July 26, 2007 - Joel Whitmore, 40, a Lafayette High School math teacher, was arrested for internet chat with what he thought was a minor.
He is charged with six counts of indecent behavior, four counts of computer-aided solicitation for sexual purposes and one count of obscenity. His bond is $165,000 dollars.
Source: KATC Ch 3
From the Daily Advertiser:
Whitmore's arrest is a painful case of déjà vu for the school. Last April, a boys track coach at the school, Arthur Goodly, was arrested after driving from Lafayette to Iowa, just outside of Lake Charles, to meet who he thought was a 14-year-old girl he met online. The "girl" was an undercover law enforcement investigator working an online sexual predator sting.April 8, 2008 - Whitmore waived his right to a jury and will have his case decided by a judge. The trial is scheduled for June in Bossier City.
