Thursday, November 29, 2007

Mundelein, ILLINOIS

Sentenced to probation and ---
registration as a sex offender FOR LIFE.





CHARGED Feb 28, 2007 -
Scott Lempa, 33, a mathematics teacher at Mundelein High School, was charged with child pornography for allegedly having a 17-year-old student in his math class send him naked photos of herself using her cell phone.

Lempa's home and school computers and his cell telephone have been seized and a forensic analysis is being conducted to determine if there were any additional violations or other students involved, according to police.

Police were notified by school officials. They turned over several text messages between the two. He has been suspended with pay.
Full Name: Scott S. Lempa

ANOTHER TEACHER CHARGED Lempa is the second Lake County teacher in two months to be charged with child pornography. In December, Wayne Kuklinski, 59 of Ingleside, was arrested in a sting operation and charged with 30 counts of child pornography. (Who also got probation for - child pornography.)
TT entry for Kuklinski.

NOT GUILTY PLEA Apr 25 - Lempa pleaded not guilty. (In archives of Daily Herald.)

July 3 - ONLINE story: Mundelein Review, Mar 1, 2007:

School officials notified police of suspicions that inappropriate activity was taking place, including text messages with inappropriate photos and discussion of them with a 17-year-old female student.
GUILTY PLEA & SENTENCING Nov 29 - Lempa pleaded guilty to a reduced charge. A judge accepted the plea and Lempa was sentenced to 30 months of probation with the sex offender unit, forfeiting his teaching license, and registering for life as a sex offender.

Lempa must also pay a $1,000 fine and perform 100 hours of public service work, have no contact with the girl, provide a DNA sample for the national registry, and use the Internet only for employment.

Sentencing story says his wife contacted police when she found the e-mails. She has filed for divorce.