New Bedford, MASSACHUSETTS

UPDATE: Nov 29, 2006 - After testimony, charges were dismissed against Francis Noonan, 61, a retired Wareham High School teacher, who was found not guilty of sexually assaulting a former student in 2001, "although District Court Judge Bernadette Sabra said words such as "immoral" and "reprehensible" might have applied to his conduct."
The judge, after hearing testimony, decided the relationship was consensual. The judge said he “probably shouldn’t be a teacher.”

His court file noted that he has been charged in East Hampshire District Court with witness intimidation against his former student. That case is still open.