Monday, June 09, 2008

Winston-Salem, NORTH CAROLINA

"People do do things wrong," he said.

ARRESTED May 16, 2007 - Police arrested Hubert Crosby, 46, a substitute teacher at at Reynolds and Mount Tabor high schools, and charged him with having illegal sexual contact with two male students.


Crosby was charged with four counts of taking indecent liberties with a student, three counts of taking indecent liberties with a minor, three counts of sexual offense with a student, and one count of promoting the prostitution of a minor.

The investigation began when a boy complained about comments Crosby made. The initial investigation showed sexual contact between a boy and Crosby that started when the boy was 15 and lasted four years. Crosby is also accused of paying money to commit a sexual act with a minor. Bond is set at $1 million.

In addition to working as a substitute teacher, Crosby coached basketball in an AAU league.
Full Name: Hubert Eugene Crosby

TT - "People who have completed 64 hours of college or two years of junior college can work as substitutes, and people with a high-school degree can be substitutes in emergency situations if a principal vouches for them."

The newspaper doesn't provide it, but if you have information, contact Police at (336) 773-7700.

Update May 17 - Fox8: The investigation began when another student at Reynolds High School told a teacher he has been offered money for sex. Next court date is June 8.

NEW TWIST May 20 - In a new twist, police learned that they were not notified that Crosby had been removed from the substitute roster in response to allegations of sexual misconduct until almost three weeks later when a second boy's family contacted police.

Delayed reporting. The district removed Crosby Apr 3, but Winston-Salem Police were not aware of the allegation until April 23. A Forsyth County Sheriff's Deputy school resource officer at the school investigating Crosby stopped his work after learning that the allegation didn’t take place at the school.

The deputy then suggested that the family contact Winston-Salem police, which police said didn’t happen. The County Sheriff's office didn't notify Winston-Salem Police either.

NEW CHARGES July 21 - Police filed two new charges of taking indecent liberties with a third student - a 15-year-old boy. Cosby is being held on $1.5 million bond.

GUILTY PLEA May 20, 2008 - Crosby pleaded guilty to three counts of sex offense with a student, five counts of indecent liberties with a child and eight counts of indecent liberties with a student. He was sentenced to seven to nine years in prison.

He will be on five years of probation after release, and, after that, 10 years of wearing a monitoring bracelet that allows him to be tracked by satellite.