James M. Goodbrad
Posted by: Webmaster in Elementary Schools, Florida, ME-MV, Teachers - Misc(9/6/07 - Initial BBT Report)
James M. Goodbrad, 26, a former first-grade teacher at McNeal Elementary School, in Bradenton, Florida pleaded guilty last week to lewd or lascivious molestation of a 15-year-old Manatee High School male student.
Reportedly, Goodbrad was a “father figure” to the victim and Goodbrad would often allow the boy to spend the night, and the two hung out often.
One night in January Goodbrad molested the boy, who had fallen asleep in Goodbrad’s home after watching TV and playing video games.
Sentencing is scheduled for October 31 and Goodbrad is facing between about 4 and 15 years in prison.
Reportedly the victim told his mother about the molestation. She in turn told a youth pastor, who with two other pastors confronted Goodbrad at which time Goodbrad allegedly admitted groping the boy during the weekend sleep over.
10/31/07 - Sentencing
James M. Goodbrad has been sentenced.
Prosecutor Cynthia Evers recommended to the judge that Goodbrad spend 51 months in prison while Goodbrad’s attorney asked the judge to sentence his client to two years of house arrest.
Circuit Judge Janette Dunnigan did neither and sentenced Goodbrad to one year in jail, 50 hours of community service and five years of sex-offender probation.
References:
Former teacher gets 1 year in jail (10/31/07)
A former teacher in Manatee admits he molested a boy (9/15/07)
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