Dublin, OHIO

October 23, 2008 - Two former Dublin Coffman High School boys lacrosse coaches were sentenced to prison in Tennessee for assaulting a lacrosse player in 2006 while the team was on a trip to Memphis, Tennessee.

The two former coaches pleaded guilty to the assault charges in August as part of a deal that dropped felony rape charges against both of them. The school district fired both of them in the spring 2006.

Dustin Pentz, 28, a volunteer lacrosse coach was sentenced Wednesday, Oct. 22 to 30 days in prison, with the remainder of his 11-month, 29-day sentence to be served on probation.

Another volunteer coach, Greg Simpson, 26, was sentenced to 15 days in prison and to serve the remainder of his six-month sentence on probation. Simpson will have to turn himself in Dec. 1st.

The victim, now a 21-year-old Ohio University student, testified that Simpson, 29, held him down on a team bus while Pentz, 28, inserted gloved fingers into his rectum during a trip to Memphis in March 2006.

The victim said it was a traumatic sexual assault. The former coaches characterized it as a case of horseplay, what they called "goosing." Pentz said he never put his hand inside the boy's shorts, and Simpson denied taking part at all.

The victim has filed a civil case against the team coaches and Dublin school district. That case is pending in federal court.

Greg Simpson's father, Frank Simpson, was convicted of witness intimidation in February 2007 and ordered to pay a $1,000 fine.
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OTHER: You can find pictures of the two coaches here.
Google map of Dublin, Ohio from GreatSchools.net
The school rates a 10 (with 10 being the highest) at GreatSchools.net

Palos Verdes, CALIFORNIA

Sixty days in the local jail. Registration as a sex offender for life.

August 17, 2008 - Barry Sacks, 49, a Peninsula High School walk-on coach who also runs youth athletic camps , was arrested on July 16, accused of nine misdemeanor counts of child molestation. The charges fuel "mixed emotions.

Several former female athletes who Sacks has coached or worked with declined to be interviewed for this article, but said in e-mails that he is kind, warm and incapable of such conduct.

Some of them have lashed out at the alleged victims, accusing them of trying to oust Sacks, and at the Daily Breeze, for ruining his life by publishing a story about his court case.

The alleged acts involved nine girls, who were all 15 and 16 years old and involve "inappropriate touching" of a sexual nature.

Sacks was fired from his coaching job in June. He has also coached at Bishop Montgomery and Palos Verdes high schools. He is scheduled to be arraigned Aug. 27 in Torrance Superior Court.
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ONLINE RESOURCE: Daily Breeze reporter Denise Nix maintains a blog to track South Bay crimes in the courts called Court Tracker. It's the kind of responsible public service that all newspapers should provide.
Reader Reaction to the Sacks story and how Nix found out about the charges.
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GUILTY PLEA & SENTENCING October 28 - Sacks pleaded guilty Monday to two counts of child molestation and was sentenced to 60 days in jail. Sacks can serve the time in a city jail instead of a county facility, and will likely do so. He will be on probation five years.

He will undergo 52 weeks of sex offender counseling, In exchange for his plea, seven other counts against Sacks were dismissed by prosecutors. Sacks will also have to REGISTER AS A SEX OFFENDER FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE.

Hudson Falls, NEW YORK

March 10, 2008 - Kason O’Neil, 26, a P.E. teacher who coaches the track team at Hudson Falls High School was arrested Monday on charges he had sex with a 14-year-old girl who he coached.

Police said O'Neil had a sexual relationship in 2005 and 2006 at the high school. Police say there may be more charges in this case.He was charged with two counts of second-degree rape, a felony. O’Neil was placed on paid administrative leave.
Full Name: Kason M. O’Neil

Police asked that anyone with information in the case, or who may have had inappropriate contact with O’Neil, contact them at 747-4011.

