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One teacher named in sexual assault case
Social studies teacher Robert Batchelder is the Exeter High School educator placed on paid administrative leave in April after a student complained he had sexually assaulted her in
Read More »Teacher, 47, accused of sexually assaulting girls in his class as young as 11 ‘was known as Mr Perv’
A teacher accused of sexually touching girls in his class was known at his school as 'Mr Perv', according to one of his alleged victims. Science teacher Christopher Hird, 47, went on trial today
Read More »Kelly Ann Garcia, Houston area teacher, accused of sex with 16-year-old girl
A prosecutor says a Houston area teacher accused of having a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old she claimed to have been mentoring at one point took the girl to a sex shop
Read More »Sentencing Monday For Fmr Naval Academy Teacher
A former U.S. Naval Academy history teacher has been acquitted of sexually assaulting a female student but convicted of lesser charges. A military jury on Friday found Marine Corps Maj. Mark Thompson not guilty
Read More »Bristol teacher accused of sexual assault ‘very professional’
Former pupils of a teacher accused of sexually assaulting girls as young as nine have told a court he was a "fantastic" teacher. John Alway, 60, is charged with six sexual assaults and 17
Read More »Schoolchildren taught to avoid sexual assault
Eighteen elementary schools in Shanghai have started a course on self-protection to keep children from falling victim to sexual assault. "Recent cases of child molestation were committed by school faculty. Kids usually take no
Read More »Sex assault trial of Naval Academy teacher begins
Jury selection has begun in the military trial of a former U.S. Naval Academy teacher accused of sexually assaulting a female student. An academy spokesman says the court-martial proceedings began Tuesday
Read More »Former teacher charged in 2004 sexual assault case
A former teacher with the city’s public school district has been charged, in connection to a sexual assault dating back nearly ten years. The Edmonton Police Service Sexual Assault Section said Monday that Harvey
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