(01/xx/09 – Initial BadBadTeacher.com Report)

Brittany Sumrall Johnson, 26, an English Teacher and girls’ basketball coach at Kilbourne High School, in Kilbourne, Louisiana has been accused of soliciting sex from a 14-year-old male student via e-mail messages on MySpace.

The West Carroll Parish Sheriff’s Office which conducted an investigation into the allegations submitted its report to Fifth District Attorney, William Coenen Jr. on January 9th.

On the same day, Johnson, in her fourth year with the school, was suspended with pay until the investigation was concluded. Johnson was given a written reprimand, and her school computer has been confiscated although school officials do not believe any of the alleged communications originated from the school.

Reportedly some of the e-mails stated:

“And oh my gosh did u look hot! I can’t wait 4 u 2 play varsity (so) we can hook up on the bus on the way home lol!,”; “oh yea and in the closet, I so wanted to grab you and pull u in there and shut that door and take full advantage of you…”; and “has anyone ever told u that u have a fine a— and body?”

Media reports indicate that several of the e-mails reminded the boy to delete the messages and not to share their relationship.

The boy’s family says that Johnson had been sending the alleged illicit e-mails to the boy since October.

This charge contains the “transmission of an electronic textual communication or an electronic visual communication depicting lewd or lascivious conduct, text, or images to any person reasonably believed to be under the age of 17 and reasonably believed to be at least two years younger than the offender.”

On January 14 Brittany Johnson reportedly resigned her position as eighth grade English language arts teacher and girl’s basketball coach, saying she felt it would be better for her family and the school.

The electronic communications can include internet chat rooms, electronic mail or on-line messaging services.

This charge carries a fine of not more than $5,000, or imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than seven years, or both.

06/30/09 – Guilty Plea and Sentencing

Brittany Sumrall Johnson admitted sending sexually suggestive emails to a 14-year-old male student and has pleaded guilty to a charge of contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile.

As a result, Johnson was sentenced to a suspended a 6-month jail term, two years of supervised probation, ordered not to teach or have contact with anyone under the age of 17.

(06/30/09 – Initial BadBadTeacher.com Report)

In March, Salvatore Graci, a former sixth-grade teacher at St. Bernadette of Lourdes School in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania pleaded guilty in federal court in Philadelphia to possessing child pornography.

As a result of that guilty plea, Graci faced a possible sentence of up to 10 years in federal prison, a fine of up to $250,000 and registration as a sex offender.

On June 29, 2009, Graci, 34, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Lawrence F. Stengel who told Graci he was giving him a “huge break”.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Ewald Zittlau asked for a sentence at the top of the advisory sentencing-guideline range of 51 to 63 months in federal prison.

Defense attorney A. Charles Peruto Jr. said Graci was not the typical child pornography consumer nor a predator. Peruto said that Graci had a history of “striking out” with women and subscribed to the child-porn Web sites in order to find a “virgin” and to learn how to have sex.

A psychiatrist testified that Graci he had an “infantile view of sex” but was not a pedophile.

Graci told the court, “I was just looking for a virgin. I did not know that what I was doing was criminally wrong, and if I did I would certainly not have done so.”

Judge Stengel sentenced Salvatore Graci to one day in prison to by followed by 10 years of supervised release.

Graci is required to register as a sex offender and is prohibited contact with school-age children and will have his computer monitored by the probation office.

Reportedly, Graci taught at Presentation BVM Parish Elementary School in Wynnewood from 1997-1999, Waldron Mercy Academy in Merion Station from 1999-2000 and St. Bernadette’s in Drexel Hill from 2000-2003 and was working as an instructional technology support specialist in the Souderton Area School District until his resignation in November, 2007.

(04/17/08 – Initial BBT Report)

Corey DeHart, a math teacher at Halls High School in Knoxville, Tennessee has been indicted by a Knox County grand jury on charges of statutory rape and sexual battery by an authority figure.

DeHaret came to the attention of authorities in September by way of complaint from a female student. He was placed on paid administrative leave at that time.

His status was changed to unpaid leave in December.

After being booked into the Knox County Jail DeHart was released on $50,000 bond

05/13/08 – Trial Date Set

Corey DeHart has been scheduled for trial on November 17th on charges of statutory rape and sexual battery by an authority figure.

DeHart remains free on $50,000 bond.

11/17/08 – Charges Dismissed

Prosecutors today dropped charges against Corey DeHart, a Halls High School teacher accused of having sex with a student.

Of the dropping of charges the prosecutor was quoted as saying, “Basically our case evaporated”. This in light of evidence that reportedly called into question the account of DeHart’s accuser and “explained away” what prosecutors had thought was evidence backing up the student’s claim.

DeHart’s status with the school system is yet to be clarified.

06/30/09 – Corey DeHart To Appear Before School Board

Corey DeHart is to appear before the Knox County School Board today to dispute alleged sexual activity with a female student, who is also scheduled to appear at the hearing.

Knox County School Superintendent Jim McIntyre last month recommended DeHart’s termination.

All criminal charges against DeHart were dropped and the prosecutor said, “Basically our case evaporated”. This after DeHart’s defense attorney uncovered proof that punched holes in evidence of the teenager’s claims.

DeHart has been suspended without pay since December, 2007.

He began teaching at Halls, his alma mater, in 1998 and was tenured in 2001.

References:

Halls High teacher to dispute charges of sex with student (06/30/09)

Student-sex charges dropped against Halls High teacher (11/17/08)

November trial set for Halls teacher accused of sex with student (05/13/08)

Halls teacher accused of sexual battery (04/17/08)

Halls High teacher charged with having sex with student (04/17/08)