ALL CHARGES DROPPED FOR LACK OF EVIDENCE.
Nov 27, 2006 - Darrell Begay, 34, math teacher at Lowell Elementary School, was arrested, charged with sexual abuse and kidnapping. Since then, the principal of the school has resigned and was accused of not following policy by not alerting the school board of this and previous accusations.
In 2003, Begay received a memo from the same principal, Trujillo, ordering him "not to touch students" after two girls reportedly came forward with complaints saying he touched their chests as he put stickers on them.The principal, Alice Trujillo, resigned for (ostensibly) unrelated reasons. In the police reports, there were allegations Trujillo sent e-mails containing adult-oriented pictures.
According to the reports, the principal met with a group of girls and told them, "It didn't matter because they did not have breasts and it should not bother them."
UPDATE: Dec 15, 2006 - Charges were dropped against Begay. Barnett Lotstein, special assistant county attorney, said prosecutors don’t have sufficient evidence to pursue a criminal conviction. The county attorney’s office has asked Phoenix police to further investigate the incident. If more evidence is found, Lotstein said prosecutors will reconsider the case.
ALL CHARGES DROPPED FOR LACK OF EVIDENCE.
