Dec 16, 2007 - Marshall Neal, 33, a Garces Memorial High School social studies teacher, was arrested and faces charges of oral copulation with a minor. Oral copulation with a person under 18 years old is a felony. The 16-year-old reported the incident to officers.
Full Name: Marshall David Neal
No online Bakersfield Police Department release.
Neal is the fourth local teacher arrested this month.
Jan 4, 2008 - KGET reports that Neal reportedly told his 17-year-old victim to lie to police
A police report filed in connection with the court case says Marshall David Neal, 33, told the girl to tell police they only kissed.KERO 23 - Neal has been charged with two felony counts of oral copulation with a minor.
In reality, officers allege the girl performed oral sex on Neal in November and in December. The report does not indicate where the activity took place, but it says Neal also performed oral sex on the girl. The girl was a student at the school.
Later, police say Neal encouraged the victim to erase her e-mails and change her computer password.
Arraignment is scheduled for Jan 17.
FOX 58 has a link to court documents PDF (Graphic sex warning.)
ARRAIGNMENT Jan 17 - Neal pleaded not guilty. He will return to court on Jan. 31.
GUILTY PLEA AND SENTENCING - Jan 31, 2008 - Neal pleaded no contest to one count of oral copulation with a minor under the age of 18. The judge said the court would treat the no contest plea as a guilty plea. [All no contest pleas are treated as guilty pleas.]
Neal was sentenced to one year in jaill - not prison - three years' probation and will have to register as a sex offender.
Neal will probably serve less than half of his one-year sentence, said Kern County Sheriff's Sgt. Ed Komin. With chronic problems of overcrowding at Lerdo jail, nonviolent inmates are often released early.
