(07/30/09 – Initial BadBadTeacher.com Report)

Robert Sewell Barth, 57, a teacher at Cheney Elementary School in Orlando, Florida has reportedly been arrested on federal child pornography charges.

Robert Barth is reportedly charged with receiving child pornography.

Barth came to the attention of the FBI after he allegedly purchased child pornography from an Internet website in 2005 and 2008.

In December, 2008 federal investigators went to Barth’s residence and searched his computer. Investigators allegedly found more than 1,000 images and at least 25 videos containing child pornography. It is alleged that some of the images depicting toddlers and 6 and 7-year-old children.

It is further alleged that Barth admitted to to investigators that he purchased child pornography and said he was addicted to porn.

Investigators said that evidence showed Barth viewed child pornography right before he would go to class to teach.

Reportedly Barth and his wife have had 19 foster children since 2002 but Department of Children and Families do not believe any of the children were abused. The child agency was informed of the federal investigation into Barth in February and is reportedly insuring that no more children are placed in the Barth home.

The school system placed Barth of paid leave in December, 2008 when school officials learned of the FBI investigation. Reportedly, Barth has taught at the school since 2004.

Following a detention hearing Barth was released to home confinement and ordered to surrender his passport.

(10/15/08 – Initial BadBadTeacher.com Report)

Dale Clinton Swank, 41, a former art teacher at Independence Charter Middle School in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma has been arrested and charged with three counts of lewd acts with a child under 16 and one count of sexual battery.

Swank, who reportedly taught at the school for 9 years, came to the attention of authorities in March of this year when the first alleged victim came forward.

Once the investigation was underway, three additional alleged victims came forward, one of whom was a colleague of Swank.

The alleged incidents are said to have occurred between September 2002 and May 2004.

All of the alleged incidents are said to have taken place in either Swank’s art room or supply closet.

Police urge any other possible victims to contact authorities.

07/30/09 – Guilty Plea To Lesser Charges

Court records indicate that on Tuesday Dale Swank pleaded guilty to four counts of assault with intent to commit a felony.

Swank, who was originally charged with three counts of lewd acts with a child under 16 and one count of sexual battery, received a five year suspended sentence in addition to 28 days in the county jail.

References:

Former Teacher Accused of Sex Assault (10/15/08)

Metro Teacher Accused Of Fondling Students (10/14/08)

(03/20/09 – Initial BadBadTeacher.com Report)

Jonathan S. Dick, 43, a physical education teacher at Fallston Middle School in Fallston, Maryland has been arrested and charged with using the Internet to solicit sex from a 15-year-old boy from Prince George’s County, according to State Police.

State Police say that Dick has been charged with two counts of solicitation of a minor.

Reportedly Dick came to the attention of the Maryland State Police Computer Crimes Section in February by way of a complaint from the parents of the boy when they allegedly located disturbing sexual text messages between the juvenile victim and Dick.

Allegedly investigators obtained the juvenile’s cellular phone and laptop computer and were able to recover the Internet chats and trace them back to Dick.

Investigators allege that the solicitation occurred over a period of several weeks, after the juvenile and Dick began communicating on a social networking web site.

07/30/09 – Grand Jury Indictment

Jonathan Stewart Dick has reportedly been indicted by a grand jury on 18 counts.

Dick faces counts alleging third degree sex offense, sodomy and unnatural and perverted sex practices involving a 14-year-old boy.

In addition to the 18 counts announced Tuesday, Dick was indicted in April on six counts ranging from sexual solicitation of a minor to solicitation for the production of child pornography.

Dick is reportedly being held at the Harford County Detention Center in lieu of $350,000 bond.