Stephen Thomas Rooney, 39, an assistant principal at Markham Middle School in Los Angles, California arrested last week on allegations of sexually abusing a 13-year-old female student has pleaded not guilty.

Rooney was charged March 6 with three counts of a forcible lewd act upon a child and two counts of committing a lewd act upon a child. The alleged crimes are said to have occurred between January 1 and March 1 of this year. Two of the charges involve an incident that allegedly took place on the school campus in his office in front of another student.

Rooney’s attorney tried unsuccessfully to get his client’s $1 million bail reduced.

Rooney’s case has angered some Markham parents after they learned that Rooney had been previously investigated for allegedly having sex with an underage student at Fremont High School and pulling a gun on her stepfather. Although no criminal charges were filed in that case he was removed from that school and subsequently assigned to Markham Middle School.

04/28/08 - Additional Charges

Stephen Rooney has now been charged with molesting a second Markham Middle School, a 14-year-old female.

Prosecutors also say they have enough evidence to charge Rooney with the molestation of a 15-year-old girl who was a student at Foshay Learning Center.

05/01/08 - Rooney Ordered To Stand Trial

Yesterday Stephen Rooney was ordered to trial on three counts of forcible lewd acts upon a child, six counts of lewd acts upon a child and four counts of unlawful sexual intercourse in connection with three girls.

One of the girls, who is now 18, testified that she met Rooney around 2005, while she was a student at Foshay Learning Academy. The girl said that she was 15 and first had sex with him in October 2005 during a relationship that lasted about 1½ years and that she became pregnant with Rooney’s baby. The girl testified that she had a miscarriage and subsequently continued the sexual relationship with Rooney.

09/19/08 - Another Victim, Another Set of Charges

Steve Rooney, already facing charges of molesting three students, was arrested again Thursday on charges of molesting a fourth, according to authorities.

In the latest case, Rooney faces five felony charges that he molested a 14-year-old student at the Foshay Learning Center between June 2004 and June 2006.

The new charges will be handled as an entirely different case they Rooney's previous charges and will works its way through the courts after the first case.

Rooney currently free on bond is reportedly expected to be released on $100,000 bond in the newer case.

References:

New molestation charges filed against former assistant principal (09/19/08)

Asst. School Principal Ordered To Stand Trial In Sex-Related Case (05/01/08)

LAUSD administrator faces more sex abuse charges (04/28/08)

Assistant School Principal Pleads Not Guilty to Lewd Acts (3/19/08)

LAUSD Head Deeply Sorry For Administrator Scandal (3/14/08)

L.A. Unified educator in sex case faced earlier inquiry (3/13/08)

Not first accusation for asst. principal (3/13/08)

Assistant Principal Charged With Lewd Acts Involving 13-Year-Old (3/06/08)

(04/08/08 - Initial BBT Report)

Daniel Scott Markofski, 47, the principal of Spring Grove Elementary School in Spring Grove, Illinois has been arrested and charged with two counts of exposing a child to harmful material and sexual intercourse with a child age 16 or older.

Markofski allegedly took two teenage girls to a Wisconsin motel for pornographic movies, marijuana, cognac and sex over the weekend. It is further alleged that Markofski had sex with the 16-year-old while the 15-year-old was in the room.

Police say that Markofski accompanied by 15- and 16-year-old Wisconsin girls, ordered a porn movie after entering the Glendale, Wisconsin motel room. Authorities said the principal also provided wine coolers, marijuana and cognac to the girls who are reportedly from the Milwaukee area, rather than the Chicago-Spring Grove area.

It is alleged that Markofski met the 16-year-old girl through a phone chat line. Reportedly the 15-year-old is her cousin.

Markofski came to the attention of authorities when a Glendale, Wisconsin police officer on a routine community patrol was walking through the motel when he smelled marijuana coming from a room. When the officer entered the room he allegedly found a a boxer shorts-clad Markofski, the two girls and a porno playing loudly on the television.

