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

Michael Ray Charles, 38, a former unpaid, volunteer, assistant volleyball coach at Phelps High School in Phelps, Kentucky has reportedly been arrested on allegations of sexual contact with a 15 year old girl.

Charles has reportedly been charged with sodomy.

The alleged incident is said to have occurred when Charles went to camp with the team at the University of Kentucky in July.

Reportedly, Charles came to the attention of school officials when the new school year started and when the allegations surfaced the school superintendent dismissed him immediately.

Investigators say Charles allegedly spent a night in the UK dorm room with four teenage girls and had sexual contact with one of them. It is further alleged that Charles admitted during questioning to some of the allegations.

Charles made an initial appearance in court this morning and his case was passed to the grand jury.

Reportedly, Charles is free on bond.

(06/22/09 – Initial BadBadTeacher.com Report)

Robert Walter “Bob” Bopp, hockey coach at Grosse Pointe South High School in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan has reportedly been arrested on allegations of sexually assaulting a teenage boy in July, 2008.

Bopp and James Ryan McBee, 19, were arraigned on three counts of felony child sexually abusive activity, one felony count of distributing sexually explicit matter to children and a misdemeanor charge of furnishing alcohol to a minor, according to a press released from Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy.

It is alleged that Bopp and McBee lured a then 15-year-old Farmington Hills boy to Bopp’s home in Taylor last July and it is further alleged that Bopp plied the boy with alcohol and pornographic pictures and then both men sexually assaulted him.

According to police, the alleged victim is not one of Bopp’s players.

It is further alleged that When Farmington Hills Police, Taylor Police and federal agents arrested Bopp and searched his home in Taylor, Michigan they found a huge stash of pictures and videos with kids involved in sex acts.

At arraignment, both Bopp and McBee reportedly stood mute and District Court. Judge William Sutherland entered pleas of not guilty for both of them.

Bopp, who has reportedly been the head coach at Grosse Pointe South for 16 years and lead the team to a state championship in 2007, has reportedly been suspended by the school.

Both men were reportedly held without bond following arraignment.

Bopp’s next court appearance is reportedly set for June 27th.

07/30/09 – Preliminary Hearing

At the conclusion of the preliminary hearing for Robert Bopp, District Court Judge William Sutherland found probable cause and bound Bopp over to circuit court on multiple counts of sexual assault and child pornography.

James R. McBee was also bound over to circuit court.

Arraignment in circuit court is set for August 6th for both of the accused who are being held without bond in a Wayne County jail.

11/04/09 – Prosecutor Announces Plea Deal

According to prosecutors speaking after a pretrial hearing, Robert Bopp is expected to plead guilty to two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct and be sentenced to 17 1/2 to 30 years in prison.

According to Christopher Andreoff, Bopp’s attorney, Bopp is expected to be charged in federal court on the same matter and a plea agreement in that case is being discussed.

(11/02/09 – Initial BadBadTeacher.com Report)

Matthew Martin Tillman, 33, a history teacher and girls’ volleyball coach at Spring High School in Spring, Texas has reportedly been arrested on allegations of having an improper relationship with a 17-year-old female student.

Tillman is reportedly charged with three felonies including two counts of improper relationship with a student and improper contact based on text messages investigators allegedly found on cell phones.

The alleged incidents are said to have occurred between May 1 and September 24th of this year.

Matthew Tillman, who has reportedly worked at the school for ten years, is reportedly on paid administrative leave from the school system.

Tillman made an initial court appearance on Monday morning before District Judge Mike Anderson who reduced Tillman’s bond from $150,000 to $60,000. Following his court appearance, Tillman was released on bond.

If convicted, Tillman faces from two to twenty years in prison on each felony count.

Tillman is the second Spring High School teacher to face criminal charges in less than thirty days. Deanna Higgins was charged on October 12th with having an improper relationship with a 16-year-old student and sexual assault of a child.

In light of the allegations against Tillman and Higgins, prosecutors are asking parents of Spring High School students during the past 10 years to talk to their children about inappropriate behavior and request that anyone with similar complaints against Tillman contact the Harris County District Attorney’s office at 713-755-5800.