INDICTED March 20 - A Washington County grand jury indicted O'Neil on 21 charges that accuse him of having sex with an underage student 20 times between 2005 and 2007. It includes five counts of statutory rape and nine counts accusing him of having oral sex with the girl, who was 14 and 15 years old. He will be arraigned on March 28.

He may also face charges in Saratoga County where police said they have evidence he had sex with the girl at his former home.

NOT GUILTY PLEA March 28 - O'Neil pleaded not guilty Friday to a 21-count indictment.

He left court free on $100,000 bail bond after a State Police investigator took photos of his genitalia, photographs that were ordered by Washington County Judge Kelly McKeighan at the request of the Washington County district attorney’s office.

Those photos were sought in an effort to corroborate what the 16-year-old girl who has accused O’Neil told police about their relationship. She told authorities he trimmed his pubic hair in a "unique" manner, said Washington County District Attorney Kevin Kortright.

Next court appearance is June 13.

TRIAL SCHEDULED June 13 - Washington County Judge Kelly McKeighan had declined to dismiss the indictment against O'Neil. His lawyer had asked that the charges be dismissed for lack of evidence. Pre-trial hearings are scheduled for July 22 with the trial tentatively set to begin Aug. 25.

TRIAL September 9 - The trial of O'Neil was postponed Monday when his lawyer became ill. It is expected to resume today with the girl who has accused O'Neil expected to testify. Prosecutors will be able to use statements he made during questioning by police against him. O'Neil rejected a plea agreement. The state’s age of consent is 17.

JURY VERDICT September 19 - Hudson Falls teacher Kason M. O’Neil was acquitted of 12 of 14 charges and all felonies Thursday night, but found guilty of third-degree sexual abuse and endangering the welfare of a child counts. O’Neil will have to register as a sex offender should the convictions withstand appeal. He will be sentenced Oct. 17.

His lawyer said, "This will undoubtedly interrupt his teaching career."

SENTENCED October 24 - O'Neil was sentenced to 60 days in jail - not prison. After his release, he will be on probation three years.

Grand Junction, COLORADO

Feb 21, 2008 - Matt Lindholm, 32, has been released on bond and will be tracked by a Global Positioning System ankle monitor. Lindholm was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of sexual assault on a child. He is a business teacher at Central High School.

Lindholm is accused of kissing and fondling a female student during separate incidents at the school this year. A parent told the principal Feb 9 that she heard that Lindholm was “getting too close” to the girl. Lindholm is married. Central High School Athletics Director Paul Cain said he warned Lindholm at the end of the 2006-2007 school year about getting too close to the student, according to Lindholm’s arrest affidavit.

Lindholm faces charges of sexual assault on a child by a person in a position of trust and sexual assault on a child as a pattern of abuse.

INEXPLICABLE NOTE IN STORY

District 51 spokesman Jeff Kirtland said the school district will implement new training on ethical behavior for all of its employees in the fall, but the training was not prompted solely by this investigation. He said school supervisors are required to act on information of improprieties by staff, but that information can’t be speculative.

“There’s the expectation that issues are resolved on a factual basis and in the best interest for students,” he said.

Kirtland said the district does not have a policy for a time line in which staff members are required to report allegations of misconduct against other staff members.

Posted Comment at newspaper site.

As a former high school teacher, I just can't understand how teachers end up with these "lapses in judgment." I don't get what makes them think it's a good idea to do anything that might somehow be deemed inappropriate with a student. It takes a lot of work to become a good teacher, to be respected and to get a good job at a school you love. Why would anyone jeopardize that, and the reputation of a student? I feel bad for him because now he'll have this stigma to deal with forever. I feel bad for the student involved because she's going to face a lot of unwanted and unnecessary attention as well.

Lindholm will be formally advised of his charges March 4.

RESIGNED Feb 26 - Lindholm resigned his teaching position in a one-sentence letter. Investigators, according to Lindholm’s arrest affidavit, also uncovered letters, e-mails, text messages and gifts showing the teacher’s romantic feelings for the student. Investigators learned he might have kissed and had other inappropriate contact with a student starting at the end of the 2006-2007 school year.

