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Yucca Valley middle school teacher arrested on suspicion of child porn possession (KESQ-TV)
“The arrest came about after authorities received a CyberTip on Nov. 7 from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children … concerning child sexual abuse material.”
Ex-Upper Arlington teacher and coach accused of raping student takes plea deal (The Columbus Dispatch)
“Baird ... spoke at length about how Cutler manipulated her and groomed her for a relationship beginning when she was in sixth grade at Hastings Middle School.”
Mesquite elementary teacher arrested, accused of indecency with a child (KXAS-TV)
“Jail records obtained by NBC 5 showed Tello was being held in the Dallas County Jail on a charge of felony indecency with a child - sexual contact on bonds totaling $100,000.”
Judges set trials for teachers arrested at school board meeting (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
“Police removed three teachers — Bacallao, Nigro and Clark County Education Association Vice President Jim Frazee — from the room after they refused to leave. Bacallao and Nigro were handcuffed.”
Former Barnwell employee charged with 3 counts of assault, battery (WRDW)
“The victim identified Washington as her volleyball coach and stated that she was attending volleyball practice at his house.”
Port Richey’s only code enforcement officer accused of sex crimes (WFLA)
“Court documents say the 56-year-old had 33 files containing child pornography and 21 files showing sexual activity with animals.”
Lubbock deputy police chief resigns from LPD a month after being arrested (Lubbock Avalanche-Journal)
“A police report … shows McClure allegedly used his ‘hands, feet and fists’ to assault a civilian LPD employee with whom he was in a romantic relationship.”
Kemper Co. Deputy charged in alleged prison contraband scheme (WTOK)
“Campbell was stopped ... and a cardboard box inside his patrol car had soap, shampoo, food items, over 10 pounds of Halloween candy, coffee and coffee creamer container with a cell phone, 59.14 grams of methamphetamine, 123.5 grams of Tetrahydrocannabinol (synthetic cannabinoids), 236 grams of pieces of stock paper with residue on it and 128 grams of Spice inside it.”
Former Kendall County employee arrested on charges of official misconduct and theft (WSPY-FM)
“The Kendall County Sheriff’s Office says that in September, an investigation by the LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office allegedly found several pieces of electronic hardware that belonged to Kendall County in Mixa’s possession.”
STRS director suspended after allegations of sexual harassment, verbal abuse and aggression (WCMH-TV)
“The letter alleges that Neville verbally abused staff and had violent outbursts on a ‘regular basis,’ at some points throwing furniture and office materials when he became upset. Staff also claimed Neville threatened his direct employees with physical violence.”
Los Alamos County Sheriff, volleyball coaches charged with having alcohol on school grounds (KRQE)
“According to police, early in the evening, head coach Joseph Palmer, assistant head coach Natalie Passalacqua, and assistant coach Bianca Enriquez were drinking in Sheriff Herrera’s SUV.”
Tiny Nebraska village of Dix didn’t pay IRS payroll taxes for 10 years, auditor reports (Lincoln Journal Star)
“[T]he village clerk ‘could not figure out how to make the payments,’ auditors said in a report issued last month.”