Markofski was being held on $20,000 bond at the Milwaukee County Jail.

04/18/08 - Court Appearance

Daniel Markofski made a court appearance today and pleaded not guilty.

Markofski is free on $5,000 bond.

Nippersink District 2 school board fired Markofski on Tuesday.

09/16/08 - Guilty Plea

Daniel Markofski has pleaded guilty to two counts of exposing a child to harmful material and one of committing a sex act with a child 16 or older.

Sentencing is set for October 29th.

References:

Former Northwoods Educator Pleads Guilty to Child Molestation Charges (09/16/08)

Teacher pleads not guilty to molestation charges (04/18/08)

Ill. principal faces sex charges in Wis. (04/08/08)

Principal accused in sexual escapade with teen girls (04/08/08)

(09/10/08 - Initial BBT Report)

Gilberto Brown, 54, assistant principal at Lincoln Avenue School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin has been charged with repeatedly sexually assaulting a 14-year-old boy.

The criminal complaint against Brown indicates that the alleged victim, who is now 18, claims he was repeatedly sexually assaulted when he spent nights at Brown’s Milwaukee apartment.

It is alleged that sexual contact between Brown and the boy started when the boy was 14 years old and the alleged victim has told investigators that after he began spending the night with Brown, he would wake up to find his pants pulled down and Brown touching him inappropriately.

Milwaukee Public Schools is alerting families at Lincoln Avenue School of the allegations against Brown and indicate there is no information that any former or current student has been victimized.

Following his arrest Gilberto Brown was placed on paid administrative leave by the school system.

Following his arrest Brown was held in lieu of $30,000 bond.

References:

MPS Assistant Principal Charged With Sexual Assault (9/10/08)

Assistant principal accused in sex assault in Wis. (9/10/08)

Assistant principal charged in sex assault (9/10/08)

(08/25/08 - Initial BBT Report)

Anthony D. Deyoe, 28, of Ausable Forks, New York, a former AuSable Valley Central School Board member has pleaded guilty to felony third-degree criminal sexual act for having sex with an underage female.

Deyoe, who is also a former teacher, was charged by State Police in October 2007 on allegations that he had oral sex with a then-14-year-old girl at his home.

Deyoe, a member of the school board since 2001, resigned his position on the board following his arrest.

Reportedly the County District Attorney’s Office will ask that Deyoe be sentenced to prison at his sentencing which is set for September 16th.

Deyoe remains free on bond pending sentencing.

References:

Former school-board member says he had sex with teen (08/25/08)

(08/21/08 - Initial BBT Report)

Ting-Yi Oei, 59, an assistant principal at Freedom High School in South Riding, Virginia has been indicted by a Loudoun County grand jury and charged with possession of child pornography.

The charges center on Oei’s possessing an “inappropriate” cellphone photo of a female student taken by another student. Oei allegedly came into possession of the photo in March of this year. It is alleged that Oei did not inform the child’s parents, law enforcement or child protective services of the photo.

When police became aware of the existence of the photo by way of notification by a third-party, Oei was charged with failure to report suspicion of child abuse or neglect, a misdemeanor violation of state law.

Upon filing of the misdemeanor charge Oei was placed on administrative leave by the school system. He returned to work when the misdemeanor charge was dropped.

On August 11th the grand jury indicted Oei on the felony charge which carries with it the possibility of a five year prison sentence.

Oei was arrested at the school yesterday as he and other school employees were preparing for the start of classes for the new school term.

Oei’s attorney says neither he nor Oei was informed of the charges until sheriff’s deputies showed up at the school yesterday. The DA’s office says that Oei’s attorney was notified of the indictment and asked to bring his client to court on August 12th and failed to do so.

Oei’s attorney, also called the charges “outrageous” and said his client was being “persecuted” by the commonwealth’s attorney.

References:

Assistant Principal Charged With Child Pornography (08/21/08)

Assistant Principal Charged With Child Pornography (08/21/08)

School official charged with possessing child pornography (08/20/08)