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Edwin Rodriguez

Posted by Webmaster in Administrators, Arkansas, Church Schools, Hall of Shame, High Schools, ME-FV

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(04/04/09 – Initial BadBadTeacher.com Report)

Edwin Constantino Rodriguez, 22, former assistant dean of boys at the Ozark Adventist Academy in Gentry, Arkansas has been arrested and charged on allegations that he had a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old female student.

Rodriguez was arrested on a charge of sexual assault in the first degree.

It is alleged that Rodriguez checked the alleged victim out of the girls’ dorm to go to Wal-Mart in Siloam Springs, AR and that the two ended up having sex in the car before returning to the school.

Reportedly Rodriguez denies having a sexual relationship with the girl and claims the girl once kissed him, touched him inappropriately and sent him nude photographs of herself.

Following his arrest, Rodriguez was being held in the Benton County Jail in lieu of $50,000 bond.

Rodriguez is the second staff member at Ozark Adventist Academy to be arrested on allegations of sexually abusing a student. Thomas Hayden McDonald was arrested in December, 2008 on suspicion of having sexual contact with a female student.

Reportedly, both Rodriguez and McDonald are no longer employed by the school.

10/08/09 – Guilty Plea and Sentence

Edwin Constantino Rodriguez has reportedly pleaded guilty to sexual assault in the second degree.

His plea was under a plea agreement with the prosecution and resulted in Rodriguez being sentenced to 102 days in the Benton County Jail and five years’ state-supervised probation.

Rodriguez, who is now attending college in Texas, will be allowed to finished the semester before he serves his jail time.

In addition to jail time and probation, Rodriguez is required to register as a sex offender and to complete a sex offender treatment program.

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3 Responses to “Edwin Rodriguez”
  1. POed says:
    October 11, 2009 at 9:34 pm

    How in the world can he finish his semester? Maybe all charged should run out and register for classes.

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  2. Friend says:
    April 29, 2009 at 10:58 am

    I know the secon guy involved “Tom”. It’s sad that he threw his carreer away for this but about time he got what he deserved, even though he and aparently teachers in other schools have bee “seduced” by this same girl. It makes me sick that parent can’t seem to raise their children anymore. All involved including the girl should answer for their actions.

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  3. Guru says:
    April 5, 2009 at 4:28 pm

    I am an Adventist and it breaks my heart to know something like this can/does happen even in religious settings.

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