(12/12/08 – Initial BadBadTeacher.com Report)
Daniel K. Johnson, 43, an industrial arts teacher at West Tisbury School in West Tisbury, Massachusetts has been arrested on allegations that he provided alcohol and pornographic materials to minors and hosted underage parties at his Vineyard Haven home.
Following his arrest, Johnson was arraigned on five counts of furnishing alcohol to minors, one count of assault and battery and two counts of disseminating obscene material to minors.
Johnson came to the attention of authorities when a West Tisbury parent went to the Tisbury police station and told officer Dan Hanavan that he had suspected for some time that an adult was providing his son with alcohol.
In the course of the investigation police discovered other parents with similar concerns regarding Johnson. As the investigation progressed, interviews with parents and students painted Daniel Johnson as:
an adult who willingly provided alcohol and a place to hang out to male students, and on occasion showed pornographic films and offered to provide sexual favors. Police continue to investigate reports describing Mr. Johnson’s behavior.
Following his arrest, Johnson was released on $1,5000 bond.
At his arraignment, the state sought to have the bond amount increased to $10,000.
Bond was set in the amount of $5,000 and Johnson was once again released on bond.
Reportedly Johnson has been placed on administrative leave by the school system as well at Tri-Town Ambulance Service, where his is an EMT and was named EMT of the year for 2007.
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