IN COURT March 6 - Lindholm was granted supervised visits of relatives with supervision by an adult over 18. Conditions of his bond required him to have no contact with children under 18. Today his attorney asked for an exception to one of those conditions so Lindholm could see his 5 and 11 year old nephews and his 2 year old niece in the care of his parents. The prosecution did not object and the judge granted the motion.

GUILTY PLEA & SENTENCING October 7 - Lindholm had pleaded guilty in July to a felony charge of attempted sexual assault on a child by a person in a position of trust. He was sentenced to five years intensive probation for the attempted sexual assault of a student. He must also register as a sex offender.

The victim’s mother told Mesa County District Judge Richard Gurley that Lindholm’s actions severed ties between her and the teenager, and also damaged the teen’s relationships with her friends and others on the basketball team.

“I always wanted to believe children are safe,” the victim’s mother said. “(She) was taken advantage of. He manipulated her into thinking her life should revolve around him. Mr. Lindholm stole these years away from (her) and me.”

The victim’s family members said the teen was subjected to ridicule and harassment from parents and other students this year after news of the student and teacher relationship emerged.

The punishment, however, did not fit the crime, according to statements from the victim, her mother, father and stepfather, who wanted Lindholm to spend some time in jail.

Monument, COLORADO

Dec 20, 2007 -
Gregory Jackson, a math teacher at Lewis Palmer Middle School, was arrested on suspicion of two counts of sexual assault on a child by one in a position of trust.

Two female students said that Jackson touched them in an inappropriate sexual manner while in his capacity as a basketball coach. Jackson has been placed on paid leave.

Police ask that anyone who may have information regarding this situation to contact Detective Jerry Day at 719-520-7291.

GUILTY PLEA September 16, 2008 - Jackson pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor harassment charge in Colorado Springs. He had faced five counts of felony sexual assault. Prosecutors dropped those charges as part of the plea deal. Jackson agreed to surrender his teaching certificate for a year while he is on probation.

He no longer works for the district.
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TT - Colorado, like Tennessee, is not known for robust sentencing of teachers. Partly inept prosecution and partly politics, those are great states if you want to sexually engage students and still be able to teach. Thanks, however, to the Internet and news archives, it's unlikely that anyone outside of Colorado will hire such people in the future.

And if we were state directors of education, we would look very closely at any teachers who were previously employed in these two states.

Mishawaka, INDIANA

July 31, 2008 - Penn High School girls rugby coach Steven C. Collins, 27, pleaded guilty July 17 to two counts of sexual misconduct with a minor, Class B felonies.

Collins was arrested in March 2007 for allegedly having an inappropriate relationship with a 15-year-old rugby club member after a school counselor learned of the relationship and notified the principal. The principal contacted the student's parents and Child Protective Services.

The Penn girls rugby club is not a sanctioned sport at Penn and Collins is not a school employee. He will be sentenced Sept. 25

Robstown, TEXAS

Nov 21, 2006 - Jesse Hastey, 30, Robstown High School science teacher, was denied bond reduction. He was under arrest for two felony counts of an improper relationship between an educator and a student. Actually four students in this report.

During a bond reduction hearing, requested by Hastey's attorney, prosecutors introduced another accusation of improper sexual activity with a student by Hastey plus a charge of sexual assault of a child.
Full Name: Jesse Julian Hastey

The court had set his bond for $250,000.

Prosecutors say Hastey engaged in sexual activities with a former 15-year-old student who also was a member of the cross country team.

