(06/25/09 – Initial BadBadTeacher.com Report)

Kermit Thomas, 71, of Hagerstown, Indiana who reportedly is a retired teacher in the Nettle Creek School District has been arrested on allegations that he exposed himself to children playing baseball in a public park.

It is alleged that a parent saw a man performing a sex act on himself while he was watching the children play baseball in Springwood Park in Richmond, Indiana.

It is further alleged that when the parent approached Thomas, that he continued to perform the sex act and asked if the parent wanted to watch.

Police were called and allegedly Thomas admitted to police that he exposed himself, but not while he watching the children play baseball.

Following his arrest, Thomas was taken to the Wayne County Jail, from which he was subsequently released on $255 bond.

11/20/09 – Guilty Plea and Sentencing

Kermit Thomas has pleaded guilty to indecency charges.

Thomas, worked as an art teacher for 40 years at Hagerstown Elementary School, was sentenced to 100 days of home detention.

(01/16/09 – Initial BadBadTeacher.com Report)

Don Y. Kawamoto, 53, a boys tennis coach at Greenwood High School in Greenwood, Indiana has been arrested and charged with sexual misconduct with a minor on allegations that he inappropriately touched a teenage girl during private tennis lessons.

It is alleged that Kawamoto touched the 15-year-old girl’s breast on two occasions and police say that he admitted doing so.

Reportedly the incidents with the girl happened during Christmas break and took place in an indoor practice facility on the Greenwood High School campus that Kawamoto had access to because of his coaching position.

According to indystar.com:

According to a probable cause affidavit filed with the Johnson County Prosecutor’s office, the first incident occurred on Jan. 1 during a private lesson.

The girl said Kawamoto, while holding her right wrist during swing instruction, slid his left hand down the girl’s shirt and under her sports bra.

The next day, the girl said Kawamoto again slid his hand under her shirt and under her sports bra. The girl walked away and then began hitting tennis balls with Kawamoto when he asked her if she liked him touching her. The girl told him not to touch her.

Reportedly Kawamoto has been fired by the school and is free after posting $8,000 bond.

02/11/09 – Case Update

Greenwood police say more victims could come forward in their investigation of Don Kawamoto.

Already, a second and third alleged victim have come forward.

On Jan. 19, a 15-year-old Greenwood High School student told police that Kawamoto began touching her breasts during private lessons in the summer between her 7th and 8th grade year when she was a student at Greenwood Middle School.

On Jan. 21, a 16-year-old Indian Creek High School student told police that Kawamoto began touching her in the summer of 2008.

In both instances the girls are reported to have told investigators that the touching occurred so often they could not estimate the number of incidents.

Currently Kawamoto is facing three counts of sexual misconduct with a minor and two counts of sexual battery.

11/20/09 – Guilty Plea and Sentencing

Don Kawamoto, who in August pleaded guilty to three felony counts of sexual misconduct with a minor has been sentenced.

Kawamoto, who was facing up to eight years in prison, was instead sentenced to two years.

When released from prison, Kawamoto must register as a sex offender.

(11/05/09 – Initial BadBadTeacher.com Report)

Jason T. Krockenberger, 36, a former earth science teacher at Pike High School in Indianapolis, Indiana has reportedly been charged by federal authorities with possession of child pornography.

The federal charges filed Wednesday allege that on June 10, 2009, Krockenberger possessed video files of girls engaged in sex.

Krockenberger came to the attention of authorities in June when he reportedly took his computer into The Computer Shop in Brownsburg, Indiana to get rid of a virus.

It is alleged that a store employee discovered child pornography videos on Krockenberger’s computer and reported him to the Brownsburg Police Department on June 18th.

It is also alleged that Brownsburg detectives, along with members of the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, completed a forensics preview examination and discovered numerous child pornography videos and images.

It is further alleged that Krockenberger admitted to detectives that he was in possession of child pornography videos on his home computer and his laptop computer and that he would take his laptop with him to the school and view them there.

Following his arrest in local police in June, Krockenberger was booked into the Hendricks County Jail on 16 child pornography counts and subsequently released on $5,000 bond.

Krockenberger faces a maximum of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine if convicted of the federal charges. The original state charges carry a maximum of a year and a half in prison and a $10,000 fine on each count.