(02/13/09 – Initial BadBadTeacher.com Report)
Jason Beck, 24, a former junior varsity girls’ basketball coach at Apache Junction High School in Apache Junction, Arizona has been indicted by a Pinal County grand jury on one count each of sexual conduct with a minor and luring a minor for sexual exploitation.
A a joint investigation between the Apache Junction Unified School District and police resulted in Beck being arrested on February 3rd on allegations of sexually related behavior with a 17-year-old female basketball player.
Court documents reveal Beck is accused of engaging in sexual intercourse with the girl and offering or soliciting oral sex through text messages with the alleged incidents occurring in December.
Beck, who was hired in late October, resigned from his coaching position on January 13th after allegations of improper behavior on his part surfaced.
Beck is being held in the Pinal County Adult Detention Center in lieu of $25,000 bond.
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I heard he recently pled guilty to a lesser charge becasue of the way he handled the agressive nature the girl was forceing herself upon him. I also heard the mother requested that he be sentanced lightly and not have to register given the nature of the situation. I see your sight following up on other stories when they go bad, but not when one ends in a positive light for the person on trial or in this case a partial victim.
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As to this site not following up when a case ends favorable for the accused, apparently you missed the “Categories” section in the right hand side-bar. There you will find listing for “Charges Dismissed” and “Not Guilty”, the former containing 33 posts and the latter 30 posts, each and everyone of which we followed up by reporting favorable conclusions for the accused.
gross… to think this kid was an RA at the college i went to up in south dakota…. way to go dakota wesleyan university!! this is a sad sad story from a sad sad kid who thought he had his life figured out…. guess not… maybe suggest back ground checks or mental stability checkups for people who are an authority figure! thanks for your time and go tigers!! haha
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