(06/03/09 – Initial BadBadTeacher.com Report)

Luis Antonio Mejia, 49, a janitor at El Modena High School in Orange, California has been arrested on allegations of the long term sexual abuse of a special-needs female student.

Reportedly, Mejia is charged with six felony counts of lewd and sex acts and one misdemeanor count of child annoyance.

It is alleged that the sexual acts took place in Mejia’s office at the school before, during and after classes over a four month period beginning in December, 2008 and continuing through April, 2009.

It is further alleged that Mejia groomed his victim, offering the special-education student gifts, money and candy.

Mejia came to the attention of school officials when friends of the alleged victim went to the school principal and reported the alleged abuse.

It is alleged that Mejia would use various pretexts to have other school employees tape over a video camera or stand watch outside his office to alert him during the alleged sexual abuse incidents.

Mejia, who has worked at the school for 12 years, has been placed on administrative leave.

Reportedly, Mejia posted $250,000 bail and was released from custody.

(05/20/09 – Initial BadBadTeacher.com Report)

Daniel “Mr. Danny” Herrera, 52, a longtime employee of the San Diego Unified School District, San Diego, California and a volunteer altar server at three San Diego-area Catholic churches has been arrested on allegations of the sexual assault of a 14-year-old altar boy.

Herrera is reportedly charged with oral copulation by a person over 21 on a person under 16 and committing a lewd act on a child 14 or 15.

Herrera’s most recent assignment with the school district has been that of bus monitor for special-education students.

At an initial court appearance Herrera entered a not guilty plea to the charges and his bond was set in the amount of $100,000 pending a review hearing Friday.

Herrera is scheduled for a readiness conference on May 29th and preliminary hearing on June 2nd.

The alleged molestation occurred late in the year 2005, however the alleged victim did not come forward until last October, at which time the San Diego Catholic Diocese notified police.

Herrera has reportedly been placed on administrative leave by the school system.

(10/10/07 – Initial BBT Report)

Kent Merrill Adamson, 45, of Creston, Iowa has been arrested and is facing federal charges of transporting obscene materials to a minor and coercion and exploitation of a minor.

It is alleged that between January 29 and July 26 that Adamson communicated with a special FBI agent who was working undercover and claimed to be a 14 year old female from Portland, Oregon and that over time that Adamson had 23 chat conversations with the supposed 14-year-old during which the chats were sexually oriented or sexually explicit.

It is also alleged that during at least four of those conversation Adamson specifically discussed meeting the “girl” for the purpose of having sex and graphically described what he would do to her if they met.

It is further alleged that on seven occasions Adamson invited the “girl” to view video produced by his webcam, in which he was performing obscene acts.

Once Adamson provided a phone number and video of his face, the special agent was able to trace Adamson’s whereabouts and on July 26, a search warrant was issued for Adamson’s residence. As a result of that search, three computers, various computer storage media and documents were seized.

Adamson has been placed on administrative leave by the school system and remains in custody of federal agents in Des Moines, Iowa. This case was the result of cooperative work on the part of the FBI, Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation and the Creston Police Department.

05/18/09 – Sentencing

Kent Adamson, who pleaded guilty in October 2008 to seven counts of transmitting obscene material to a minor, has been sentenced to 80 months in prison and ordered to serve five years of supervised release after leaving prison to 80 months in federal prison and ordered to serve five years of supervised release after leaving prison.

Reference:

Former Creston coach sentenced to prison (05/18/09)

Creston man arrested on federal porn charges (10/10/07)