"The suspect would pick her up at home early in the morning," stated an arrest affidavit describing accounts from the accuser. "Twice the suspect took her to his house before practice where they had sexual intercourse

From Corpus Christi Caller-Times: Consensual sex with anyone 17 or older is not illegal in Texas, because 17-year-olds are considered to be adults. But a law passed in 2003 prohibits school employees from intentionally or knowingly engaging in sexual acts with students. The offense, which is punishable by as many as 20 years in prison, is considered a second-degree felony. law

HIV TESTING (Dec 7, 2006 ) Released on bond, the judge ordered Hastey to undergo HIV and drug testing and obey a 9 p.m. curfew. One of his alleged victims, a 17-year-old student told investigators she had unprotected sex with Hastey on two occasions and later learned she had contracted two sexually transmitted diseases

2007 TRIAL RESCHEDULED August 29, 2007 - Hastey's trial has been rescheduled to September 11.

2008 GUILTY PLEA & SENTENCING July 24, 2008 - Hastey pleaded guilty to one count of maintaining an improper relationship with one of his former students. As part of the plea agreement, the former RHS teacher will surrender his educator certification for the state of Texas and serve 10 years of deferred adjudication.

Unlike standard probation, Hastey could be sentenced to as many as 20 years in prison, the maximum punishment for the second-degree felony, if he violates this type of probation

Prosecutor Sandra Eastwood said Hastey’s two former students had not wanted to deal with testifying about the incidents in a public trial and wanted the case resolvedNueces County

Warner Robins, GEORGIA

Teaching isn't limited to classroom instruction. The best teachers in the world teach by example.
The dumbest go back to jail for violating their probation. (updated July 2008)

June 7, 2007 - Mark Taylor, 43, a teacher at Northside Middle School, was arrested and charged with stalking, simple battery, harassing phone calls, and influencing a witness.

"A school adminstrator said Taylor was stalking, threatening, and making unwanted contact with a co-worker."
Full Name: Mark Steven Taylor

Update June 8 - Macon Telegraph reports that they searched court records and found Taylor had prior two misdemeanor convictions - for a family violence battery in 2003 and simple assault and harassing telephone calls in 2005. In each case, he received 12 months probation.
The school system was aware of Taylor's prior misdemeanor convictions and understood that the incidents were domestic in nature and that no children were involved, the spokeswoman said.

June 8 - Correction to state.

Update June 13 - School Superintendent Danny Carpenter recommended that Taylor be terminated.

In the June 12 letter to Taylor from Carpenter recommending termination, the school superintendent noted the criminal charges against Taylor. Carpenter also noted in his decision that Taylor continued discussing his personal relationships with students in spite of prior warnings from the superintendent not to do so.

Taylor may appeal the decision before the Board of Education at a called hearing July 30.

GUILTY PLEA & SENTENCE July 6 - Taylor pleaded guilty.

The agreement included a stipulation that Taylor would drop his appeal of his termination from the Houston County school system, the prosecutor said.

The other charges against Taylor of stalking, simple battery, making harassing phone calls and false imprisonment were dismissed as part of the plea agreement.

Taylor was sentenced to 60 days in jail and five years probation. He will be required to move out of Houston country for the duration of his probation.

OUT OF JAIL: July 23 - The Houston Daily Journal reports that after Taylor was sentenced to 60 days, he was given credit for time served and released that day. A personnel hearing is scheduled for July 30 with the school board.

NEW WARRANTS ISSUED: August 21 - On Aug. 13, warrants were taken out against Taylor for a new aggravated stalking charge against the same victim and violation of probation. Police have yet to locate him.

2008 ARRESTED Jan 3, 2008 - Taylor was arrested on a probation violation. Taylor's probation could be revoked in full because he was arrested in Houston County after being banished. Ashford said police picked Taylor up from his mother's Warner Robins home after receiving a tip about his whereabouts. He was wanted by police for failure to report to his probation officer.

Jan 4 - The Telegraph: Taylor also had an outstanding warrant issued in August for aggravated stalking after Warner Robins police investigated reports that Taylor had again stalked his former fiancee.

2008 SENTENCED July 18 - Taylor violated *nine conditions of his probation including contacting the victim and fleeing the state. A judge sent him back to prison for the remainder of his sentence, which is about 4 and a half years.

