(07/22/08 - Initial BBT Report)

Laura Kathleen Cantrell, 40, a former librarian at Harrah Junior High School in Harrah, Oklahoma accused of having sex with a 15-year-old student surrendered to authorities on Monday.

Cantrell is charged with second-degree rape and oral sodomy on allegations that she had sexual contact with the boy at her home in 2006.

Cantrell, the mother of two, was suspended from the school after the allegations came to light in January and resigned in May after school officials recommended firing her.

Cantrell came to the attention of authorities in January when she told a school resource officer a student was trying to extort money from her. Court papers indicate that the boy threatened to tell police they had been sleeping together if she didn’t give him $50.

It is alleged in an affidavit by a Harrah police officer that Cantrell admitted to having sex with the boy four or five times last year.

Following her arraignment, Cantrell was released on $15,000 bond.

Her next court date is set for September 4th.

References:

Former Harrah librarian posts bail in rape charges (07/22/08)

Ex-Harrah librarian posts bail on rape charges (07/22/08)

Former School Librarian Accused Of Sex With Student (07/20/08)

Former School Librarian Accused Of Sex With Teen Student (07/19/08)

(2/14/08 - Initial BBT Report)

Anthony Baker, 36, a former librarian at Muncie Elementary School in Leavenworth, Kansas has been sentenced to 17.5 years in federal prison for producing child pornography.

In October of last year, Baker pleaded guilty to one count of producing child pornography in a case involving a 10-year-old girl as the victim.

Baker came to the attention of authorities when his wife discovered he was chatting over the Internet with underage girls and collecting pornography that included sexual images of children. His wife turned his computer over to law enforcement and investigators discovered images of Baker and the girl performing oral sex on one another and photos of him penetrating the girl.

At the time of his arrest Baker had worked for the school system for 10 years, first as a teacher and later as the school librarian.

In addition to the prison term Baker will also have to register as a sex offender and serve 20 years of supervised release after he gets out of prison.

Baker also faces numerous state charges arising from his sexual abuse of a child.

References:

Former school librarian sentenced for child pornography (2/13/08)