Alan Beier
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(5/31/07 - Initial BBT Report)
Alan Meade Beier, 53, a chemistry and physics teacher at River Hill High School in Clarksville, MD accused of sexual misconduct with students failed in his bid this week to have some of the evidence against him ruled inadmissible and to have some of the charges dropped.
Beier is charged with sexual abuse of minor, fourth-degree sex offense and second-degree assault stemming from accusations by three of Beier’s students.
One of Beier’s accusers, a 16-year-old boy, told investigators that in January that Beier undressed and photographed him at the school after hours. During the investigation police allegedly recovered from Beier’s home photographs of the boy matching what he described to police.
Another of Beier’s accusers, a 17-year-old girl, told investigators that Beier fondled her buttocks twice during 2006.
The accusations of a third accuser, a boy reported only as ‘under 18′ have not been revealed as they were handed up the result of a grand jury investigation.
Beier who was River Hill’s 2001 Teacher of the Year has been on paid administrative leave since his January arrest. He is also the third Howard County, MD teacher to be accused of sexual misconduct with students recently.
His trial is currently set for July 23.
Update 7/12/07:
Circuit Court Judge Diane Leasure suspended Beier’s July 23 trial at the request of Beier’s attorney while Beier files an appeal in the Court of Special Appeals regarding evidence police seized from Beier’s house at the time of his Jan. 12 arrest.
Update 9/06/07:
The Maryland Court of Special Appeals rejected Beier’s appeal of the judge’s ruling in which the judge rejected Beier’s efforts to have some of the evidence against him ruled inadmissible and to have some of the charges dropped.
A pre-trial hearing is now set for November 9th.
3/28/08 - Guilty Verdict
In a non-jury trail Alan Beier has been found guilty of second-degree assault and sexual abuse of a minor.
Beier is on home detention until sentencing on June 9th.
Beier faces additional charges and a trial in August on allegations of the sexual abuse of two other students.
06/09/08 - Sentencing
Alan Beier has been sentenced to 4 years in prison.
In addition to his prison time Beier will be required to register as a sex offender.
Beier’s attorneys indicated that they will appeal.
Beier still faces two more cases, one involving another male student and one case involving a female student, all from the same high school.
08/05/08 - Case #2 Update
On Monday a judge denied a defense motion to dismiss the charges against Alan Beier sentenced to 4 years in prison on his earlier conviction, which he is appealing.
The prosecution does however intend to dismiss charges against Beier in order to re-indict him before a grand jury. At that time the defense and prosecution will set a new trial date.
Beier faces charges of sexual abuse of a minor and second-degree assault on allegations that he took sexually exploitative pictures of a male student in April 2006.
08/07/08 - Grand Jury Indictment
Alan Beier convicted in March of sexually abusing a male student was indicted by a Howard County grand jury this week in a second case of alleged sexual abuse.
In this latest indictment Beier was indicted on one count of sexual abuse of a minor and second-degree assault.
This indictment replaces a previous indictment which the prosecution sought to amend and the state’s motion to amend was denied.
09/04/08 - Request For Release Denied
For the second time a judge has denied a request by Alan Meade Beier to be released from prison while he appeals his conviction for sexually abusing a student.
Beier’s attorney told the judge that media coverage of Beier’s case prompted inmates at the Baltimore City Correctional Center to attack Beier in his cell, breaking his nose.
Prosecutors have decided to place one of two other pending cases against the teacher on an inactive docket where it may remain for up to three years. A trial in the third case against Beier is set to start in February 2009.
References:
Judge refuses to release ex-teacher from prison (09/04/08)
Ex-teacher indicted on second sex abuse charge (08/07/08)
Dismissal of sex abuse charges rejected (08/05/08)
Former Teacher Gets 4 Years In Jail For Sex Abuse (06/09/08)
Former Teacher Found Guilty Of Sex Abuse
Teacher Convicted Of Sex Abuse (3/28/08)
Student nude photos described as not ’sexual’ (3/28/08)
Howard teen says teacher took nude photos of him (3/26/08)
Court rejects appeal of accused teacher (9/06/07)
Judge suspends trial of River Hill teacher (7/12/07)
Seized evidence allowed in teacher sex case
Background:
New Howard teacher charged with child abuse
Accused teacher to go to court
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September 5th, 2008 at 11:00 am
Why are the spreading out each of the cases? I don’t understand. Is this a prosecution tactic to ensure any sentence handed down doesn’t run concurrent?
June 12th, 2008 at 7:38 am
Mr Beier was a teacher and my ice hockey coach at High Point High School in Beltsville, Md in the early 1980’s. I was very shocked to hear this news. I hope he gets the help he needs because he definitely has a problem. There were several teachers that I would have thought had a problem, but he was definitely not one of them.