Paradise Valley, ARIZONA

Seven Paradise Valley teachers have been arrested for sexual misconduct with a minor. Since September.

May 4, 2007 - Jennifer Diane Mally, 29, was the 7th Paradise Valley teacher arrested since September accused of sexual misconduct with a minor. TT link.

Of the seven, three were female high school teachers suspected of having sex with minors.

• On April 26, Scottsdale Police arrested Tom Porras, 49, a former pro football player who was substitute-teaching and coaching at Saguaro High School. He was accused of public sexual indecency with a 17-year-old female student. The case is pending. TT link.

• On April 19, the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office reported the arrest of Judith Wallace, 37, a teacher at D.W. Higgins Institute, a charter high school in Tempe. She was accused of two counts of sexual conduct with a minor, who reportedly was 15 at the time of the incidents. TT link - ALL CHARGES WERE DISMISSED IN FULL.

• On Jan. 30, Gilbert Police arrested Jeri Deanne Perez, 38, a student teacher at South Valley Junior High . Her alleged victim was 14, and she faces six counts of sexual conduct with a minor. Police said the victim was not a student at the school but that Perez met him through her job there. TT - link. [PLEADED GUILTY May 9th.]

• On Jan. 9, Gilbert Police arrested Jeremy Ross Calvert, 20, who was a contract band instructor at Highland High School. He faces charges of sexual assault, sexual abuse, sexual conduct with a minor and kidnapping. The incident, involving a 15-year-old girl, took place in November. TT - link.

• On Dec. 14, Glendale Police arrested Deforest Hollingsworth, 28, a security guard at Ironwood High School. He was charged with sexual conduct with a minor, a 14-year-old girl. [Sentenced to 10 years Apr 27, 2007.]

• On Sept. 13, Buckeye Police arrested Joshua Joel Jacobson, a physical education teacher and soccer coach at Rainbow Valley Elementary School. He is accused of sexual abuse and child molestation for incidents with a student who was 13 when the abuse started in 2003.

Source: Arizona Republic, May 3, 2007. Link