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Jonathan Keith Spivey, 47, a choir teacher at Charlottesville High School, in Charlottesville, Virginia, has pleaded guilty to one count of custodial indecent liberties. He also entered an Alford plea on three other charges, admitting prosecutors had enough evidence to convict him of indecent conduct with those boys also although those charges were not actually prosecuted.

Spivey had previously come to the attention of authorities in 2001, for his conduct toward teen males. However the investigation was dropped when neither Spivey or the boy with whom he allegedly engaged in the inappropriate conduct would admit anything to investigators.

In September of last year a 17-year-old boy reported a “teacher hitting on me”. Spivey admitted he solicited oral sex with the boy and was placed on administrative leave.

In the wake of this case the boy involved in the earlier case admitted that he and Spivey had sexual contact an estimated 20 times, including incidents on a choir trip to Myrtle Beach and at the high school. Another boy 17-year-old boy reported having sex with Spivey eight or nine times when the boy was a junior.

Other boys came forward acknowledging that Spivey had either solicited them for sex or had sex with them over the years and that the incidents usually took place in Spivey’s office and in a choir robe chamber adjacent to his office.

Spivey, who was also music director at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, was initially charged with seven counts of custodial indecent liberties.

Spivey faces up to a maximum of 20 years in prison but prosecutors indicate that he will likely be sentenced in the one or two year range. He remains free on bond pending sentencing on September 27th.

References:

Former CHS choir director pleads guilty to sex charges

Teacher Charged In Student Molestation Pleads Guilty

Ex-choir man Spivey pleads guilty

Background:

Alleged Spivey Victim Speaks

CHS music teacher resigns after indictment

CHS teacher indicted on seven felonies

Jonathan Spivey Background

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