(China) Chung Wing-kwok, 32, a Hong Kong teacher has been charged with having sex with a 13-year-old primary school pupil and keeping pictures of the encounters on his computer. Link

(U.S.) It’s been three years since former history teacher Danielle Walls pleaded guilty to four felony counts of having sex with one of her male students at Clairemont High School. Walls was 26 and the boy was 16. Walls served six and a half months in jail as part of her plea bargain. Now, she’s asking a judge to throw out those felonies. Link

(Australia) Michelle Lynn Dennis, 33, a music teacher who had sex with two students sobbed today as she was sentenced to more than four years jail. Dennis pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual penetration of a child under her care, supervision or authority and one count of sexual penetration of a child under 16. Link

(06/25/09 – Initial BadBadTeacher.com Report)

Kermit Thomas, 71, of Hagerstown, Indiana who reportedly is a retired teacher in the Nettle Creek School District has been arrested on allegations that he exposed himself to children playing baseball in a public park.

It is alleged that a parent saw a man performing a sex act on himself while he was watching the children play baseball in Springwood Park in Richmond, Indiana.

It is further alleged that when the parent approached Thomas, that he continued to perform the sex act and asked if the parent wanted to watch.

Police were called and allegedly Thomas admitted to police that he exposed himself, but not while he watching the children play baseball.

Following his arrest, Thomas was taken to the Wayne County Jail, from which he was subsequently released on $255 bond.

11/20/09 – Guilty Plea and Sentencing

Kermit Thomas has pleaded guilty to indecency charges.

Thomas, worked as an art teacher for 40 years at Hagerstown Elementary School, was sentenced to 100 days of home detention.

(07/08/09 – Initial BadBadTeacher.com Report)

Ronald Alvin Thompson, 56, a science teacher and coach at Hartley School in Hartley, Texas has reportedly been arrested on allegations that he forced a child to touch him in a sexual manner.

Reportedly, Thompson was arrested on a charge of indecency with a child and was being held in the Hartley County Jail in lieu of $150,000 bond.

District Attorney David Green has refused to release information regarding the age and gender of the victim. In addition, Green has also refused to release information regarding the grade Thompson teaches or the sport he coaches.

A review of the Hartley Independent School District web site indicates that Thompson is a science teacher and coach and a member of the middle school and high school faculty.

Hartley School is a PK through 12th-grade school with slightly less than 200 pupils.

11/18/09 – Guilty Plea and Sentencing

Ronald Thompson, who pleaded guilty earlier this month on one count each of indecency with a child and having an improper relationship with a student has been sentenced.

Thompson has been sentenced to 8 years in prison on each count with the sentences to run concurrently.

In exchange for Thompson’s guilty pleas, prosecutors dropped three other felony counts.

Although Thompson pleaded guilty he exercised his right to have a jury, rather than the judge, decide his sentence.

The victims were girls, ages 13 and 17-years-old.

Thompson will be required to register as a sex offender when released from prison.

11/20/09 – Update on Sentencing

Robin Scott in a report titled, “Hartley teacher sentenced by jury” and published in The Dalhart Texan provides an excellent explanation on the unique plea agreement and sentencing of Ronald Alvin Thompson.

Scott’s report, quoting Sgt. Phillip Ditto with the Texas Rangers, points out that “Texas is the only state in the Union to have a judge or a jury set punishment. All other states have juries that determine guilt or innocence, but then a judge decides the punishment”.

Be sure and check out Scott’s report for the details on the plea agreement and a very informative glimpse into the criminal justice system in Texas.