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Ex-teacher gets 8 years for sexual assault
A former Stevens Point high school teacher will spend 8 years in prison for sexually assaulting a family member. The teacher pled guilty in late April to repeated sexual assault of a child and incest.
Read More »Former Stevens Point teacher gets eight years for Wood County assault
A 40-year-old former Stevens Point teacher was sentenced this morning in Wood County Circuit Court to eight years in prison for the repeated sexual assault of a child. Paul A. Peterson, a Vesper resident who
Read More »Teacher accused of kissing student
A Fulton County Charter School teacher is expected to turn himself in early next week on several sex-related charges. The 32-year-old man is accused of kissing a Hapeville Charter Career Academy student in his classroom
Read More »Tae Kwon Do instructor accused of sexual assault
A Tae Kwon Do instructor accused of sexually assaulting a teen has bonded out of jail, as the alleged victim and her mother speak about the attack. Those who know 22-year-old Tae Kwon Do instructor
Read More »Teachers now face harsher punishment for infractions
Teachers will now face harsher punishment for severe infractions, including sexual assault, the Ontario College of Teachers (OCT) said Friday. The OCT was responding to one of 49 recommendations made in a report it had
Read More »Court rejects ex-Denville teacher’s sex abuse appeal
Authorities acted properly in obtaining a private cellphone number for a former Denville elementary school teacher that was used in the investigation of the instructor’s sexual abuse of a student, a state appeals court
Read More »Elementary School Gym Teacher Charged With Sexually Assaulting Student
A Chicago Public elementary school teacher and coach has been arrested, accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old student. Idris Bridgeforth, 39, of Riverdale, stands charged with felony indecent solicitation and criminal sexual assault. Known as “Coach
Read More »UPDATE: Untalan Middle School teacher accused of sexual assault
An Untalan Middle School teacher has been arrested for allegedly touching a female student inappropriately on several occasions
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