(07/02/09 – Initial BadBadTeacher.com Report)

Mario R. Olalde, 28, a government and world cultures teacher at Kewanee High School in Kewanee, Illinois has reportedly been arrested on allegations of sexual conduct with a student.

Olalde, who came to the attention of police on June 19th by way of a reports to school officials, is reportedly charged with four counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse.

Following his arrest, Olalde was reportedly being held in the Henry County Jail in lieu of $150,000 bond.

Initial reports do not indicate the gender, age or grade of the alleged victim nor do they indicate Olalde’s current employment status with the school where he has taught for four years.

09/14/09 – Guilty Plea and Sentencing

On August 18th, Mario Olalde pleaded guilty to four counts of Class 2 felony aggravated criminal sexual abuse, and was sentenced to four years in prison on each count, with the sentences to be served concurrently.

Olalde’s plea came in a case where he was accused of sexually abusing a boy, younger than 17.

In addition to prison time, Olalde will face two years of mandatory supervised release once he is released from prison.

Olalde is also required to surrender his teaching certificate, to submit to DNA testing and testing for HIV and sexually transmitted diseases.

He is required to register as a sex offender.

(1/07/08 – Initial BBT Report)

Joseph Samuel Ellis, 25, a former history and government teacher at Glenelg High School in Glenelg, Maryland accused of having inappropriate sexual contact with several students pleaded guilty today to one count of displaying obscene materials to a minor.

Ellis will face trial this week on charges of sex abuse of a minor, indecent exposure, telephone misuse and two counts of a fourth-degree sex offense.

The charge to which Ellis pleaded guilty today carries a maximum punishment of one year in prison, a $1,000 fine or both. Sentencing on the charge to which Ellis pleaded guilty will take place following his trial on the remaining charges.

Ellis admitted today that on December 17, 2006 he sent six sexually explicit photos to the e-mail account of a 17-year-old female student.

Police arrested Ellis in January 2007 upon allegations from students accusing him of various crimes including exposing himself to a student in a classroom, sending suggestive computer messages to another and persuading a third to meet him at a park with the promise of alcohol.

In April 2007 Ellis was fired by the Howard County Board of Education.

1/09/08 – Jury Says Guilty

After three hours of deliberations a Howard County jury found Joseph Ellis guilty of child sexual abuse, indecent exposure and telephone misuse.

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(05/08/08 – Initial BBT Report)

Aaron Scott Fusselman, 25, a government teacher and boys’ lacrosse coach at Sebastian River High School in Sebastian, Florida has been charged with lewd and lascivious molestation of a 15-year-old female student.

Police say that the girl claims the teacher has grabbed her breasts, put his hand under the back of her shirt, rubbed the back of her legs, and whispered “would you let me” in her ear as he grabbed her buttocks.

Allegedly two other students have witnessed inappropriate behavior by Fusselman toward the alleged victim.

It is also alleged that Fusselman admitted to making lewd comments to girls, but he has denied touching them inappropriately.

Fusselman came to the attention of authorities when the alleged victim complained to a school resource officer last month.

Once the first alleged victim came forward additional girls came forward claiming that Fusselman also touched them improperly.

One girl said that Fusselman offered her an A if she’d lift up her dress for him.

Investigators believe that there may be more victims and are asking anyone with information to call the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office at (772) 569-6700.

01/21/09 – Not Contest Plea To Lesser Charge

On January 7, 2009 Aaron Fusselman entered into a plea deal with prosecutors which involved Fusselman reportedly pleading no contest to a misdemeanor simple battery charge.

As a result of the plea deal the judge reportedly placed Fusselman on probation for one year for the battery charge, according to court officials.

Reportedly Fusselman was also required to surrender his teaching license as part of the plea deal.

Fusselman’s attorney was quoted in news reports as saying, “He may have said things that were inappropriate to the complainant, but he denies he did anything with any sexual intention. He was a popular teacher, and a lot of people were sorry to see his career end.”

References:

Former Sebastian River High teacher takes battery plea deal (01/09/09)

Plea deal keeps former Sebastian River High teacher from facing molestation charges (01/08/09)

Sebastian River High teacher charged with lewd act (05/08/08)

Popular teacher arrested for lewd acts (05/08/08)

Teacher charged with molesting student (05/07/08)