(06/12/08 - Initial BBT Report)
Donald Pennington, 60, a former teacher at Bailly Middle School in Gary, Indiana has pleaded guilty to fondling two female students in a classroom.
The girls were 12 and 13-years-old at the time and the crimes occurred between December 2006 and March 2007.
As part of the plea deal prosecutors dropped felony charges of child molesting and sexual misconduct with a minor which are punishable by a two- to eight-year prison sentence.
Under the plea deal Pennington faces at most three years in prison.
The judge took the plea agreement under advisement and scheduled a sentencing hearing for July 23.
07/24/08 - Sentencing
Donald Pennington has been sentenced to 30 months in prison on last month’s guilty plea to sexual misconduct with a minor, for fonding two female students.
The judge read aloud in court record a letter from the mother of one student who said her daughter is receiving counseling to help her heal from the emotional scars caused by the crime. The family moved to another state because the child was teased.
Pennington apologized for his crimes and his attorney asked that he receive probation.
References:
Former teacher given 30 months for sex crime (07/24/08)
Former teacher sentenced for fondling students (07/23/08)
Ex-teacher admits fondling girls (06/12/08)
Ex-Teacher Admits Fondling 2 Girls (06/12/08)
Ex-Gary teacher pleads guilty to fondling 2 girls (06/12/08)
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