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Jury finds former teacher guilty on sexual abuse of child charge
After a two day trial, a former Mitchell teacher has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a child. 38-year-old Richard Cobos was found guilty by a 12 person jury around 2:30 this afternoon.
Read More »Trial begins for former teacher charged with sexually assaulting a child
A jury has been selected, and the trial is set to begin for a former Panhandle teacher accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl
Read More »Ex-teacher faces 56 counts in sex assault, peeping case
A former Randolph County Schools teacher who faces 56 charges in connection with sexual contact with or illegal photography of students turned himself in to deputies today, according to a news release. In December, deputies
Read More »Plea deal expected in Grant High School teacher sex abuse case
The case involving the former Grant High School teacher accused of having sex with a student most likely will be settled with a plea agreement before her scheduled May 2 trial, attorneys said Thursday Defense
Read More »Johnson County teacher accused of sexual assault to get a hearing
A May 7 preliminary hearing has been set for Carrie J. Miller, a Johnson County Central High School Spanish teacher accused of first-degree sexual assault. Miller appeared in county court in Tecumseh Wednesday but did
Read More »Teacher accused of sex with teen had been warned not to be alone with her, feds say
A religious school biology teacher accused of having sex with one of his 14-year-old students in a car parked behind a strip mall is now facing federal charges. Eric Richard Beasley, 24, of Plantation, who
Read More »Sub teacher accused of sexual assault takes plea deal
A plea deal has been reached in the case of Tanikka Queen, a local substitute teacher accused of having sex with a 15-year-old middle school student. Under the deal, prosecutors agreed to drop 43 counts
Read More »Troy teacher charged with sexual assault of two minors
A Bethalto man has been charged for criminal sexual assault two children. Jason E. Ehlers, 36, was charged in Madison County Friday with two counts of predatory sexual assault and two counts of criminal sexual
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