Newark, NEW JERSEY

Nov 3, 2006 - Hassan Vann, 29, music teacher at West Side High School in Newark, was indicted on charges of of sexually abusing a male student who now has AIDS. The age of consent in N.J. is 16. It is alleged that the student was 14 when the encounters began.

The victim claims they were active from Sept 2000 to June 2004. The student plans to file a lawsuit against Vann and the school district. Vann was in a Washington Post story. dated Oct 4, 2004 Ironically for his work with youth. In 2005 a Daily Targum story alleges that Vann was allowed to keep his job for three years after reported sexual abuse of minor that was reported April 2002. After the 2002 police report, Vann was hired at a school a few miles away because the state Department of Education was not informed.

Feb 2, 2007 - No updates avaible from major search engines or news article site.