(06/12/08 - Initial BBT Report)

Gabriel E. Carlin, 34, a former teacher/owner at East Harbor Christian Academy as well as a minister and daycare owner in Washington, Utah has pleaded guilty to two counts of third-degree felony attempted sexual abuse of a child.

Carlin admitted that he kissed an 11-year-old girl and attempted to touch her chest and buttocks.

Carlin who is set for sentencing in September faces up to 10 years in prison.

Webmaster’s Note:

Gabriel E. Carlin’s Bible For Life Ministries web site is still on-line as of this writing at this link which is where we got the picture. I just thought I would throw that in for the benefit of those webmasters that have been copying from our site and using our work to populate their sites.

References:

Ex-Teacher Said He Tried To Sexually Abuse 11-Year-Old Girl

Ex-teacher admits to attempted sexual abuse (06/12/08)

Pastor Arrested on Sex-Abuse Charges (03/16/06)

(05/19/08 - Initial BBT Report)

Scott Rogers, 33, a second-grade teacher at Thomas Edison Charter School - South in Nibley, Utah has been arrested on two counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child.

Rogers who has been at the school for three years is suspended for the remainder of the current school year and has resigned effective at the end of the current school year.

Little information on the alleged victim is available, including whether the alleged victim is a student at the school.

Those with concerns about this case or with additional information can contact Det. Carver with the Cache County Sheriff’s Office at (435) 755-1159.

05/21/08 - Rogers Free on Bond

Rogers was released from the Cache County Jail after posting a $40,000 bond.

References:

Cache elementary teacher in abuse case free on bail (05/20/08)

Cache County teacher accused of child sex abuse (05/18/08)

(10/25/07 - Initial BBT Report)

Cris Lynn Morris, 29, of Washington City, Utah, a social science and history teacher as well as girl’s soccer and track coach at Hurricane High School in Hurricane, Utah has been arrested on five felony counts of first-degree rape of a 17-year-old male student aide in one of her classes.

The charges are the result of Morris allegedly having sexual intercourse five times with the student between August and October. It is alleged that all of the sexual encounters took place at Morris’ home, with two of the encounters outside in the backyard and three inside the home.

Reportedly Morris has been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of an investigation by the school system.

Media reports indicate that Morris, who has worked at the school since the start of the 2004 school year, was released from jail after posting $100,000 bond.

3/07/08 - Guilty Plea

On Wednesday, Cris Lynn Morris pleaded guilty to three lesser counts of third-degree felony unlawful sexual conduct with a 16- or 17-year-old.

She faces up to 15 years in prison at sentencing in May.

05/15/08 - Sentencing

Cris Lynn Morris was today sentenced to 30 days in jail on three third-degree felony counts of unlawful sexual misconduct.

Morris will be permitted to serve her 30 day sentence over the course of 15 weekends.

Morris was also sentenced to three months’ probation and is required to register as a sex offender.

In addition Morris must also pay $2,500 to a victim-restitution fund and a $3,000 fine.

At her sentencing hearing Morris apologized to her family, the victims family and all she had hurt by her actions and expressed a desire “to move forward with our lives”.

References:

Teacher sent to jail for sex with teen (05/16/08)

Former Hurricane teacher to spend 30 days in jail for sex with student (05/15/08)

Teacher faces prison time for sex with student (3/05/08)

Hurricane teacher makes court appearance on rape charges (10/30/07)

High school teacher arrested on investigation of rape (10/25/07)

Teacher to face charges (10/25/07)

Female teacher arrested on rape charges in southern Utah (10/24/07)

Lawson Sweat, a former teacher and coach at Piute High School in Junction, Utah has been arrested and charged with two counts of raping a sixteen year old girl that attended the school in 2005.

It is alleged that Sweat invited the alleged victim and another teen female to his home and gave them alcohol while they were watching movies. After one of the girls left, it is alleged that Sweat began to kiss the alleged victim and started to remove her clothes and over the girl’s objections had sexual intercourse with her.

It is further alleged that while Sweat was having intercourse with the girl that he was interrupted by a phone call which he answered and that after speaking on the phone, he had sexual intercourse with the girl a second time.

Sweat resigned his job with the school in October.

After being booked into the Piute County Jail, Sweat was released, with his next court appearance set for February 25th.

References:

Former Piute coach and teacher faces teen rape charges (2/15/08)

(1/21/08 - Initial BBT Report)

Leisa Ward, 37, a former substitute teacher in the Juab County School District in Utah and a mother of four has pleaded guilty to child sex-related charges.

Ward pleaded guilty on charges of unlawful sexual conduct and in return prosecutors dropped all other charges.

Ward was alleged to have engaged in sexual activities with at least five boys that were 16 or 17-yeears-old at the time.

Ward will be sentenced on February 28 on the 11 counts to which she pleaded guilty.

References:

Utah Mother Admits To Sex Acts With Teen Boys (1/20/08)

Mom of 4 admits to 11 felonies (1/19/08)