Daniel Farmer, 36, of Floyd, Virginia, a former media specialist at Floyd Elementary School and an assistant girl’s softball coach at Floyd County High School has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor sexual battery of a 15-year-old girl.

Farmer was arrested in September 2006, and has been on $5,000 bond since that time. He resigned from both school positions following his arrest.

Farmer was originally charged with oral sodomy and contributing to the delinquency of a minor for the sexual abuse of the girl who was reportedly a member of the girls softball team. In exchange for Farmer’s plea to misdemeanor sexual battery, prosecutors dropped the sodomy and contributing charges.

Farmer won’t serve any jail time.

He received a suspended one-year jail sentence, two years probation, he must complete 400 hours of community service while on probation and will be required to register as a sex offender.

References:

Former Teacher Makes Plea Deal on Child Sex Charges (7/31/07)

Former Floyd teacher agrees to plea deal in sex case (7/31/07)

James Beatty, 28, an animal sciences teacher at Elkins High School, in Elkins, West Virginia, has been arrested on allegations of sexually assaulting a student.

The sexual assault of the female student is alleged to have taken place on a school-sponsored Future Farmers of America retreat at Cass Scenic Railroad in Pocahontas County. The alleged sexual assault is classified as “forcible”.

It is also alleged that since the incident, Beatty has tried to kiss the girl six or seven times in school.

According to the State Journal:

Beatty was the West Virginia Association of Agricultural Educators’ Outstanding Young Teacher in 2005 and 2006 and a 2006 recipient of the Arch Coal Teacher Achievement Award.

Reportedly Beatty is being held in the Tygart Valley Regional Jail.

Update 8/07/07:

James Beatty has been indicted by Pocahontas County Grand Jury on charges of sexual abuse by a parent, guardian, custodian or other person of trust.

References:

Elkins High Teacher Indicted (8/07/09)

Elkins High School Teacher Arrested (7/30/07)

Cora Marie Solorio, 24, a bilingual teacher’s aide at Flamson Middle School in Paso Robles, California has been sentenced to 270 days in County Jail, five years probation and must register as a sex offender for life for the sexual abuse of a 13-year-old male student.

Solorio was sentenced in agreement with her no contest plea in June to one count of committing a lewd act on a child under age 14 and to two counts of having oral sex with a child under age 14. As part of the plea deal four counts of a lewd act with a child and and three counts of oral sex with a child were dropped.

Joe Quiroz, a Paso Robles Public Schools board member Solorio’s stepfather said after her sentencing that he wished his daughter didn’t have to spend time in jail at all but that the family was prepared for that possibility. Quiroz also said, “She’s a good kid. She’ll survive. She’s getting stronger and has made herself stronger because of all this. …I just want people to know that she’s not a pedophile. She’s not a sexual deviant.”

Deputy District Attorney Andy Cadena had sought a five year prison sentence and took issue with a county probation department report that he said portrayed Solorio, not the boy, as the victim.

Reference:

Paso school aide sentenced to jail, probation for sex with 13-year-old student (7/30/07)

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