(09/03/08 – Initial BBT Report)

Stephen W. Shaffer, 55, who prior to retirement taught science at Somerset Area Junior High School in Somerset, Pennsylvania has been arrested on allegations of raping and sexually assaulting one of his former students in 2001, when the girl was 13 and 14-years-old.

Shaffer is charged with rape, statutory sexual assault, sexual assault, aggravated indecent assault, indecent assault, endangering the welfare of children, indecent exposure and corruption of minors on allegations that he engaged in a sexual relationship with the girl when she was in eighth grade.

It is alleged that in early 2001 that Shaffer attempted to get the girl to touch him in a sexual manner and that in April of that year that he raped her on couch in the basement of his home.

Police say that the charges are based upon on consistent interviews with the victim and love letters, cards and notes from Shaffer that indicate a physical relationship existed between the two.

Earlier this year, Shaffer surrendered his teaching certificate as the state’s Department of Education investigated a “personal, romantic and sexual relationship” with a student.

Following his arrest Shaffer was reportedly released on bond under the conditions that he surrender his passport and deed to his home within 48 hours. He is also to have no contact with the victim or her family and must stay at least 500 yards away from them.

10/08/08 – Preliminary Hearing

A preliminary hearing was held for Stephen Shaffer today and the judge bound him over for trial on charges of rape, statutory sexual assault, aggravated indecent assault, indecent assault, endangering the welfare of children, indecent exposure and corruption of minors.

Shaffer was bound over in spite of what media reports are calling “often inconsistent testimony from the now 21-year-old woman and a lack of physical evidence.”

Shaffer remains free on bond pending resolution of his case.

Jury Returns Guilty Verdicts

A Somerset County Court jury has found Stephen Shaffer guilty on two counts of indecent assault and one count each of endangering the welfare of a child and corruption of minors.

The jury found Shaffer not guilty of raping the eighth-grade student in 2001.

Shaffer faces a maximum of 14 years in prison at sentencing which was set for January 6th.

Reportedly, Shaffer will be required to register as a sexual offender under Megan’s law for 10 years.

References:

Ex-teacher found not guilty of raping student (10/20/09)

Retired W. Pa. teacher convicted on sex charges (10/21/09)

Teacher accused of sex assault faces trial (10/08/08)

Former Somerset teacher charged with rape (09/03/08)

Former Somerset teacher charged in rape (09/03/08)

(10/15/09 – Initial BadBadTeacher.com Report)

Ken Taylor, 47, a technology and wood shop teacher at Roy Junior High School in Roy, Utah has reportedly been arrested on allegations of a sexual relationship with a now 17-year-old female who is a former student.

Reportedly, Taylor is facing six felony counts of unlawful sexual activity with a minor.

It is alleged that Taylor manipulated the girl into having sex with him when she was 16 or 17-years-old. The sexual relationship is alleged to have started after the alleged victim was no longer a student at Roy Junior High School.

Taylor came to the attention of authorities on August 31st when someone became suspicious and contacted police. The following day school officials suspended Taylor, who had taught at the school for five years. He resigned 3 days later.

(08/21/08 – Initial BBT Report)

Allison Dean, 30, a former English and Oral Communications teacher at Magnolia Junior High School, in Magnolia, Arkansas has reportedly turned herself in for the sexual assault of a 15-year-old male student.

According to the Columbia County Sheriff, Dean gave drugs to the boy and had sex with him for a period of eight months.

Reportedly, Dean faces eight counts of sexual assault, each carrying a potential prison sentence of from six to thirty years, if convicted.

Dean resigned from the school last week.

Reportedly Dean is free on $25,000 bond pending trial.

Dean’s attorney in a public statement said, “She maintains her innocence and the allegations are wholly fabricated and false”.

Although Dean voluntarily turned herself in to police, she reportedly refused to give a statement to investigators.

CWArkansas.com reports:

An investigation into Dean began after the boy’s mother found several text messages on her son’s phone related to drug use and a caller refused to offer a name, an affidavit by police claims. When questioned by his parents, the boy admitted having sex with a teacher at his school, the affidavit claims.

The affidavit alleges that Dean gave the boy, who was not in any of her classes, her cell phone number. The relationship intensified and the two often met at the Genestet water well near Waldo, where they had sex and smoked marijuana together, the affidavit alleges.

Dean is the second Magnolia Junior High School teacher arrested on sex-related charges in less than four months. Donna Lou Sanders was arrested in April on two counts of accomplice to rape, four counts of third-degree sexual assault and six counts of permitting abuse of a minor.

10/08/09 – Guilty Plea and Sentencing

Just as jury selection was to get underway in the trial of Allison Dean she pleaded guilty to four counts of first-degree sexual assault stemming from a relationship with a 15-year-old boy.

As a result of her guilty pleas, Allison Dean was sentenced to 20 years in prison.

References:

Ark. Ex-teacher Pleads Guilty To Sex With Student (10/08/09)

Ex-teacher at Ark. junior high pleads guilty (10/08/09)

Magnolia Jr. High teacher faces student sex charge (08/22/08)

Ex-Magnolia teacher accused of having sex with student (08/22/08)

Teacher Turns Herself in for Affair with Student (08/21/08)