Daniel Ray Metroka
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Daniel Ray Metroka, 51, of Riverside, California, a teacher at California School for the Deaf has been charged with four counts of lewd and lascivious conduct on a child.
According to the district attorney’s office Metroka was arrested on allegations of molesting multiple victims under the age of 14-years-old. According to the DA’s office none of the victims were students at the school and none of the acts alleged to have happened took place at the school.
If convicted Metroka faces from 15 years to life in prison.
He was held on $1 million bond.
07/24/08 - Guilty Plea and Sentencing
Daniel Ray Metroka has pleaded guilty to four counts of committing a lewd or lascivious act.
Facing a possible sentence of life in prison, Metroka entered a deal with prosecutors which resulted in his being sentenced to prison for 20 years.
Reference:
Former California School for the Deaf Riverside teacher sentenced in molestation case (07/23/08)
Teacher charged in molestation
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July 11th, 2007 at 4:23 pm
i know him. he does have a problem with this. no question about it.
it is not the first time happened!!
July 8th, 2007 at 2:38 pm
Mr. Metroka is entitled to a presumption of innocence. He is accused of crimes, not convicted of crimes and until he has his day in court that presumption of innocence remains.
That Mr. Metroka chose a profession which entails close interaction with children AND that Mr. Metroka is accused of committing crimes against children means that his profession is relevant to news reports and discussions of the crimes of which he is accused.
A similar relevancy would exist if a taxi driver, bus driver, ship’s captain or airline pilot was arrested for drunk driving. Their profession would likely be reported also, as there is a possibility the alleged criminal conduct might also have taken place within the realm of their professional life.
This is why Mr. Metroka profession as a teacher is relevant when he is accused of sex crimes against children.
July 8th, 2007 at 2:26 pm
i think it is sad to stereotype Daniel as a teacher if the incidents were never held at the school. Yet, the media had nerves of labeling him as a teacher. It may be his personal incident during after school hours. It doesn;t mean he is a bad teacher because none was held at the school, period. He is still innocent until proven guilty. What if this doesn’t convince him to any allegations-we give him this reputatin for nothing. I disagree with how you stereotype a person as a teacher-look at the individual instead if nothing happened at the school. I am speaking on my behalf for the general concept.