Redding, CALIFORNIA

Pedophile previously arrested in 2001 on suspicion of touching an 11-year-old girl.

July 3, 2008 - Joshua Hoffman, 26, a fifth-grade teacher at Manzanita Elementary School, was arrested on suspicion of molesting three of his former students. He has been charged with six counts of child molestation.

Hoffman was arrested in August 2001 on by Glendora police on suspicion of touching an 11-year-old girl. The case was dropped by the Los Angeles County district attorney's office.

California Penal, Education and Labor codes forbid employers from asking about an employee's past arrests that didn't result in a conviction. [TT - Even if they work with children. Go figure.]

In a biography that appeared on the school's Web site until school officials removed it Wednesday, Hoffman wrote that he moved to Redding in March 2007 with his wife. He wrote that he earned a psychology degree and teaching credential from Azusa Pacific University, a Christian college near Los Angeles.
Full Name: Joshua Edward Hoffman

INDICTED August 23 - Hoffman was indicted by the grand jury and is due to go to trial in October 7.

GUILTY PLEA November 3 - Hoffman pleaded guilty this morning to having molested three of his former students. Previously arrested in 2001 on suspicion of touching an 11-year-old girl, that case was not prosecuted. Because of education and labor laws, Hoffman did not have to disclose the arrest when he became a teacher.

Part of the plea bargain was an agreement that he would be psychologically evaluated to see if he is suitable for probation. The results are expected to be announced November 24.