(12/24/07 – Initial BBT Report)

Jesus Vega Barcenas, 26, a substitute teacher at Adams Elementary School in Wapato, Washington has been arrested on suspicion of having sex with a 12 year old student.

Reportedly Barcenas taught fifth-grade at the school for several years and this year is working as a substitute at the same school.

Police allege that the suspect met the victim at Adams Elementary when she was 11-years-old, had sex with her at least five times over the course of a year including once in his classroom, began dating her mother and ultimately moved into their home. He came to the attention of authorities when the girl informed her mother of the alleged sexual abuse and the mother called police.

12/26/07 – Barcenas Officially Charged

Jesus Barcenas has been charged in Yakima County Superior Court on two counts of first-degree child rape and three counts of second-degree child rape.

Court documents indicate that the alleged victim told police that Barcenas “brainwashed” her into engaging in sex acts with him in his classroom and at her home for more than a year. Reportedly she also told police that he continued having sex with her after he began dating her mother and moved into their home this summer.

Reportedly the girl has told investigators that Barcenas once had sex with her in her mother’s bedroom.

Bail for Jesus Barcenas was set at $200,000 with trial reportedly set for February 11th.

10/28/09 – Trial Underway

Jurors are hearing opening arguments this morning in the trial of Jesus Barcenas accused of having sex with a pre-teen student.

Barcenas facing two counts of first-degree child rape and three counts of second-degree child rape.

The trial scheduled to last through next week.

11/05/09 – Split Verdict

A jury has found Jesus Vega Barcenas guilty on two counts of second-degree rape of a girl, now 14, whom he first met in a third-grade after-school program.

The jury found him not guilty of two counts of first-degree child molestation and one count of second-degree rape.

A sentencing date for Vega Barcenas has not been set.

References:

Former Wapato teacher found guilty on lesser charges of child rape (11/05/09)

Trial begins for ex-teacher accused of having sex with fifth-grader (10/28/09)

Wapato Elementary Teacher Charged with Child Rape (12/26/07)

Wapato Teacher Charged With Child Rape & Molestation (12/24/07)

12-year-old says teacher ‘brainwashed’ her into sex (12/24/07)

Wapato teacher arrested for having sex with student (12/22/07)

Substitute teacher in Wapato faces sex charges (12/22/07)

Yakima Police arrest substitute teacher suspected of child rape (12/22/07)

(11/05/08 – Initial BadBadTeacher.com Report)

Christopher Ben Page, 19, reportedly a substitute teacher and sweeper in Granite School District in Utah has been arrested, jailed and charged with sexually abusing a child.

It is alleged that Sandy, Utah Police found Page in a car with a 13-year-old girl, and both had their shirts off.

It is further alleged that Page told officers that he kissed the girl and that she offered to perform oral sex upon him.

Page was arrested on suspicion of aggravated sexual abuse of a child and is being held without bail in the Salt Lake County jail.

Reportedly Page is a substitute teacher in the school district in which the alleged victim attends school at Churchill Junior High and they had been communicating via text messages.

The Salt Lake Tribune reports that a shortage of substitute teachers has forced most local school districts to hire substitutes with only high school diplomas and that substitutes are only required to pass a background check and undergo 4 hours of training before teaching.

11/11/08 – Whoopsy!

KSL TV reports that the Granite School District says that Christopher Page was an “emergency substitute” and is not even qualified to be a substitute teacher.

Supposedly, the district’s regular substitutes are required to have at least 48 semester hours of college.

11/14/08 – Christopher Page Freed

Today a judge ordered Christopher Page released from jail to the supervision of Pre-trial Services, which monitors defendants deemed not to be a risk to flee or re-offend.

Pages’ release was conditioned upon an 8 p.m. curfew, no contact with the victim or anyone under the age of 18, and his not teaching any classes.

08/26/09 – Guilty Plea

Christopher Benjamin Page has reportedly, in a plea deal with prosecutors, pleaded guilty to two class A misdemeanor counts of sexual battery. In exchange for the guilty plea, prosecutors dropped a forcible sexual abuse charge.

Under the plea deal, prosecutors will recommend treatment rather than jail time.

Treatment was the course of action recommended after a psycho-sexual exam revealed Page has no violent or aberrant sexual tendencies and he is considered a low risk to re-offend. Furthermore, the victim and her family indicated that wanted Page to receive treatment rather than jail time and sex offender registration.

10/28/09 – Sentencing

Christopher Benjamin Page has been sentenced to perform 500 hours of community service, undergo a sex offender evaluation and fined $1,000.

Reportedly, a psycho-sexual exam revealed Page has no violent or aberrant sexual tendencies, and he is considered a low risk to re-offend.

(07/30/08 – Initial BBT Report)

Justin Northcutt, 27, a former substitute teacher at Turlock Christian School in Turlock, California along with wife Amy Northcutt was arrested in early June on suspicion of distribution or exhibition of lewd material to a minor and annoying or molesting a child under 18.

The Northcutts are alleged to have sent sexually explicit cell phone messages and photos to a 16-year-old female student in an effort to arrange group sex with the girl.

The Stanislaus County district attorney’s office indicated on Tuesday that the Northcutts will face criminal charges although the exact nature of the charges was not revealed.

The Northcutts came to the attention of authorities by way of the girl’s mother, reportedly after Justin Northcutt was spotted talking to the alleged victim while she attended a family gathering.

Following his arrest Justin Northcutt was reportedly released on $25,000 bail.

07/31/08 – Felony Charge Filed

According to the Modesto Bee, the Northcutts have been each been charged with a single felony count of “harmful matter sent with intent of seduction of a minor”.

The Northcutts are scheduled for arraignment on September 3rd.

10/09/08 – Court Appearance

Justin and Amy Northcutt made a court appearance yesterday and entered not guilty pleas on individual felony counts of harmful matter sent with intent of seduction of a minor.

The Northcutts are scheduled to be back in court on December 17.

10/02/09 – No Contest Plea

Justin Northcutt has pleaded no contest in Stanislaus County Superior Court to felony charges after being accused of trying to arrange group sex with a 16-year-old student.

Under the terms of the plea deal, Justin Northcutt pleaded no contest to one felony count of “harmful matter sent with intent of seduction of a minor” and will serve three months in jail and will be required to register as a sex offender.

The Northcutts will be eligible to have their charges reduced to misdemeanors after three years on probation.

10/28/09 – Formal Sentencing

Justin Northcutt has been sentenced to three months in jail, ordered to register as sex offender and attend sex offender counseling and stay away from the victim.

Northcutt must report to jail by the end of November.

References:

Former Turlock teachers sentenced (10/28/09)

Ex-teachers plead no contest to trying to seduce teen girl (10/02/09)

Turlock teachers deny guilt in seduction case (10/09/08)

Turlock teachers charged with felonies in sex case (07/31/08)

Ex-Turlock Christian School teachers charged with molesting student (07/30/08)