Another band director in the news. 
August 12, 2008 - James Barany, 37, band director for William C. Overfelt High School, was arrested for atte
mpting to solicit lewd acts from a minor over the Internet. Barany initiated a chat room conversation with a detective he believed was a 13 year-old girl, police said.
During the course of the conversation, Barany agreed to meet with the girl at a location in Santa Cruz where he was arrested. He is on paid administrative leave pending th
e outcome of the investigation.
Barany's previous job was as band director at Evergreen Valley High School in San Jose.
Photo: Santa Cruz Police Department
RESIGNATION August 13 - Barany resigned after his arrest. According to police,
Barany contacted the girl within seconds of her logging into a chat room, police said. They chatted on-and-off for much of the day and during the conversation, Barany arranged to meet the girl at an undisclosed location in Santa Cruz on Tuesday, according to police.Police said he never made it to his destination. He was arrested on Soquel Avenue near Morrissey Boulevard around 3 p.m. The girl was actually a Midwest housewife working with the group Perverted Justice.
IN COURT August 16 - Barany appeared in court Friday but did not enter a plea. He asked for for time to hire his own attorney. He returns to court Sept. 3 to enter a plea.
GUILTY PLEA October 31 - Barany pleaded guilty to one felony count of communicating with a person believed to be a minor for the purpose of arranging a sexual encounter.
He will be sentenced in December. He will have to REGISTER AS A SEX OFFENDER for the rest of his life.
