(12/24/08 – Initial BadBadTeacher.com Report)

Matthew Wilson, 51, an agriculture teacher at Somonauk High School in Somonauk, Illinois has been arrested for the second time in two weeks on allegations of improper conduct with female students.

On December 5th, Wilson turned himself in after a warrant was issued for his arrest for unlawful restraint and battery. In that case it was alleged that Wilson physically restrained two teenage girls on the school’s agricultural department property and kept them from leaving. Only one of those girls was a Somonauk student.

Following his first arrest, Wilson was released on $5,000 bond.

In the second case, Wilson a former student came forward after reading of Wilson’s arrest with allegations that Wilson had fondled and touched her inappropriately in December 2006, when she was still a student.

In the second case, Wilson was charged with aggravated criminal sexual abuse and was subsequently freed on $10,000 bond.

Wilson’s status with the school system is unknown at this time.

Webmaster’s note: Thanks to multiple readers for bringing this case to our attention.

(07/22/08 – Initial BBT Report)

Tommy Stoutamire, a former agriculture teacher at Sneads High School in Sneads, Florida has pleaded guilty to four counts of child abuse, two counts of false imprisonment, one count of battery, and three counts of lewd and lascivious molestation in a case with four female student victims.

All crimes to which Stoutamire pleaded guilty occurred in 2007. He came to the attention of authorities in May of that year and resigned from the school shortly thereafter.

As a result of his guilty pleas, Stoutamire was sentenced to 11 months and 29 days in the Liberty County jail to be followed by 14 years of probation.

Stoutamire will be required to register as a sex offender.

Stoutamire was taken into custody immediately after sentencing although his lawyer had asked the judge to give his client two weeks to clear up personal matters and undergo a medical procedure before starting his sentence. The judge refused and ordered Stoutamire to begin serving his sentence.

References:

Former teacher Tommy Stoutamire gets jail time in plea deal (07/22/08)

Stoutamire Sentencing (07/22/08)

(05/27/08 – Initial BBT Report)

Carol Elizabeth Walsdorf, 23, an agricultural science teacher at Nordheim High School in Nordheim, Texas has been arrested on a charge of improper conduct between educator and student.

Walsdorf is accused of having a sexual relationship with a male student at the school.

Walsdorf came to the attention of authorities by way of the school superintendent who contacted Child Protective Services, who in turn contacted the DeWitt County Sheriff’s Office.

Following her arrest, Walsdorf was freed on $30,000 bond.

If convicted, Walsdorf faces between 2 and 20 years in prison.

Thanks to the person that tipped us to this case which we had missed. – Webmaster

References:

Nordheim teacher arrested on charge of improper conduct with student