(10/31/08 - Initial BadBadTeacher.com Report)
Richard Berkley, 42, a former teacher at Dexter High School in Dexter, Kansas has been arrested and charged for engaging in inappropriate sexual relations with a female student.
According to NewsCow.net:
The formal criminal complaint - obtained by NewsCow - alleges that between Jan. 1, 2007 and May 9, 2008, Berkley engaged in lewd fondling or touching with the girl, who would have been 16 or 17 at the time. She is identified on the document by her initials and a birth date of February 7, 1991 is listed for her.
Reportedly Berkley was released on bond immediately following his arrest earlier this month.
According to NewsCow.net, Berkley resigned from the school system in April after having been initially suspended by the school system.
05/12/09 - No Contest Plea
Richard Berkley has reportedly entered a no contest plea to charges of unlawful sexual relations.
Berkley’s sentencing hearing is set for June 29.
Berkley remains free on bond while awaiting formal sentencing.
07/01/09 - Sentencing
Richard Berkley has been sentenced to 30 days in jail to be followed with 12 months probation.
If Berkley violates the terms of his probation he will be ordered to serve seven months with the Kansas Department of Corrections.
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July 2nd, 2009 at 5:47 pm
Lacy,
I would doubt that’s your real name, but I was also a student in his class and he’s a horrible teacher. He obviously played favorites toward girls he liked (slinder, smart, and good looking). He had plenty of “pet” students and the vast majority were popular and athletic. He didn’t care about ugly students or those not involved in a sport (and good at it) including boys.
He used all of to pay for his meals by doing “class projects” and having “field trips.” He’s sexist to say the very least and when girls to do not agree with his point of view their grades were literally at his mercy. I’m saying he would dock grades, but I was sure afraid to speak out against his sexist opinions in Current Events, Spanish, Government, etc.
He got less than he deserved the girl now realizes she made a mistake by getting involved to begin with, but actually had a low self esteem of herself (look-wise) by not having dated as much as most other girls. She will go to college and find herself and bright, handsome college boy and both will be very well off and do better than those who get stuck in the community working for minimum wage.
There were plenty of other girls he “hit” on and any wise student of his knows this for a fact. He even hit on junior high girls and had them sitting on his lap at certain times (Saw it first-hand myself). He’s scum and will hit on young girls again if parents are careful. As the old saying goes, “Be afraid, be very afraid.”
July 2nd, 2009 at 3:28 pm
He’ll have a cool twelve months to ply his trade on the inside, before being put back on the streets to lurk and seize his next victim. Hopefully, he has a little sexual misconduct practiced on him during his time at camp.