(06/24/09 – Initial BadBadTeacher.com Report)

Albert Thomas “Tom” Rogers, 51, former superintendent of the Tanque Verde Unified School District in Tucson, Arizona was reportedly arrested last week by federal agents on suspicion that he planned to engage in sexual acts with a boy.

Rogers was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents at the San Luis Port of Entry last Friday on suspicion that he planned to engage in sexual acts with a 13-year-old boy.

Reportedly, Rogers was charged with one count of travel with the intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct and if convicted could face up to 30 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

It is alleged that Rogers had arranged an overnight trip to include “relaxation intimacy” with a 13 to 14-year old boy in Mexico. The reservation was made online with an undercover federal agent as part of an ongoing sting operation.

Rogers, who was hired by the district in April 2007, reportedly resigned by way of handwritten letter from the Yuma County Jail, a letter in which Rogers reportedly wrote, “Please accept this as my letter of resignation and let Steven know so he can inform the board. Tell him I’m sorry to leave the district in such a horrible way but I don’t know what is going on or what will happen to me”.

Rogers made an initial appearance in Yuma on Monday and has a status hearing scheduled for 11 a.m. Thursday.

06/29/09 – Rogers To Remain Jailed Until Trial

U.S. District Judge Edward C. Voss has ruled that Albert Thomas Rogers will be held in jail until his trial, which is scheduled to begin on August 4th.

08/31/09 – Trial Delayed

Albert Thomas Rogers trial on charges of travel with the intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct has been delayed until December 1st at the request of Rogers’ attorney.

Reportedly, Rogers’ attorney says additional time is needed to receive and review discovery and for further investigation.

(08/06/09 – Initial BadBadTeacher.com Report)

Neil Patrick Swyres, 33, a physical education and health teacher at Bayless Intermediate School in Saint Louis, Missouri has reportedly been arrested and charged in an Internet string in which it is alleged that Swyres tried to solicit sex from a fictional teenage girl.

Reportedly Swyres has been charged with two counts of sexual misconduct, two counts of using a child in sexual performance and one count of enticement of a child.

It is alleged that Swyres exposed himself on camera online last month, engaged in sex acts and tried to solicit sex from a person he thought was a 14-year-old girl.

The “girl” was in reality was a St. Charles County detective conducting an Internet sting operation.

A school spokesperson has indicated that Swyres, who has been with the school for nine years, has submitted a letter of resignation.

Swyres is reportedly free on $25,000 bond.

(02/19/09 – Initial BadBadTeacher.com Report)

William J. Turner, a paraprofessional aide to special needs students and assistant football coach at Ponte Vedra High School in Ponte Vedra, Florida has been arrested on charges alleging the solicitation of sex from a 16-year-old boy.

Turner is reportedly charged with solicitation of a minor via computer, transmission of harmful materials to a minor and traveling to meet a minor to engage in a sexual activity.

Turner was arrested at a Jacksonville fast food restaurant on February 16th.

Turner came to the attention of police when they were notified that Turner had allegedly sent pornographic images to a 16 year-old boy. The boy’s parents gave permission for a CyberCrimes investigator to assume control of the boy’s Yahoo! account.

It is alleged that Turner sent a CyberCrimes investigator posing as the teen pornographic images and messages asking the boy to engage in explicit sexual activity.

Reportedly, Turner has been suspended with pay by the school, where he has worked for four years.

02/25/09 – Case Update

Last night the St. Johns County School Board voted unanimously to change the status of William J. Turner from suspended with pay to suspended without pay.

Turner is charged with solicitation of a minor via computer and transmission of harmful materials to a minor, both of which are third-degree felonies and traveling to meet a minor to engage in a sexual activity, a second-degree felony.