Mar 16, 2007 - John Miller, 29, pleaded innocent to a third-degree sexual assault charge involving a 15-year-old girl.
Miller taught English classes, as well as an Advanced Placement English class at Rogers High School. He was placed on administrative leave last May when the school learned police were investigating him.
The investigation began when a police detective heard reports last spring about an allegedly inappropriate relationship between a teacher and a student. Within weeks a local woman showed up at the police station with her 15-year-old daughter to file a complaint.
The charge of third-degree sexual assault is otherwise known as statutory rape. The charge refers to a person 18 or older engaging in sexual penetration with a person between the ages of 14 and 16,
Police obtained online chats between the teacher and the girl.
Full Name: John W. Miller
Friday, March 16, 2007
Newport, RHODE ISLAND