Colonia, NEW JERSEY

Young enough to be his daughter. The former World Natural Body Building Federation professional body builder was "sorry for his lack in judgment."

Jan 29, 2008 - Craig Yarnall, 37, a physical education teacher at Colonia Middle School and a coach at Colonia High School, was arrested on charges he had a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old student. He faces charges of two second-degree charges of official misconduct and sexual assault.

Police found Yarnall in a parked car in a park with the 17-year-old girl. Investigators later determined Yarnall had a sexual relationship with the girl that began in April - when the girl was 16. He was suspended with pay.

Woodbridge middle-school gym teacher charged with sexual assault (Home News Tribune)

Authorities are urging anyone with information on Yarnall to contact Detectives Michael Dacrosta or Michael Ng of the Woodbridge Township Police Department at (732) 634-7700, or Investigator James Mullin of the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office Sex Crimes Unit at (732) 745-3600.

ARRAIGNMENT Jan 31 - At his arraignment, Yarnall appeared without an attorney and said that he hadn't been been able to get a phone call since his arrest on Tuesday. He was due to use the phone at Middlesex County Adult Correction Center in North Brunswick yesterday before being taken to court, he said. DeVesa said he would arrange for access to a phone.

Yarnall is married. Bail was set for $150,000 with no 10% cash option. Next court date is Feb 8.

Two Colonia High School teachers are mentioned: Michael Petak and Karen Binder. (Links are to TT entries.)

GUILTY May 23 - Yarnall pleaded guilty Thursday morning to official misconduct for having sex with a teenage girl and "agreed to a three-year prison term" in exchange for his guilty plea.

He stands a chance, however, of being accepted into an intensive parole supervision program, making it possible he will only serve a few months in prison.Yarnall also must give up his teacher's license and can never hold a public job in New Jersey.

He is scheduled to be sentenced July 18.

TT - We call it Bargains when a teacher "agrees to give up" their license in plea negotiations because it demonstrates how difficult it is to revoke a license when the license itself becomes a bargaining tool that gives the educator an advantage that no other citizen is given. Revocation should be automatic and guaranteed for sex offenders. That it is not is shameful.

SENTENCED July 18 - Yarnall was sentenced to three years in prison.

Craig Yarnall, 38, of Woodbridge apologized and said the entire episode had been hardship for his wife and their infant twin sons.

In exchange for the guilty plea, the count of official misconduct was downgraded from a second-degree misdemeanor to a third-degree misdemeanor and the count of sexual assault was dismissed.

By pleading guilty, Yarnall avoided trial, a maximum prison term of 10 years, and being placed on the Megan's Law list of sexual offenders.

UPPERCASE Superior Court Judge Frederick DeVesa agreed with the state that the aggravating factors of the inappropriate sexual relationship between a teacher, who is supposed to exhibit moral, ethical behavior, and a teenage student, outweighed the mitigating factors that Yarnall has a previously clean record and is at low risk to commit another offense.
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TT - Not mentioned in any article are the other Colonia High School teachers in the news.
Michael Petak, 31, sentenced to probation for witness tampering (no explanation). Entry
Karen Binder, 42, Entry arrested for official misconduct related to sexually explicit text messages sent to a pair of students. No resolution to her case online.

Van Nuys, CALIFORNIA

ARRESTED June 12 - Kevin Thomas, 40, a Canyon High School volunteer football coach was arrested June 10 on suspicion of sexually assaulting a female student at an L.A. Unified School District high school where the coach is employed.
Full Name: Kevin Lamont Thomas

June 19 - KHTS AM1220: - Accused Coach Had Local Fans, But No Accusers Subhead: Man facing 12 counts of sexual abuse was respected basketball authority.

The title of the article was odd considering this: "After media reports of his arrest, three more San Fernando Valley girls have come forward and talked with LAPD." Article includes text of a letter in response to an editorial published in The Signal newspaper on Sunday in a letter signed by Superintendent Jaime Castellanos.

