Archive for the ‘Not Guilty’ Category
(05/18/09 – Initial BadBadTeacher.com Report)
Joseph O. Massey, 36, an eight-grade social studies at Utterback Magnet Middle School in Tucson, Arizona has reportedly been arrested on allegations of having an inappropriate relationship with a 15-year-old female student.
Reportedly, Massey has been charged with two counts of sexual conduct with a minor.
Massey came to the attention of authorities when a family member of the alleged victim discovered suspicious chat messages on the alleged victim’s Facebook account and alerted authorities.
Police contacted Massey and after interviewing him they determined they had enough probable cause to arrest him. Reportedly, Massey was arrested in the Utterback parking lot after school Friday.
Massey, who is reportedly in his first year at the school, has been placed on administrative leave.
(08/05/09 – Initial BadBadTeacher.com Report)
Barry P. Morris, 63, a fourth-grade teacher at West Ridge Road Elementary School in Greece, New York has reportedly been arrested on allegations of the sexual abuse a 13-year-old girl.
According to WHAM TV, Morris has been charged with a first degree criminal act, formerly called sodomy, and endangering the welfare of a child.
Reportedly, the alleged victim is not a student of Morris and that the alleged crimes are unrelated to his role as a teacher.
Morris was arrested on July 31st and was subsequently released on $5,000 cash bail or $10,000 bond.
According to a school system spokesperson, Morris, who has taught at the school for 19 years, has been placed on paid administrative leave.
Barry Morris is the second Greece, New York teacher arrested for alleged sexual assault in the past year. Jeffrey Hoffman was arrested last November on allegations of an inappropriate relationship with a student.
(02/03/10 – Initial BadBadTeacher.com Report)
Charles Douglas Klea, 48, a shop teacher at Pacific High School in in Port Orford, Oregon has reportedly been indicted by the Curry County grand jury on allegations he offered a female student money in exchange for sex.
Reportedly, Klea is charged with two misdemeanor counts of first-degree misconduct and two misdemeanor counts of prostitution.
Klea appeared in Curry County Circuit Court on Friday and Judge Cynthia Beaman ordered him booked and placed on conditional release until his plea hearing, set for February 25th.
The Curry County Sheriff’s office indicates that the charges allege multiple incidents in January where Klea allegedly offered the female student money for sex. The first alleged incident is said to have taken place on January 7th and the second alleged incident is said to have taken place on January 21st.
Reportedly, the girl refused his alleged advances and told school officials of them. School officials contacted the sheriff’s office and deputies interviewed teachers and students, then presented the results of their investigation to the Curry County District Attorney’s Office which in turn presented the case to the grand jury.
Klea, who has taught at Pacific High School since 2007 has reportedly been placed on administrative leave by the school system.
05/04/10 – Trial Date Set
A Curry County judge has scheduled a four-day trial for Charles Klea.
The trial is set for August 3rd through 6th.
Last week, Klea pleaded not guilty to attempted use of a child in display of sexually explicit conduct, four counts of first-degree official misconduct and two counts of prostitution.
08/10/10 – Not Guilty Verdict
Charles Douglas Klea has been found not guilty.
After a three-day trial, the jury took only one hour to return verdicts of not guilty on all counts.
(07/02/09 – Initial BadBadTeacher.com Report)
George Christ Johnson, 50, a former first-grade teacher at Wakelon Elementary School in Zebulon, North Carolina has reportedly been arrested on allegations of inappropriate contact with a 7-year-old female student.
Johnson has reportedly been charged with two counts of taking indecent liberties by a teacher and two counts of taking indecent liberties with a child.
Johnson came to the attention of police when the father of the alleged victim contacted school administrators who in turn called police. Reportedly, the allegations involve two incidents of improper contact which allegedly occurred on May 8 at the school.
Johnson, who started work for the school system in 2007, was placed on paid administrative leave while the investigation proceeded and subsequently resigned his job on June 12th.
Johnson turned himself in to police yesterday and was taken to the Wake County Jail where he was held in lieu of $70,000 bail.
07/14/10 – Jury Returns Not Guilty Verdict
A Wake County jury found George Christ Johnson not guilty on two counts each of taking indecent liberties with a child and indecent liberties with a student by a teacher.
Of the alleged victim, defense attorney Duncan McMillan reportedly said, “She’s deceitful, dishonest. She craves attention”
(01/14/09 – Initial BadBadTeacher.com Report)
Nicole Elizabeth Howell, 25, a 10th-grade English teacher at Dayton High School in Dayton, Kentucky has been charged with one count of sexual abuse on allegations that she had a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old male student.
Reportedly the boy told investigators that Howell called him on his cell phone and invited him over to her house in Covington for alcoholic drinks after a high school football game last year.
The boy also said that he and Howell had sex, and that she told him not to tell anyone.
Howell has been on suspension without pay since December when school administrators heard rumors of alleged misconduct involving Howell and the alleged victim.
Howell is out jail after posting a $5,000 bond.
Howell has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Her next appearance in Kenton District Court is scheduled for January 20.
(09/10/09 – Initial BadBadTeacher.com Report)
Michele Taylor, 31, a physical education teacher at East Valley High School in Yakima, Washington has reportedly been charged on allegations of sexual contact with a 16-year-old male student in a KMart parking lot.
Reportedly, Taylor is charged with sexual misconduct and communicating with a minor for immoral purposes.
In addition to the alleged sexual contact with the 16-year-old student it is also alleged that Taylor communicated with a 15-year-old male student and raised the possibility of sending him a nude photo, then sent another suggestive photo of herself at a party.
An investigator’s report alleges that Taylor exchanged more than 400 text messages with the two boys between March and June.
Taylor came to the attention of authorities in June when a student alerted the school system to the alleged conduct and the sheriff’s office began an investigation of Taylor.
County Prosecutor Jim Hagarty says his office decided not to arrest Taylor because she has no criminal history. She’ll have to appear in court in mid-October.