(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)

(5/17/07 – Initial BBT Report)

Heather Lee Thorsby, a 34-year-old art teacher for the past three years at Independence High School in Franklin, Tennessee has been arrested for sexual battery by an authority figure.

Thorsby is alleged to have carried on a sexual relationship with a then 17-year-old female student.

Thorsby allegedly confessed the sexual affair to both school administrators and authorities telling them that the relationship began in December as a friendship but later turned sexual.

Allegedly the two had sexual contact at both Thorsby’s home and at the school.

Thorsby was released on $10,000 bail after having spent one night in jail. As conditions of bail, she must remain with her parents, who live in Franklin, and is not to leave the state.

11/13/07 – Heather Thorsby Indicted

Heather Thorsby has been indicted by a Williamson County grand jury on three counts of statutory rape by an authority figure, two counts of sexual battery by an authority figure and two counts of exploitation of a minor by electronic means.

Thorsby is alleged to have had sexual contact with a female student at various times at her school and home between Nov. 11, 2006 and March 30, 2007.

Thorsby remains free on $10,000 bail.

07/31/08 – Guilty Plea and Sentencing

Heather Thorsby has pleaded guilty to three counts of statutory rape by an authority figure and 2 counts of sexual battery by an authority figure.

Thorsby was sentenced to three years in prison.

She was ordered to report to prison to begin serving her sentence on August 20th.

Thorsby is required to register as a sex offender.

References:

Teacher sentenced to three years in prison for sexual relationship with student (07/31/08)

Plea bargain in sex case sends Tennessee art teacher to jail (07/31/08)

Plea bargain sends teacher to jail for 3 years (07/31/08)

Teacher indicted on student sex charges (11/13/07)

Franklin Teacher Accused Of Having Sex With Student

Teacher in sex case has bond hearing today

Arrested teacher released from jail after posting bail

(07/31/08 – Initial BBT Report)

Herbert “Herb” Allen, 64, a custodian at the Model Creek School, in Peeples Valley, Arizona, has been arrested on a charge of aggravated assault with sexual motivation involving a 13-year-old female student.

It is alleged that Allen asked the girl to meet him in a back room to talk. She complied and once inside the room with Allen, he gave her a hug and kissed her on the lips for several seconds. The incident made the victim feel very uncomfortable and she eventually told her mother who called police.

During the course of the investigation police say they discovered that Allen had given the victim “special” hugs in the past, would hold her hands, and look her over when they were in the same area of the school. It was further discovered that Allen had signed the victim’s yearbook with a nickname he coined just for her. The letters, “YSFL” were used and defined as “Young, Sexy, Foxy, Lady.”

References:

Custodian arrested on sex charge (07/30/08)