West Hartford, CONNECTICUT

Back in court for failure to comply with probation.

Oct 5, 2007 - Matthew Glasser, 31, a Northwest Catholic High School music teacher, pleaded guilty to two counts of fourth-degree sexual assault and tampering with a witness.

Police arrested him in June 2005 and charged him with eight counts of second-degree sexual assault for a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old student. Police charged Glasser under a provision of state law that deals with sexual relations between teachers and students.

School officials, according to the warrant, learned of the affair in early May 2005 after the girl feared that she might be pregnant. The girl, according to the warrant, had known Glasser for years. He had been her teacher at St. Thomas School, an elementary school in West Hartford.

He is expected to be sentenced to 10 years' probation on Oct 17. The plea agreement calls for registration as a sex offender.
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SENTENCED (sorta) Oct 17 - Glasser was sentenced to seven years SUSPENDED and five years of probation. The victim was unwilling to testify. He forfeits his right to teach in Connecticut schools. He must register as a sex offender.

When police arrested him and searched his apartment, they took his Spiderman pillowcases and a stuffed frog from his bed. The victim identified them.
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PAROLE VIOLATION - Feb 20, 2008 - Glasser has returned to court, accused of violating the conditions of his probation , including deactivating his MySpace account and e-mail address and finding a place to live approved by his probation officer. His probation restricts him from having any Internet access and requires Glasser to live an adequate distance from minors or public places - such as high schools - where children are present.

Glasser also dismissed the conditions of his probation during one meeting, saying, "My family has taken the stance that I did not commit the offense that I was arrested for and I did nothing illegal," the affidavit says.

At a later meeting, he asked Mandeville-McGeough, "If I become your pal, would I get privileges?"Prosecutor Sandra Tullius said the state also is concerned that Glasser was giving piano lessons to a 13-year-old girl.

His lawyer says that Glasser had two jobs: one in which he sets up sound equipment for concerts and another with the Connecticut Criminal Law Foundation. He will return to court March 7 for a hearing on the violation of probation charge. Later Glasser told his probation officer that he did not understand the conditions of his probation because he has a "learning disability."
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VIOLATION OF PROBATION HEARING March 15 - The hearing is in the second day.
The hearing expected to resume on March 25.

TO PRISON March 31 - After a hearing, a judge ruled that Glasser violated the terms of his probation and ordered the Tolland man held without bond pending a June 3 sentencing.

He failed to find a place to live that was an adequate distance from schools and parks where minors frequent, according to the arrest warrant affidavit filed by his probation officer. He also continued to maintain his Internet and e-mail accounts, including a MySpace account, although the court prohibited him from having online access, the affidavit said.

"He is not following the conditions," Judge Edward J. Mullarkey Mullarkey said.

Apr 1 - One of the violations was failing to delete his e-mail and MySpace website accounts. Glasser tried to deceive the system when he transferred those Internet accounts to his father, Judge Edward J. Mullarkey said.

Because Glasser is a registered sex offender, Mullarkey said, he should be housed by the state Department of Correction with other sex offenders for his own safety.