Bad Bad Teacher

Adrian Valdez, 31, a former geography teacher at Crystal Lake Middle School in Pompano Beach, Florida has been sentenced to 13 years in prison the result of his no contest pleas to several counts of lewd and lascivious molestation, lewd and lascivious conduct and lewd and lascivious exhibition.

Valdez was arrested in October 2005.

Quoting from a press released from the Broward Sheriff’s Office:

On October 17th, Adrian Valdez gave detention to a 12-year-old boy in his class at Crystal Lake Middle School in Pompano Beach. At about 5:00 p.m., Valdez offered him a ride home, but instead, Valdez took the boy to his house.

At Valdez’s house, Valdez showed the child a pornographic video and performed a sex act on the boy. Valdez then took the boy home where his family noticed that he was not acting like himself. The boy’s family asked him what was wrong and he told them what had happened.

The boy’s family notified the Sheriff’s Office and after interviewing the boy, investigators arrested Valdez.

Once Valdez had been arrested, another boy, a 14-year-old came forward saying he too had been sexually assaulted by Valdez.

Again quoting from a press release by the Broward Sheriff’s Office:

As a result of publicity generated by the arrest, a 14-year-old boy who said he too had been victimized contacted Broward Sheriff’s Office investigators this week. The boy said the assault occurred on the last day of school, June 2, 2005, when he was a student at Crystal Lake Middle. The boy said Valdez first exposed himself inside a portable classroom and then arranged to meet him in a bank parking lot near the school after class. Valdez drove him to his (Valdez’) home and performed other sexual acts in his bedroom.

Later a third boy came forward accusing Valdez. The third victim was 16-years-old and Valdez was accused of sexually assaulting him in 2002 when Valdez was mentoring the boy.

Following his prison sentence, Valdez must serve three years of house arrest to be followed by 50 years of sex offender probation.

References:

Ex-teacher gets 13 years for sex crimes (2/29/08)

TEACHER KIDNAPS, ASSAULTS STUDENT (Press Release Dated 10/18/05)

TEACHER FACES MORE SEX CHARGES (Press Release Date 10/21/05)

Teacher Accused Of Kidnapping Student Faces New Sex Charges (10/21/05)

Third Student Accuses Teacher Of Sexual Assault (11/10/05)

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