(06/21/07 - Initial BBT Report)

John J. Wachel, 48, of Hammond, Indiana, a physical education teacher at Tolleston Middle School in Gary, Indiana has been charged with sexual misconduct with a minor.

Wachel is alleged to have fondled a seventh-grade special education student. It is alleged that while the girl was changing in a dressing room that Wachel grabbed the girl’s buttocks, looked at her chest and said, “I want some of that.”

The girl’s accusations were backed up by another student who was putting equipment away in the adjacent storage area and who says he saw the coach grab the girl and make the remark.

Wachel was allegedly hiding in his basement Wednesday when police arrived to arrest him.

He is being held on $30,000 bond.

08/29/08 - Charges Dismissed

Prosecutors dropped a criminal charge against John Wachel saying that they determined they would be unable to prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt after sworn statements were taken from the girl and school-age witnesses.

Reference:

Sex charge dropped against former teacher (08/29/08)

Gary teacher accused of fondling girl

(03/12/08 - Initial BBT Report)

David Lista, 35, an English and leadership teacher at Mills High School in Millbrae, California has been arrested on allegations that he recorded female students using a restroom adjacent to his classroom.

Lista is accused of mounting a video camera inside a false ceiling in the restroom, using a small hole in a ceiling panel to permit making a video record of those using the restroom.

It is alleged that Lista recorded up to 19 individuals using the restroom over a period of one to two months.

Lista was arrested after a technology coordinator at the school trying to determine why the school server was overloaded stumbled upon images of students using the bathroom. That find prompted a search of Lista’s home during which a small amount of methamphetamine was allegedly found.

Following his arrest, Lista was released on $10,000 bail with his arraignment set for April 8th.

08/28/08 - No Contest Plea

David Lista, in a deal with prosecutors, pleaded no contest today to allegations that he downloaded child pornography from the Internet and videotaped female students using the school bathroom according to a chief deputy district attorney.

Lista pleaded no contest to one felony count of possession of child pornography, one count felony possession of methamphetamine and two counts of misdemeanor improper videotaping.

Sentencing for Lista is set for October 30th and he faces up to two years in state prison.

Lista will be required to register as a sex offender.

References:

Peeping Tom High School Teacher Pleads No Contest (08/28/08)

FORMER HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER PLEADS NO CONTEST TO CHILD PORNOGRAPHY, FILMING OF GIRLS’ BATHROOM (08/28/08)

Police: Teacher admits to filming (3/13/08)

David Lista Admits to Filming Students in Bathroom (3/12/08)

(05/19/08 - Initial BBT Report)

David James Wagner, aka “Jamie” Wagner, 32, a history teacher and softball coach at Madison Junior/Senior High School in Madison Township, Ohio has been arrested for allegedly “engaging in sexual activity” with a 17-year-old girl.

Wagner has recently been under investigation for an inappropriate relationship with an 18-year-old female student. That investigation led detectives to the 17-year-old girl.

Wagner has been charged with two counts of sexual battery, a third-degree felony.

Police say that Wagner admitted to having a sexual relationship with the girl. It is alleged that Wagner and the alleged victim had two separate sexual encounters in April and May of this year.

Following his arrest Wagner was being held in the Butler County Jail in lieu of $20,080 bond.

Wagner, in his second year with the school and reportedly the president of the teachers union, has been placed on administrative leave.

On Monday evening the Madison Township School Board voted 3-2 not to accept the resignation of David Wagner. At the meeting the father of the alleged victim urged the board members to reject Wagner’s resignation and instead begin termination of his employment.

06/11/08 - David Wagner Fired

By a vote of 4-0 the Madison Township School Board voted to fire David Wagner.

07/24/08 - Guilty Plea

David “Jamie” Wagner has pleaded guilty to one count of sexual battery.

As a result of his guilty plea Wagner faces up to five years in prison, a $10,000 fine or both at sentencing.

Wagner will be classified as a Tier III sexual offender, required to register with the sheriff’s office every 90 days for the rest of his life.

08/28/08 - Sentencing

David Wagner made a tearful appeal for leniency at today’s sentencing hearing saying that his wife and two small children needed him but that appeal fell on deaf ears as the judge sentenced Wagner to 3 years in prison.

