Bad Bad Teacher

(03/09/10 – Initial BadBadTeacher.com Report)

Clifton Golden, 59, a teacher at Hobbs Freshman School in Hobbs, New Mexico has reportedly been arrested on allegations of inappropriately touching a 14-year-old female student.

Reportedly, Golden is charged with criminal sexual contact with a minor.

It is alleged that Golden put his hands on a girl’s breast after she and a boy were “playfighting” in class at Hobbs Freshman School back on February 19th.

Golden came to the attention of authorities on February 20th when the mother of the alleged victim called to complain.

Golden turned himself in to police last Friday and subsequently posted $3,000 bond and was released from custody.

Reportedly, Golden, who lives in Odessa, Texas taught at Hood Junior High for 3 1/2 years and retired in December. Since retirement, Golden reportedly drives to Hobbs every day to teach at the freshman school.

References:

Victim’s Family Speaks on Teacher Arrest (03/09/10)

Hobbs Teacher Charged with Criminal Sexual Contact with a Minor (03/09/10)

Odessan arrested in Hobbs (03/09/10)

(03/09/10 – Initial BadBadTeacher.com Report)

Robert E. Bennett Jr., 44, a basketball coach at North Marion Middle School in Citra, Florida has reportedly been arrested on allegations of having sexual contact with a 13-year-old female student.

Reportedly, Bennett is charged with sexual battery by a person with custodial authority.

Bennett came to the attention of authorities when the teenage girl’s mother allegedly found a note where her daughter talked about having sex with Bennett.

It is alleged that Bennett groped the alleged victim and forced her to touch him.

Reportedly, it is alleged that the girl told investigators Bennett called her out of class to his office, started kissing her, touching her and made her lay down on the floor by the door and fondle him.

A spokesperson for the Marion County Sheriff’s Office stated that there was sexual contact between Bennett and the alleged victim on at least two occasions.

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(03/09/10 – Initial BadBadTeacher.com Report)

Amy V. Beck, 33, a former English and social science teacher at David Starr Jordan Middle School in Burbank, California has reportedly been arrested on allegations of having sex with a then 14-year-old male student.

Beck is charged with four counts of unlawful sex with a person under 16 and one count of oral copulation with a person under 16.

Beck, accompanied by her attorney, surrendered to police Monday and was booked on suspicion of lewd or lascivious acts with a child of 14 or 15 years.

Police say, “She just came in because she was feeling guilty and the guilt had been bothering her so much that she had to get it off her chest. The detectives knew that that’s why she came in, to relieve that guilt that she’s been carrying since last year.”.

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Beck was initially being held on $400,000 bail, according to Burbank police Sgt. Robert Quesada.

Reportedly, the boy, now 15, allegedly told police that the acts occurred between March and September of last year.

Beck, who had taught at Jordan Middle School for approximately 10 years, submitted her resignation on Friday.

Beck is scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday in Burbank Superior Court.

If convicted, Beck faces up to seven years in state prison

References:

Teacher admits to sex with student (03/09/10)

Teacher admits to sex with student (03/09/10)

Teacher Allegedly had Sex with Teen (03/09/10)

Middle School Teacher Accused of Sex With Student (03/09/10)

Burbank middle school teacher arrested for allegedly having unlawful sex with a student (03/09/10)

Police: BUSD teacher had sex with 14-year-old student (03/09/10)

Police: Teacher Arrested For Having Sex With Pupil (03/09/10)