INCRIMINATING VIDEOS June 19 - From The Signal: Van Nuys Sexual Assault Detective John Eum said some incriminating videos were recovered during the arrest. "He had broken them in half, but we were able to put them back together and view them," Eum said. "Several of the assaults were on (the videos), including one that took place in Santa Clarita."

Since Thomas was arrested, three more San Fernando Valley students have come forward with accusations similar to the first alleged victim. All three girls were receiving private lessons from Thomas at Birmingham High School in Van Nuys when the alleged sexual assaults occurred.

Peoria, ILLIONOIS

Apr 13, 2007 - Andre Williams, 34, Physical Education teacher at Columbia Middle School and a coach at Peoria Central High School, was arrested, suspected of Criminal Sexual Assault.

This comes just weeks after Manual High School teacher Jodi Church was arrested on state & federal charges for Sexual Assault. [TT link]
Full Name: Andre N. Williams

Apr 15 - Williams was released on his own recognizance. Next court appearance is May 15. He is accused of having a sexual relationship with a student. His court date would be expected to change if he is indicted by a Peoria County grand jury.

June 29 - INDICTED An arrest warrant has been issued for William's arrest after he failed to turn himself in after being indicted. The indictments charge Williams with having sex with two of the girls he was coaching. They indicted him on criminal sexual assault and two counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault.

July 6 - BOND REDUCED - A judge lowered bond for Williams from $100,000 to $50,000.

GUILTY PLEA April 2, 2008 - Williams pleaded guilty to count of sexual abuse of the 15-year-old student while the two other counts that involved the second girl were dismissed.

Assistant State's Attorney David Gast read a factual basis for the abuse charge that stated Williams had sex with the girl, who was 15 when the relationship started in September 2005. It lasted until December 2006, the prosecutor said in court. One of the reasons for the deal, he said, is that one victim was "reluctant" to testify about the matter.

Williams will have to register as a sex offender. He will be sentenced on June 13.

SENTENCED June 13 - Williams was sentenced to three years in prison. He had asked for probation.

During sentencing, Williams apologized and asked the judge for probation. Brandt, however, noted the seriousness of the offense and the need to deter others in rejecting Williams' probation plea.

Williams will have to register as a sex offender.

Video at the WEEK.com site said that Williams pleaded with the judge for leniency so he could stay home with his wife and three children.

Montross, VIRGINIA

Plea agreement calls for to 41 years in prison - with all but 18 months suspended.
What kind of lowercase judge would accept that sentence?

June 5, 2008 -
Melvin Antonio Smith III, 21, a coach at Washington and Lee High School has pleaded guilty to four felony counts of soliciting sexually explicit material from members of a girls’ softball team last year. He also pleaded to attempting to have sex with a child 15 years or older.

In return for the guilty pleas, Westmoreland Commonwealth’s Attorney Dean J.Atkins agreed not to prosecute seven other felony charges and one other misdemeanor count against Smith. The plea agreement calls for to 41 years in prison with all but 18 months suspended. And Smith will have to register as a violent sex offender.

On July 14, Smith is scheduled to be tried in Richmond County Circuit Court on four felony charges of carnal knowledge of one of the players on the team, animate object penetration and taking indecent liberties.

Smith served for about a month last year as a volunteer softball coach at the school in Montross. Smith will be sentenced July 16.

Alamogordo, NEW MEXICO

April 18, 2008 - James Cruz, 29, an Alamogordo High School coach, was arrested on five counts of having sex with a minor and three counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor for a sexual relationship with a player.

Police said they received information from the school district that a coach may have had a sexual relationship with a member of one of the teams he coached. Police followed up with an investigation that resulted in Cruz's arrest.