Wagner will also be required to register as a sex offender for life.

He has already surrendered his teaching certificate.

At Wagner’s sentencing hearing the victim’s mother spoke directly to Wagner saying, “What you did to our daughter is inexcusable. At her softball games, you could look her Dad and I in the eye. Speak to us. All the while knowing what you were planning on doing. Unconscionable.”

References:

From Coach To Prisoner Of The State (08/28/08)

Area coach pleads guilty to having sex with student (07/24/08)

Board fires teacher accused of sex crime involving female student (06/11/08)

Board rejects embroiled coach’s resignation (05/20/08)

Deputy: Madison coach admits sex with teen (05/17/08)

Teacher held on sex charge (05/17/08)

Madison coach on paid leave (05/16/08)

Madison Teacher Placed On Leave Amidst Sexual Misconduct Allegations (05/15/08)

(08/28/08 - Initial BBT Report)

Ryan Christopher Janssen, 31, a former health and physical education teacher at Norwalk High School, in Norwalk, Iowa has been charged with sexual-exploitation after a former student comes forward with allegations that she had a two year long “affair” with Janssen.

The now 18-year-old female told Norwalk police that she began a sexual relationship with Janssen while she was a 16-year-old junior at Norwalk High School.

Reportedly the girl graduated earlier this year.

The alleged victim has told police that Janssen promised to leave his wife for her and that Janssen bought her clothes, a ring, a living room set, a flat-screen TV and a cellular phone.

Reportedly Janssen admitted the sexual relationship to school officials last weekend and resigned effective September 2nd.

Janssen could face up to five years in prison if convicted.

References:

Former Norwalk teacher charged; grad says she had affair with him (08/28/08)

(05/19/08 - Initial BBT Report)

Garry Wilcox, 44, a geography teacher and girl’s soccer coach at Helix High School in La Mesa, California has been arrested on allegations of having sex with a female student.

Wilcox was arrested on Sunday night and booked into the county jail on suspicion of unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor, contact with a minor with intent to commit sexual offense and entering a building with the intent to commit a felony.

Wilcox allegedly had sex at least once with a female student in a hotel room when she was 16 or 17. The alleged victim is now 18 and is still a student at Helix High School.

Wilcox is reportedly being held in lieu $70,000 bail and has been placed on administrative leave by the school.

Wilcox who worked at Helix High School for 13 years is the third teacher from the school to be arrested in the past two years on sex charges involving students.

06/03/08 - Not Guilty Plea

Garry Wilcox entered a not guilty plea today to charges of having unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor and attending and arranging an elicit meeting with a minor.

Wilcox remains free on $70,000 bail.

He has a readiness conference set for July 10 and a preliminary hearing set for July 22.

07/24/08 - Guilty Plea

Garry Wilcox, in a plea deal with prosecutors, has pleaded guilty to one count of having unlawful sex with a minor.

As part of the plea deal prosecutors have dropped a second charge.

According to Wilcox’s attorney, “he admitted he had a sexual relationship with the girl and wanted to put the matter behind him.

Wilcox faces up to one year in jail at sentencing on August 27th.

08/27/08 - Sentencing

Garry Wilcox has been sentenced to a year in jail and placed on probation for three years.

The judge ruled that Wilcox can serve his jail term in a work-furlough program where he’s allowed to leave for work but must return every night to a lock-up.

The judge also ruled that Wilcox will NOT be required to register as a sex offender, however he will be required to pay for counseling for the victim and her family.

References:

Former Helix teacher gets work furlough (08/27/08)

Ex-Helix High Teacher Sentenced For Sex With Student (08/27/08)

Helix High teacher pleads guilty to student sex charges (07/24/08)

Helix HS Teacher Pleads Not Guilty To Sex With Student (06/03/08)

3rd Helix High Teacher Accused Of Sex With Student (05/19/08)

Helix High teacher arrested on suspicion of having sex with student (05/19/08)

Helix High School is Teacher Arrested for Having Sex with a Student (05/19/08)

Helix High School Teacher Arrested For Sexual Misconduct (05/19/08)