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Former Siloam Springs teacher given 6 years probation after sexually assaulting student (KFSM)
“Documents state the student admitted to sneaking out of class and meeting with Wells on school grounds where the two would perform oral sex on each other.”
U.S. Attorney Charges High School Teacher With Attempted Transfer Of Obscene Material And Receipt And Possession Of Child Pornography (U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of New York)
“[A]n undercover agent posing as a 13-year-old girl named ‘Riley’ had a conversation on Kik (a mobile messaging application) with someone with the username ‘C.J.Justice’ (‘C.J.’). C.J.’s Kik account was registered to the email address kfekkas@mercy.edu. Among other things, C.J. introduced himself as a 30-year-old male from New York who teaches high school physics; sent multiple photographs of himself to Riley that resembled a photograph of FEKKAS that had been posted on a public charter school’s website; repeatedly asked Riley for photographs, including photographs of her ‘body’; sent a video of someone masturbating and several photographs of an erect penis, including one from inside a classroom, to Riley; described the various kinds of sexual acts he wanted to engage in with Riley; and told Riley that he had sex ‘with a 10th grader once’ and had ‘been searching ever since’ to have sex with a minor again.”
“Ottumwa police officers received a complaint from a parent who reported that her then 13-year-old daughter had received inappropriate messages over social media from one of her former teachers.”
Former Kuna Middle School teacher sentenced to 60 years in prison (KTVB)
“He was a Spanish, Introduction to World Cultures and Advisory teacher at the school when police discovered he groomed and sexually abused the child in his classroom.”
Belfry teacher, assistant football coach resigns, investigation underway (WYMT)
“Coleman, a former teacher and assistant coach at Belfry High School, is no longer an employee of the Pike County School District as an investigation begins following reports of ‘improprieties.’”
“When deputies initially spoke to Almaraz, he gave conflicting statements, however, investigators were able to determine the events that had actually taken place.”
Lawsuit accuses CYFD of negligence in placing child with father who killed her (Santa Fe New Mexican)
“The complaint ... accuses New Mexico’s child welfare agency of failing to protect the girl and her siblings. Its negligence resulted in ‘deadly consequences’ for the toddler and ‘unspeakable harm’ to her young brothers, who witnessed her death, the lawsuit says.”
Former Doña Ana County deputy sheriff could face life in prison (KRQE)
“They have accused him of kidnapping and sexually assaulting an unnamed victim.”
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