He had coached the soccer team since 2003. Cruz was a part-time employee and did not teach at the school.
Full Name: James Javier Cruz

Thatcher, ARIZONA

STORY OF THE DAY

"Among the more wrenching claims: On Dec. 29, 2006, the night before Paula Parmeter, 37, and son Ryan were found dead of carbon-monoxide poisoning, Tim Parmeter was with his teenage paramour."

April 14, 2008 - Eastern Arizona College basketball coach Tim Parmeter, 37, was arrested on a charge of sexual conduct with a minor. A former student, now 18, alleges that she and Parmeter had numerous sexual relations at various places, including his home and his school office. The relationship lasted two years and began when she was 16.

He has been under investigation for some months. Investigators recorded a phone conversation between Parmeter and his accuser and then a meeting between the two at the coach's office. He was fired Jan 17.

He filed for divorce from his wife in December 2006. His wife committed suicide along with killing their 2-year-old son . At the time Parmeter portrayed himself as another victim of a deranged wife in a touching story of his valor for carrying on after the deaths. That story and others generated a lot of sympathy.

Paula and Ryan were in the back seat of a black Volvo. The boy lay on the floor, wrapped in a blue blanket, with stuffed animals and toys beside him. The garage door was closed, with blankets stuffed into cracks. The car ignition was on, but it had stopped running when the gas tank ran empty.

There was a camera on the seat. The last photograph showed Ryan standing inside the car, still conscious, but his lips apparently had reddened from carbon-monoxide exposure.

Paula Parmeter had written and sent suicide notes to her husband, family members and friends.

Shamelessly, Parmeter shared his wife's suicide note with the CBS reporter for the story that pictures a eerily-grinning photo of the reporter at the top that's completely inappropriate considering the subject matter. Parmeter even provided a picture of him with his son posing in front of a stadium for the article.

Delight, ARKANSAS

A year later, he pleads guilty.

Mar 16, 2007 - Chad Smith, 27, a Delight High School coach, was charged with first degree sexual assault against a 14-year-old student from the school. The girl is reportedly a member of his softball team. The arrest comes after a two-week investigation.

He was released on a $50,000 bond. Arraignment is scheduled for Mar 19.
Full Name: Chad David Smith
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LEGAL INFO: Arkansas Criminal Code defining first degree sexual assault. 5-14-124 is a Class A Felony. Seems to be relevant code.
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NOT GUILTY PLEA Mar 21 - Smith pleaded innocent. The investigation is continuing. “We’re still doing interviews,” he said. A pre-trial hearing is scheduled for May 7.
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GUILTY PLEA & SENTENCING March 14, 2008 - Smith pleaded guilty Thursday to first-degree sexual assault in a case involving a 14-year-old team member. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison -- with six years suspended -- and was banned as a teacher. Smith will be required to serve at least two years in prison and will be required to register as a sex offender.

Sacramento, CALIFORNIA

Feb 14, 2007 - Kevin Coe, 28, an El Camino Fundamental High School coach, was convicted by a jury on two counts of annoying and molesting a teenager.

Prosecutors say Coe repeatedly propositioned a 16-year-old boy during the 2005-2006 school year. Coe threatened to kill himself several times when the sophomore student turned him down. Coe was arrested last July. Authorities say the teenager didn't initially report his coach because the basketball team was winning and Coe was popular.

He will be sentenced March 20.

SENTENCED March 12, 2008 - Coe was sentenced to three years' SUSPENDED sentence and will have to serve five months in jail - not prison. He must register as a sex offender FOR LIFE.

Vancouver, WASHINGTON

Pedophile teacher pleads guilty. Sentenced to 12¼ years.

May 29, 2007 - Daniel Sammons, 39, a Gaiser Middle School teacher and coach, pleaded guilty to child rape, molestation and tampering with a witness. Sammons was arrested last September.

The abuse reportedly happened between November 2005 and August 2006 at his home and the 12-year-old girl's home.
Sentencing is set for Aug. 2.
Full Name: Daniel Russell Sammons

May 30 - The Oregonian reports that Sammons will be terminated immediately after his guilty plea after being on paid leave since Sept. 5 - the first day of school.

