(06/06/08 – Initial BBT Report)

Lief Arnesen Albaugh, 27, a band teacher at Foshay Learning Center in Los Angeles, California has been arrested and charged with felony possession of child pornography.

LAPD officers served a search warrant at Albaugh’s Los Angeles home Wednesday and seized his personal laptop computer, which allegedly contained images of young boys and girls engaged in sexual conduct.

Police also seized his computer at school.

Albaugh is free on $20,000 bail.

06/27/08 – Court Appearance and Another Charge

On Thursday Lief Albaugh made a court appearance and entered a not guilty plea on the initial charge of possessing child pornography.

A second count of possessing child pornography was filed against Albaugh. He has not entered a plea on that charge.

Albaugh remains free on $20,000 bond.

09/17/08 – Lief Albaugh Ordered To Stand Trial

Lief Albaugh has been ordered to stand trial on two felony counts of possession of material depicting a minor engaging in sexual conduct.

Albaugh’s arraignment is set for October 1st.

Albaugh is one of three current or former Foshay staff members to be charged with sex-related felonies in recent months.

11/04/09 – Guilty Plea and Sentencing

Court records indicate that on 01/23/09, in an apparent plea deal with prosecutors, Lief Albaugh pleaded guilty to one count of possession of child pornography.

As a result of his plea, Albaugh was sentenced to 1 day in the county jail, 3 years probation and ordered to perform 75 hours of community service.

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References:

Teacher Accused Of Possessing Child Porn (09/17/08)

Band teacher at troubled school pleads not guilty (06/27/08)

Band teacher at Foshay Learning Center accused in child pornography case (06/06/08)

South L.A. Band Teacher Arrested for Child Porn

Teacher Charged with Possessing Child Porn on Laptop Computer (06/05/08)

(11/04/09 – Initial BadBadTeacher.com Report)

Sommar Chaffee, 31, a former music teacher at Hill City High School in Hill City, South Dakota reportedly will, in a plea deal with prosecutors, plead guilty to disseminating material harmful to minors.

Chaffee was arrested in June and charged with solicitation of a minor and exploitation of a minor on allegations of sexual misconduct with students while she was a music teacher in Hill City.

Reportedly, Chaffee, who has been free on a $1,500 bond since her arrest, will enter her plea on November 23rd.

Chaffee faces a maximum sentence of up to one year in jail and a $2,000 fine.

Reportedly, Chaffee will not be required to register as a sex offender.

(06/11/09 – Initial BadBadTeacher.com Report)

Richard Priode, 44, a former band teacher at Sullivan Middle School in Rock Hill, South Carolina has reportedly been charged on allegations of taking indecent liberties with a student at South Mecklenburg High School in Charlotte, North Carolina where he taught previously.

Reportedly, Priode who turned himself in to police, is charged with indecent liberties with a student which is a felony.

It is alleged that Priode had a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old student at South Mecklenburg High School in 2007.

Priode reportedly left the employment of that school system in June, 2008.

Following his arrest this morning, Priode was being held in the Mecklenburg County Jail in lieu of $25,000 bond.

Reportedly, Priode has directed school bands in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia prior to working at South Mecklenburg High School.

10/28/09 – Guilty Plea

Reportedly, Richard Priode has pleaded guilty to taking indecent liberties with a student.

Following his plea, Priode was reportedly sentenced to 6 to 8 months in jail with the sentenced suspended with 24 months supervised probation.

Priode will be required to enter a sex offender treatment process.