(05/15/08 - Initial BBT Report)

Allen James Cole, 34, a government teacher at Travis High School in Austin, Texas has been arrested on allegations that he had sex with an 18-year-old female student more than 20 times in five days.

Cole who was charged with having an improper relationship with a student on Wednesday was released on $10,000 bond on Thursday.

Reportedly Cole came to the attention of authorities by way of a tip from another teacher.

The alleged victim told police that she went to Cole’s South Austin apartment several times during the first week of May and had sex with him.

Reportedly Cole resigned from the school on Tuesday.

12/17/08 - Guilty Plea

Allen Cole has reportedly pleaded guilty in Travis County District Court to having a sexual relationship with an 18-year-old Travis High student in May.

Assistant District Attorney Allison Benesch indicated that Cole was sentenced to four years of probation and surrendered his Texas teaching license.

Cole also must perform 200 hours of community service and pay a $1,000 fine.

Reportedly Cole will NOT be required to register as a sex offender.

References:

Former teacher pleads guilty to sex with student (12/18/08)

Travis High School educator accused of having sex with student (05/16/08)

Travis High teacher arrested for improper relationship (05/15/08)

Travis H.S. teacher arrested on sex charges (05/15/08)

(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.

3/19/08 - Sentencing Delayed

The sentencing hearing scheduled Friday for Joseph S. Ellis has been postponed until April 25th.

Ellis remains in the Howard County Detention Center while awaiting sentencing.

04/26/08 - Sentencing

Joseph Ellis was been sentenced to five years in prison.

The judge also ordered Ellis to serve five years’ supervised probation after his prison term and Ellis must register as a child sex offender.

Judge Richard Bernhardt in sentencing Ellis said that Ellis “betrayed the trust that was bestowed upon him as a schoolteacher”.

08/14/08 - Sentence Review Denied

Judge Richard Bernhardt has denied a request by Joseph Ellis that his sentence be reviewed and possibly modified.

Ellis is serving five years in prison to be followed by five years of probation.

References:

Jail sentence review denied for ex-teacher (08/14/08)

Former teacher sentenced to 5 years for sex abuse (04/26/08)

Teacher Found Guilty Of Indecent Exposure, Sex Abuse (1/09/08)

Ex-Howard teacher pleads guilty to showing lewd content (1/07/08)

Background:

Teacher Faces Sex Offense Charges (1/08/07)

(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.

References:

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)