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West Orange teacher from Montclair pleads not guilty to sex assault charges
West Orange High School teacher Erica DePalo pleaded not guilty this morning during an arraignment on charges that she had a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old male student this summer. DePalo, 33, of Montclair, who
Read More »Public school district not liable for teacher’s sexual abuse of student: Court
A public school district cannot be held liable for a teacher's sexual abuse of a student because it had only suspicions and no actual knowledge of the abuse, said an appellate district court Monday
Read More »Dan Whitehead, Ex-Brophy Teacher, Arrested for Alleged Sexual Abuse of Students in ’80s
Dan Whitehead, the former Brophy College Preparatory instructor who was fired from the Jesuit school in November for alleged sexual misconduct with students, was arrested this weekend on sexual-assault and sexual-abuse charges. Whitehead, 71, was
Read More »Wisconsin School District Not Liable for Teacher Kelly Sweet’s Sexual Abuse of 8th Grader
A Wisconsin public school district is not liable for a 26-year-old female teacher's sexual abuse of an eighth-grade boy, the 7th Circuit ruled Monday. St. Francis School District teacher Kelly
Read More »Teacher of the Year’ Accused of Having Sex With Student
A 33-year-old New Jersey woman who was named "Teacher of the Year" for her county in 2011 stands accused of having a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old male student , according to a
Read More »Daycare teacher accused of sexual assault
Parents at a Lone Tree daycare center are shocked and disgusted to learn that one of their female teachers was arrested for sexually assaulting a child. Lone Tree Police arrested Chantella Lucero on Tuesday after
Read More »Deaths in lawyer’s family delay sexual abuse trial of priest and teacher
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
Read More »33-Year-Old NJ Teacher Erica DePalo Arrested For Sex With Student,15
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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