SENTENCED Feb 8, 2008 - Sammonds was sentenced to 12¼ years in prison. Clark County Superior Court Judge John P. Wulle sentenced Sammonds at the top of the range saying he had abused one of the nation's most valuable assets, a child.

Sammonds underwent numerous tests to see whether he was a candidate for Washington's Special Sex Offender Sentencing Alternative, which would have meant a year in jail and three to four years of treatment in the community. Wulle rejected that option, saying he gives, as the law requires, "great weight to the victim's opinion." He told Sammonds, "You do not get SSOSA from me."

See: Judge delivers tough sentence, lecture to child-rapist teacher
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TT - Compare that sentence to one given by a judge in Lexington, Kentucky who ran a popularity contest for a local teacher and guess who lost? Entry

Spring Hill, TENNESSEE

JURY VERDICT: NOT GUILTY. Faces two more trials.

May 1, 2007 - Jerry Angus, a teacher and softball coach at Spring Hill High School, was indicted by a grand jury for inappropriate contact with one student. The exact charges aren't known.

NewsChannel 5: It's alleged that three of Angus' students were the victims. Complaints by the student's parents lead to the investigation.

Angus was suspended Apr 10 because of the investigation into his alleged actions. Police say more alleged victims have contacted them.

May 11 - Another student has come forward with more allegations. No additional charges have been filed.

NOT GUILTY VERDICT Jan 16, 2008 - After deliberating 30 minutes, a jury acquitted Angus on charges of sexual battery with a 15 year-old student. It is the second trial for Angus , Charges were dismissed at the first trial December 11, by Judge Jim T. Hamilton because the victim failed to testify.

Angus faces one more trial in Maury County on the final indictments of sexual battery by an authority figure. But even if he wins another acquittal in Maury County, he still faces a 17-count indictment in Davidson County, according to court documents.

Angus, who had been released from the Maury County Jail on a $50,000 bond, was arrested Sept. 27 by a deputy U.S. Marshal on the Davidson County charges. Those accusations stemmed from an April 7 incident at the Opryland Hotel involving one of the Spring Hill students named in one of the Maury County incidents.

The last Maury trial could be February or March. The Davidson County trial could be in August or September.

Spavinaw, OKLAHOMA

Jan 14, 2008 - Dustin Mauldin, 25, a coach with Spavinaw Public Schools, was sentenced to two years in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of lewd molestation with a 13-year-old girl on his softball and basketball teams.

Mauldin allowed the girl to touch his penis on the outside of his clothing on at least two occasions.

Mauldin was charged in March 2007. School officials discovered the allegations and informed police. He resigned after the allegations surfaced.

The judge sentenced Mauldin to two years on both counts, to run concurrently. After being released from prison, Mauldin will begin serving eight years of probation and will have to register as a sex offender.

Las Vegas, NEVADA

Dec 27, 2007 - Kenneth Craig, 27, high school track coach at Las Vegas High School and a substitute teacher, was arrested Dec 20 on charge of sexual misconduct with a student.

He is facing a criminal charge after he was accused of getting a female team member pregnant and helping her get an abortion. (LasVegasNow: "The police report says the girl got pregnant and says Craig's girlfriend at the time paid for the abortion." - the only news story to report that.)

Craig's former girlfriend reported the relationship. Craig claims the relationship occurred after the girl graduated, but investigators obtained e-mails and messages between Craig and the then-17-year-old senior that contradict his account. The investigation took seven months.

From San Diego Union-Tribune: Medical records obtained by police through a grand jury subpoena showed the victim had an abortion in June 2006, the same month she graduated, police said.

Craig's ex-girlfriend, Deanna Riddle, told police she suspected Craig had a relationship with the girl, and said she drove the girl to a doctor's office near the end of her senior year in school.

A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Feb. 20.