Marsha J. Mote, aka, “Marcy” Mote, 37, a former teacher at Tyro Community Christian School, in Tyro, Kansas has entered a no contest plea to a charge of aggravated indecent liberties with a child.

In March Mote was charged on allegations that she took indecent liberties with a 14-year-old female who was reportedly a student at the Tyro school where Mote taught. She was released on $20,000 bond following her arrest. One of the conditions of her bond was that she was prohibited from being around minors.

On June 20, Mote was arrested at the Coffeyville Aquatic Center, in Coffeyville, Kansas as she was dropping off her two daughters. A private citizen spotted Mote at the aquatic center and called police who arrested her for violation of bond conditions.

Sentencing for Mote has been set for September 13th and she faces a sentencing range from 50 months to 25 years.

06/20/08 - Sentencing

Sentencing for Mote was delayed from the September 13th date. Mote was taken in late January to Larned State Hospital for a mental evaluation, and was returned to Montgomery County in late March. She was held in jail awaiting sentencing until May.

Kansas Department of Corrections records indicate that on May 8, 2008 Marsha J. Mote was sentenced to 55 months in prison.

Additional research indicates that in addition to her prison sentence she will be required to serve 36 months of post-release supervision and she will be required to maintain her sex offender registration.

Webmaster’s Note:

Thanks to one of our wonderful readers we were informed that Marsha Mote had finally been sentenced. We had totally lost track of this case and apologize for missing Mote’s sentencing back in May.

Reference:

Former teacher pleads no contest in indecent liberty charge

(12/20/07 - Initial BBT Report)

Tabitha Adams, 35, a second-grade teacher at Sacred Heart Cathedral School in Dodge City, Kansas has been arrested on suspicion of aggravated sodomy with a child, sexual exploitation of a child, aggravated indecent liberties with a child and aggravated endangerment of a child.

Thus far police have not released the age or gender of the alleged victim or the alleged victim’s relationship to Adams. Police have however indicated the alleged victim is a student at Sacred Heart.

Adams bond was set at $500,000 and reportedly she has not bailed out of jail.

She has reportedly been suspended by the school and the school is reportedly seeking a replacement for her.

The Catholic Diocese of Dodge City has released an official statement regarding Adams arrest.

12/21/07 - Arrest Details

Additional information has surfaced regarding the arrest of Tabitha Adams and Zachary Noble, 28, of Falls City, Nebraska.

The pair came to the attention of authorities when an unidentified person brought a digital camera memory device with pictures allegedly showing Adams and Nobel engaging in sexual acts with a girl to Dodge City, Kansas police. Dodge City Police contacted Falls City Police and an investigation was begun.

Police say they believe the pictures were taken inside Noble’s Falls City home.

The alleged victim has been reported to be a student at Sacred Heart Cathedral School in Dodge City but not one of Adams’ students.

3/21/08 - Guilty Plea

As part of a plea deal, Tabitha Adams pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of aggravated indecent liberties with a child, an 8-year-old female relative.

Two counts of sexual exploitation of a child and aggravated criminal sodomy was dismissed as part of the deal.

Adams faces a sentence of up to life in prison at sentencing and Adams been charged in Richardson County Nebraska with two counts each of first-degree sexual assault of a child and aiding and abetting a felony and she also faces federal child pornography charges.

05/30/08 - Sentencing

In Ford County, Kansas Tabitha Adams has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for 25 years.

Adams still faces additional charges in Nebraska.

References:

Teacher gets ‘hard 25′ for abusing 8-year-old (05/30/08)

Adams accepts plea bargain (3/21/08)

Dodge City teacher busted after pictures surface (12/21/07)

Dodge City Teacher Accused in Sex Crimes (12/21/07)

Two Arrested in Sex Case (12/21/07)

Teacher accused of sexual misconduct (12/20/07)

Dodge teacher arrested on molestation charges (12/20/07)

Diocese official: Teachers may have not been prepared to spot signs of abuse (12/20/07)

(05/02/08 - Initial BBT Report)

Keith E. Marshall, 48, a special education teacher in the Topeka Unified School District 501 in Topeka, Kansas has pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor count of sexual battery against a female student.

It was alleged that Marshall who was monitoring in-school detention at Capital City Schools used his cell phone camera to take pictures of a girl’s breast.

Marshall was also originally charged with obstruction for allegedly throwing the cell phone into the Kansas River a few days after the picture taking incident. The obstruction charge was dropped as part of the plea deal.

Marshall was sentenced to one year in county jail with that term suspended, 12 months of supervised probation and is required to register as a sex offender.

Marshall also gave up his special needs teaching license. He had been a special needs teacher in the district for almost 25 years.

References:

Sex case costs teacher his license (05/02/08)