accused --- May 9 In Lake Elsinor, CA, "Teacher pleads not guilty in case involving student" (May 9, 2002) Charles Roger Noppe, 35, a Temescal Canyon High School auto shop teacher, pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to charges of lewd conduct and inflicting corporal injury on a minor. The Corona man is accused of lewd conduct on a 14 year-old student.

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Riverside, CA - - Teacher arrested in West Covina, CA case --- May 11 "Schoolteacher pleads innocent in sex case" .(May 11, 2002) - A Riverside elementary-school teacher remained in Los Angeles County Jail on Friday after pleading innocent to charges that he molested a boy in West Covina in the 1990s. West Covina police issued an arrest warrant for Paul Edward Lowe, 42, of Corona after a 21

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