(09/18/09 – Initial BadBadTeacher.com Report)
Ashley Jo Beach, 37, a math and science teacher at Meridian Middle School in Meridian, Idaho has reportedly been arrested on allegations of having a sexual relationship with a 13-year-old boy who is a former student.
Beach was booked into the Ada County jail on the charge of lewd conduct with a minor under the age of 16.
Beach came to the attention of police when residents in the area of Cherry Lane and Vineyards in Meridian called police saying that they saw something suspicious about 9:30 p.m.
When police responded to the call of suspicious activity it is alleged that they found Beach and the 13-year-old boy laying on the ground between some bushes and a fence. It is further alleged that when they questioned Beach and the boy that there were inconsistencies in their stories and as a result detectives were called in to investigate.
Detectives say that the boy was a student of Beach’s last year and that the two have been involved in a sexual relationship since April.
Beach is being held in the Ada County Jail and is set to be arraigned this afternoon.
10/02/09 – Grand Jury Indictment
An Ada County grand jury has indicted Ashley J. Beach on three counts of felony lewd conduct with a child under the age of 16.
The grand jury found there was enough evidence of a crime to establish probable cause and send the case directly to District Court for trial.
Beach is reportedly free on a $300,000 bond.
10/20/09 – Guilty Plea
Ashley Jo Beach pleaded guilty in an Ada County courtroom today to one count of lewd conduct with a child under the age of 16.
Two other counts of lewd conduct were dropped as part of a plea agreement with prosecutors.
Sentencing is set for December 22nd.
10/27/09 – Husband of Ashley Beach Arrested
Shawn Beach, husband of Ashley Beach and a former Ada county sheriff’s employee is arrested accused of video voyeurism.
It is alleged that Shawn Beach sent photos of female jail inmates to his wife’s phone.
The images were found on Ashley Beach’s cell phone during the course of the investigation of her activities. Investigators allege that they traced those images back to Shawn Beach’s cell phone.
If convicted on the video voyeurism count, Shawn Beach faces a maximum of five years in prison.
Shawn Beach’s employment with the Ada County Sheriff’s Office has reportedly been terminated.
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Diane
what a cute and loving couple your sex-addict firends are. Are you serious??? Sending voyeur photos to each other.
Maybe you need to re-evaluate what you think you know about these people.
Wow what a pathetic pair. My sympathy list was just reduced by one.
I think you all need to find a life of your own! You all really have nothing productive to do? hahahahahahah!
I think everyone knows the general kid perspective when it doesn’t come down to forced or coerced sexual interaction (believe it or not, there are some teachers I would not have wanted to do it with). Again, imo, it’s irrelevant and not worth even bringing up. There will be no discussion in the courtroom or with the judge about how much the kid wanted it. We all know the kid wanted it, just as we know Beach wanted it.
I’m sure most felons have good qualities. And I don’t doubt for a second that Beach had, has, and will have people supporting her and loving her unconditionally. And I’m not, for a second, suggesting that those that truly do love her do otherwise. I just don’t agree with folks that whitewash reality or point fingers in order to rationalize bad behavior.
And you can’t tell anything other than she’s distressed in that picture. You have no idea ‘why’ she’s distressed. It could be just as likely that she’s upset because she’s been arrested, booked, and is now in the jail system. And she’s starting to realize the crap that is now about to become utterly public and how messed up her life is now going to be. It could be that she’s only thinking of herself and how bad its going to be for her. In all likelihood she doesn’t know the actual ramifications at that juncture. She’s unlikely to have talked to counsel at that point (though I could be wrong). She doesn’t know the actual charges just yet. She may or may not be aware that the kid has already confessed. Then again, maybe she knows that there is no way out of this even with a denial at that point.
We do know that, eventually, and after costing her family plenty in terms of turmoil and money, she pleaded guilty knowing that the prosecution was going to recommend 20 years with a minimum of 7 before being eligible for parole. The only way that happens is if her counsel has told her that she likely has little choice. She could fight it and go to trial, but she’s going to cost her family that much more money to do so and there’s little chance of success.
Trust me, no one lightly pleads guilty (which is a conviction without trial) knowing that the prosecution is going to try to ensure they stay in adult timeout for a minimum of seven years. And that’s just the prison aspect of the consequences of what she did. People just don’t tend to do that unless they must. Why would she? Since she’s basically a good person, wouldn’t she rationalize that she’ll do more good out of prison than from within? Wouldn’t she be begging for a second chance? Instead, we’re supposed to believe that she’s now willing to accept seven years (at a minimum) of being locked up, hand cuffed moving around, in a very crappy environment, with crappy food, and all kinds of miscreants, away from her kids (ignoring her husband since she seems inclined to do so naturally) because suddenly she’s a big girl who now, suddenly, knows right from wrong?
If she’s remorseful, it will always be suspicious… I shouldn’t have done this because now I have to go to jail for a long time? I shouldn’t have done this because its wrong to have sex with a kid? I shouldn’t have done this because I’m an upstanding teacher/citizen that people, especially my loved ones, can count on, and it’s inconceivable that I’d do something like this (multiple times) unless someone put a gun to my head?
Diane, I understand that you feel close to this woman and can see redeeming qualities in her. And I certainly believe that people can reform, move on, and do good things with their lives. But personally I think you’re giving her far to much credit for the good things she’s done which is leading you to believe that her actions now are all for the right reasons suddenly (rather than pure self-interest). I’m not at all convinced that her admission and plea are anything more than waking up and, ahem, smelling the roses.
I don’t agree with Diane. But you really think that an 8th grade boy isn’t thinking about sex all the time? I was and I wasn’t real picky with whom it was. If I could get some I got it! Not the smartest at that age but I most definitly knew what I wanted and what I was doing
I am not blaming the victum. It was most definitly her who made the wrong choices! But I know that in the 8th grade those teens know and have done more than most married couples. If he is shooting water, why do we have teen pregnacies? She is most defitly in the wrong and should go to jail. If you look at Peter just at the being of his ministry. He got mad and cut off a mans ear, denied Christ three time. But if you look at the end of his ministry he was one of the greatest Apotsles we ever had. I am just saying she is not “all” bad. She is still a human being and as you pointed out she is willing to pay the price and admit her wrong doing. Many times in the legal system you never see admitance let alone remorse. All one has to do is look at her picture and you can see her remorse. It is the sin that is not to be loved not the sinner as with the lord pointed out with the adultress. She should pay for her crime but she does not need to be dragged over the rack 1000 times.