(10/11/09 – Initial BadBadTeacher.com Report)

Kevin D. Thompson, 27, a social studies teacher and 8th grade boys basketball coach at South Beloit Junior High in South Beloit, Illinois has reportedly been arrested on allegations of an improper relationship with a 13-year-old female student.

Reportedly, Thompson is charged with two counts of indecent solicitation of a child, two counts of aggravated indecent solicitation of a child, one count of indecent solicitation to meet a child and four counts of battery.

Following his arrest, Thompson was booked into the Winnebago County Jail on $100,000 bond and was reportedly released after posting 10-percent of that amount. Bond was conditioned on Thompson not having any contact with the alleged victim or anyone under the age of 18.

Reportedly, Thompson has been placed on administrative leave by the school system.

Case Update

Kevin D. Thompson was in Winnebago County Circuit Court Thursday where his case was reassigned to Judge Gary Pumilia.

Last week, Thompson pleaded not guilty to four felony counts of indecent solicitation of a child, one felony count of solicitation to meet a child, and four misdemeanor counts of battery.

s(03/06/09 – Initial BadBadTeacher.com Report)

Valynne Asay Bowers, 39, a math teacher at Bountiful Junior High School in Bountiful, Utah has been arrested on allegations that she had a sexual relationship with a 13-year-old male student.

Bowers came to the attention of police when another teacher at Bountiful Junior High School went to her supervisor and reported that she had been having sex with a male student.

That teacher, Linda Richins Nef, then implicated Bowers, saying that Bowers had been having sex with the same boy since December, 2008.

As a result, Valynne Bowers was arrested Thursday night on charges of forcible sodomy of a child and child rape.

The Linda Richins Nef was expected to arrested today.

Officials say the alleged crimes involving Bowers happened at Bowers’ home since December of 2008.

Reportedly the boy was 13 when the sexual activity allegedly began and is now 14-years-old.

Bowers appeared in court Friday afternoon and her bail was set at $20,000.

03/10/09 – Case Update

Stunned by the alleged rape of a student by two of his teachers, Bountiful Junior High School principal Brent Stephens spent most of Monday pacifying teachers and parents.

03/16/08 – Arraignment

Valynne Bowers appeared in court today for arraignment.

Her attorney entered not guilty pleas on her behalf on felony counts of forcible sodomy and rape.

Bowers next court appearance is set for April 13 for a pretrial conference.

Bowers also conditionally waived her preliminary hearing today and her attorney indicated that he hoped to work out a plea bargain with the Davis County Attorney’s Office. If no deal can be made, the defendant can then request a preliminary hearing.

The judge ordered that Bowers have no contact with the alleged victim.

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Roberta Walter, 61, known in the 1970’s and 1980’s as Roberta Blackwell, a former art teacher at Beaumont Junior High School in Fayette County, Kentucky has been arrested in Nashville, Tennessee and charged with third-degree sodomy of a then 15-year-old girl and third-degree rape of a then 15-year-old male student.

The alleged sexual abuse began in the late 1970’s when Blackwell was a teacher at Beaumont Junior High School and the alleged victim, a student there, was babysitting for Blackwell.

Also charged in the case is former science teacher Jack Russell Hubbard who was arrested in Johnstown, Pennsylvania and is charged with third-degree rape and four counts of first-degree sodomy. The rape charges against Hubbard allege the rape of the 15-year-old female victim. The sodomy charges stem from alleged sexual abuse of Thomas “Beau” Goodman who told police he was sodomized by Hubbard 30 times between ages 14 and 15.

The female victim’s name is Carol Lynne Maner and she came forward with her accusations in August 2003 and has accused the school district of concealing evidence of a clear pattern of sexual abuse by four teachers, a guidance counselor and an assistant principal at Beaumont and Lafayette High School in the late 1970s and 1980s.

Carol Lynne Maner, now 44-years-old, has sued the Fayette County Board of Education saying that Roberta Blackwell and Hubbard traded her back and forth for sexual abuse.

The civil trial is currently on-going.

Thomas “Beau” Goodman has also sued the Fayette County Board of Education.

Update 7/13/07:

Roberta Walter (Blackwell) made an appearance in a Lexington, Kentucky courtroom today and entered a not guilty plea to all charges.

Update 7/27/07:

A hearing in a sex abuse case that was originally scheduled for today has been rescheduled for August 17th.

Roberta Blackwell Walter Withdraws Guilty Plea

Roberta Blackwell Walter who had previously pleaded guilty to two charges of sexual misconduct in a three-decades-old case involving a student has withdrawn that guilty plea after the judge insisted that she serve jail time even though the prosecutor recommended probation.

The original charges were reduced in exchange for her testimony against another teacher who was convicted of rape and sodomy.

References:

Former Fayette Teacher Withdraws Guilty Plea In Sex Case (10/30/09)

Delay in sex abuse case (7/27/07)

Ex-Teacher Enters Sex Abuse Plea (7/13/07)

2 ex-teachers named in lawsuit arrested (7/11/07)

Two arrested, charged in Fayette schools sex-abuse case (7/10/07)

Former teachers arrested ; sex abuse lawsuit begins (7/10/07)

Former Teachers Arrested as Sex Abuse Lawsuit Begins (7/10/07)

Former teachers arrested as sex abuse lawsuit begins (7/10/07)

Two arrested, charged in Fayette schools sex-abuse case (7/10/07)

Former Student Testifies in Sex Abuse Case against Schools (7/10/07)

View BadBadTeacher.com Coverage of Jack Russell Hubbard