(07/31/08 - Initial BBT Report)

Aaron J. Stewart, 28, scheduled to begin teaching at Clearwater Intermediate School in Clearwater, Florida has been arrested and charged with one count of promoting the sexual perfomance of a child, and eight counts of possession of child pornography.

Investigators allege that they discovered Stewart online when they noticed he was trading files of what they said was child pornography. It is further alleged that investigators traced the files back to his computer at home and executed a search warrant there Thursday.

Allegedly Stewart’s computer was found to contain child pornography which showed adults having sex with children.

Stewart faces 55 years in prison if convicted on all the charges.

Reportedly Stewart is the first arrest by the attorney general’s CyberCrime Task Force, a partnership of local, state and federal authorities .

Stewart will reportedly be placed on paid administrative leave by the school system pending the outcome of its investigation.

Following his arrest Stewart was being held in the Pinellas County Jail in lieu of $180,000 bail

References:

Pinellas teacher accused of swapping child porn (07/31/08)

Pinellas Teacher Arrested On Child Porn Charges (07/31/08)

William Samuel Paxton, 42, a former music instructor and color-guard coach at five Jefferson County, Colorado schools has been arrested on allegations that he sexually assaulted female students.

Paxton, who taught at Arvada High School in 1995-1996, at Alameda High School in 2006-2007 and advised, volunteered or consulted at D’Evelyn, Jefferson and Lakewood high schools was arrested on suspicion of sexual assault and sexual assault on a child by a person in a position of trust.

Reportedly investigators say that they became aware of the assaults and began looking into Paxton’s time at the five schools and believe that there may be more victims. Anyone with more information is urged to contact the tip line at 303-271-5612.

05/30/08 - Guilty Plea

Reportedly William Paxton has pleaded guilty to the sexual assault of a 17-year-old female student.

Paxton who faces up to 12 years in prison when he is sentenced in July will also serve 10 years to life of intensive supervision as a sex offender.

07/31/08 - Sentencing

William Paxton has been sentenced to 12 years in prison.

Following the completion of his prison sentence Paxton will be on probation from 10 years to life and under intensive supervision for sex offenders.

References:

Ex-band teacher gets 12 years in prison (07/31/08)

Former Music Teacher Sentenced In Sex Abuse Case (07/31/08)

Music teacher pleads guilty to sexually assaulting student (05/30/08)

Jeffco teacher held on suspicion of sex assault (10/23/07)

Investigators: Man who worked at 5 different schools sexually assaulted girls (10/23/07)

Music Teacher From 5 High Schools Accused In Sex Assault (10/23/07)

(08/01/08 - Initial BBT Report)

Ronald Norris, 57, of Derby, New York, a former English teacher at Frontier High School has been sentenced to 78 months in federal prison, 5 years supervised release, and a fine of $24,000 as a result of his guilty plea to a felony charge of knowing possession of child pornography on January 4, 2008.

Norris’ arrest was the result of an investigation conducted by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, (ICE).

As part of the plea deal, Norris agreed to surrender his New York state teaching and administrator certificates to the New
York State Department of Education.

References:

U.S. Attorney Western District of New York Press Release (07/30/08)

Former teacher sentenced in Web child porn case (07/31/08)

New York School Teacher Arrested on Kiddie Porn Charge (12/02/06)

(1/24/08 - Initial BBT Report)

Keri Ann Brekne, (Keriann Brekne) 28, a seventh-grade social studies teacher at Lopatcong Township Middle School in Phillipsburg, New Jersey has been arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl.

The sexual assault is alleged to have occurred at the teacher’s home in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and at the girl’s home in Lopatcong Township in New Jersey.

Brekne is charged in Pennsylvania with involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, aggravated indecent assault and corruption of minors and was being held in lieu of 10 percent of $75,000 bail.

Brekne is charged in New Jersey with second-degree sexual assault, second-degree endangering the welfare of a child by engaging in sexual conduct, third-degree aggravated criminal sexual contact and fourth-degree criminal sexual contact. Her bond in New Jersey is set at $150,000.

1/29/08 - Arraignment

Brekene was arraigned Monday in New Jersey.

Brekene’s attorney indicates that he has filed a bail reduction motion in an attempt to get the $150,000 bail in New Jersey reduced. Brekene’s bail in Pennsylvania is 10 percent of $75,000.

Webmaster’s note: Brekne’s name has been reported as both “Keri Ann” and “Keriann”.

2/21/08 - Suspension

Keri Ann Brekne has been suspended with pay by the township school board with the suspension retroactive to January 23, the day of her arrest.

2/29/08 - Guilty Plea

Keriann Brekne agreed today to plead guilty to five counts of aggravated indecent assault in Pennsylvania.

Brenke’s attorney says he client agreed to the plea to spare the girl from testifying.

Reportedly she will plead guilty to similar offenses in New Jersey next month.

3/28/08 - Plea Deal In NJ Rejected

Keri Ann Brekne has rejected a plea deal in Warren County New Jersey under which she would be required to serve up to 10 years in prison. Brekne faces additional charges and trail in Northampton County. The case in Warren County will be turned over to a grand jury.

07/09/08 - Guilty Plea and Jailed

Within minutes of Keri Brekne admitting in court that she had in fact sexually assaulted a student, her bond was revoked and she was ordered held in the county prison until formal sentencing on October 3rd.

As a result of her guilty plea Brekne faces up to 50 years in prison.

The judge in addition to ordering Brekne jailed also ordered that she undergo psychological and psychiatric evaluations.

Brekne will be required to register as a sex offender for the rest of her life.

07/23/08 - New Jersey Plea Coming

The attorney for Keri Ann Brekne has filed a petition with the court requesting that Brekne receive a furlough for July 31st so she can go to New Jersey and plead guilty to related sex crimes against the same child.

Reportedly Brekne will be taken to New Jersey by authorities to plead guilty to one count of sexual assault of the same student. The crime to which she will plead guilty carries with it a five year prison term.

07/31/08 - Guilty Plea in New Jersey

Today Keri Ann Brekne pleaded guilty in Warren County, New Jersey to a second-degree sexual assault charge.

As a result of her guilty plea, Brekne who is already facing up to 50 years in prison in Pennsylvania is now facing up to 10 years in prison in New Jersey.

References:

Warren County teacher pleads guilty to sex assault on student (07/31/08)

Ex-teacher faces N.J. charge in child sex case (07/23/08)

Teacher sent to prison after admitting sex with student (07/09/08)

Teacher rejects plea deal in sex abuse case (3/28/08)

Lawyer: Lopatcong teacher will plead guilty to having sex with student (2/29/08)

Bethlehem teacher to plead guilty to assaulting teen (2/29/08)

Instructor accused of assaulting girl is suspended with pay (2/21/08)

Teacher arraigned on sex assault charges (1/29/08)

Teacher charged with assaulting teenager (1/24/08)

Teacher accused of sexually assaulting teen (1/24/08)

Lopatcong teacher accused of having sex with 14-year-old student (1/24/08)

(07/31/08 - Initial BBT Report)

Ralph Waye, 42, a math teacher at Colleton County High School in Walterboro, South Carolina has been arrested and faces sex charges after a complaint by 14-year-old girl.

Waye has been charged with criminal sexual conduct with a minor and lewd act with a minor.

The alleged victim, who attends a different school, told her school nurse that Waye had assaulted her. The girl’s school notified its resource officer of the alleged assault.

Following his arrest Waye was reportedly released on bond totaling $40,000.

References:

Colleton School Employee Turns Himself In on Charges of Sexual Misconduct (07/31/08)

Local Teacher Faces Sex Charges (07/31/08)