Dec 17, 2007 - Carlos Valencia, 42, a substitute teacher at Westfield High School, was arrested after being accused of improper relationship with an 18-year-old female student.
The administration was notified anonymously by a student on Nov. 26 of an improper student/teacher relationship. The notification was made through AnComm, an anonymous communication system, which the school encourages students to use when they have concerns.
Valencia, was suspended on November 27 while the district began a full investigation and his employment with the district has since been terminated.
Full Name: Carlos Hector Valencia
Probable Cause document PDF
Jan 8, 2008 - Valencia is scheduled to be arraigned on Jan. 16. (Found in a story about the arrest of Shannon Kay Hrozek, another Westfield High School teacher. TT - LINK for Hrozek)
PLEA April 3 - Valencia agreed to a plea bargain with prosecutors to serve five years' deferred adjudication.
[TT - Deferred adjudication defined: Deferred adjudication is a plea bargain agreement between a defendant, and a Texas Criminal Court in which formal judgment is withheld or "deferred" pending the outcome of the probation period. If an individual is given deferred adjudication and he or she successfully completes the probation and conditions assigned by the court, the charges are dismissed. Also see: Deferred Adjudication article at the Texas Bar Journal.]
The administration was notified anonymously by a student on Nov. 26 of an improper student/teacher relationship. The notification was made through AnComm, an anonymous communication system, which the school encourages students to use when they have concerns.
Valencia, was suspended on November 27 while the district began a full investigation and his employment with the district has since been terminated.
Full Name: Carlos Hector Valencia
Probable Cause document PDF
Jan 8, 2008 - Valencia is scheduled to be arraigned on Jan. 16. (Found in a story about the arrest of Shannon Kay Hrozek, another Westfield High School teacher. TT - LINK for Hrozek)
PLEA April 3 - Valencia agreed to a plea bargain with prosecutors to serve five years' deferred adjudication.
[TT - Deferred adjudication defined: Deferred adjudication is a plea bargain agreement between a defendant, and a Texas Criminal Court in which formal judgment is withheld or "deferred" pending the outcome of the probation period. If an individual is given deferred adjudication and he or she successfully completes the probation and conditions assigned by the court, the charges are dismissed. Also see: Deferred Adjudication article at the Texas Bar Journal.]
