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Deaths in lawyer’s family delay sexual abuse trial of priest and teacher

Deaths in lawyer’s family delay sexual abuse trial of priest and teacher

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Tuesday's scheduled start of jury selection in the trial of a former Philadelphia priest and a Catholic schoolteacher on charges they sexually abused a 10-year-old altar boy was postponed after deaths in the extended

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33-Year-Old NJ Teacher Erica DePalo Arrested For Sex With Student,15

33-Year-Old NJ Teacher Erica DePalo Arrested For Sex With Student,15

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Erica DePalo, 33, has been arrested in New Jersey after allegations she carried on an affair with a 15-year-old student in her classes. DePalo was named “Teacher Of The Year” in Essex County just last

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Former teacher on sex charges

Former teacher on sex charges

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A former deputy principal has gone on trial for sexually abusing a young girl. The accused, who is in his 60s, appeared in the Rotorua District Court yesterday charged with repeatedly abusing the girl over

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South Jersey elementary school teacher, charged with sexually assaulting 5 children, to appear in court

South Jersey elementary school teacher, charged with sexually assaulting 5 children, to appear in court

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Derek Hildreth, the former Cedarville elementary school teacher and soccer coach charged with 33 counts of sexual assault and endangering children, is scheduled for a status conference on September 4 at 8:30 a.m. in

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Why the teacher transfers violate the contract

Why the teacher transfers violate the contract

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As today's story notes, an arbitrator ruled that the district's decision to transfer 54 teachers as part of turnaround plans at three schools violates the union contract. What's worth noting is that the arbitrator points

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Va. teacher charged with being drunk at school

Va. teacher charged with being drunk at school

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A Loudon County substitute teacher has been charged with public drunkenness after, school district officials said, she arrived drunk for the first day of school. Jacqueline J. Barnes, 50, was a substitute assistant teacher in

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Teacher pleads guilty on sex-abuse counts

Teacher pleads guilty on sex-abuse counts

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A Melbourne teacher has pleaded guilty to sexually abusing a female student. Daphney Louise Matthews, 39, pleaded guilty in the Melbourne Magistrates Court to five sex charges involving a child under the age of

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Our view: When a child is sexually assaulted

Our view: When a child is sexually assaulted

teacherverification August 29, 2012 0

Last week, a Lowndes County jury found Columbus businessman Benny Shelton guilty of sexual assault of a minor. The details of the case are -- quite naturally -- disturbing. And so was the conduct

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