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

McKell Shurtliff, 23, a former assistant softball coach at Payson High School in Payson, Utah has been arrested for allegedly engaging in sexual relations with a 15-year-old girl on the team.

Reportedly, Shurtliff is charged with three counts of unlawful sexual activity with a minor, which is a third-degree felony.

It is alleged that Shurtliff engaged in a three-month sexual relationship with the girl beginning in March, 2008 and that there were multiple sexual encounters which occurred within that time frame.

It is further alleged that Shurtliff admitted to the relationship and sexual encounters, telling police she knew it was wrong, but she loved the victim.

Following her arrest, Shurtliff was reportedly being held in the Utah County Jail in lieu of $15,000 cash bail.

Shurtliff was reportedly “released” by the school, at the time the investigation into the allegations began in the fall of 2008.

10/08/09 – Guilty Plea To Lesser Charge

In a plea deal with prosecutors, McKell Shurtliff has reportedly pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of lewdness involving a child.

In return, prosecutors dropped two felony counts of unlawful sexual activity with a minor and a felony count lewdness involving a child.

Sentencing is set for November 17th and Shurtliff faces a maximum of one year in jail.

11/18/09 – Sentencing

McKell Shurtliff has been sentenced to 120 days in jail and two years of probation.

Shurtliff is also required to complete sex-offender treatment and will be on the state sex-offender registry for 10 years.

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

Valynne Asay Bowers, 39, a math teacher at Bountiful Junior High School in Bountiful, Utah has been arrested on allegations that she had a sexual relationship with a 13-year-old male student.

Bowers came to the attention of police when another teacher at Bountiful Junior High School went to her supervisor and reported that she had been having sex with a male student.

That teacher, Linda Richins Nef, then implicated Bowers, saying that Bowers had been having sex with the same boy since December, 2008.

As a result, Valynne Bowers was arrested Thursday night on charges of forcible sodomy of a child and child rape.

The Linda Richins Nef was expected to arrested today.

Officials say the alleged crimes involving Bowers happened at Bowers’ home since December of 2008.

Reportedly the boy was 13 when the sexual activity allegedly began and is now 14-years-old.

Bowers appeared in court Friday afternoon and her bail was set at $20,000.

03/10/09 – Case Update

Stunned by the alleged rape of a student by two of his teachers, Bountiful Junior High School principal Brent Stephens spent most of Monday pacifying teachers and parents.

03/16/08 – Arraignment

Valynne Bowers appeared in court today for arraignment.

Her attorney entered not guilty pleas on her behalf on felony counts of forcible sodomy and rape.

Bowers next court appearance is set for April 13 for a pretrial conference.

Bowers also conditionally waived her preliminary hearing today and her attorney indicated that he hoped to work out a plea bargain with the Davis County Attorney’s Office. If no deal can be made, the defendant can then request a preliminary hearing.

The judge ordered that Bowers have no contact with the alleged victim.

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(10/27/09 – Initial BadBadTeacher.com Report)

Andrea L. Billingsley, 31, a former teaching aide who worked with students with behavioral issues at West Jordan Middle School in West Jordan, Utah has reportedly been arrested on suspicion of having sexual relations with two 15-year-old male students.

Reportedly, Billingsley was booked into the Salt Lake County Jail on two counts of felony sodomy, three counts of sexual abuse and 2 counts distribution of harmful materials to minors.

It is alleged that Billingsley picked the boys up and took them to a secluded location where she showed them explicit materials and engaged in sexual acts with them with the alleged incident occurring sometime near July 20, 2009.

Billingsley came to the attention of police who were contacted by school officials who had heard rumors of the alleged incident from students.

Reportedly, Billingsley who worked at the school 17 hours a week between August 2008 and May 2009 was not asked to return to the school this school year because money for her position was unavailable.

10/29/09 – Case Update

Andrea Billingsley has been officially charged in West Jordan’s 3rd District Court with five felony counts including two counts of forcible sodomy and three counts of forcible sexual abuse.