(8/14/07 - Initial BBT Report)
Richard Cea, 27, a former geometry teacher at New Milford High School, in New Milford, Connecticut has entered an Alford (no contest) plea to multiple counts of second-degree sexual assault and risk of injury to a minor and is facing up to six years in prison.
Cea, who was originally arrested on three counts of second-degree sexual assault, two counts of delivering liquor to minors and four counts of risk of injury to a minor on allegations that he had sex with two 15-year-old female students, supplied Smirnoff Ice Blackberry to a minor and photographed the minors in the nude while showering.
With his Alford plea, Cea does not agree with all aspects of the allegations against him but acknowledges there is sufficient evidence that a jury would find him guilty.
Cea is scheduled to be sentenced on October 26th.
10/27/07 - Sentencing
Richard “Ricky” Cea has been sentenced on multiple counts of second-degree sexual assault and risk of injury to a minor.
Cea, who entered an Alford plea to the charges in August, was sentenced to three and a half-years in prison, 10 years of probation, ordered not to have any unsupervised contact with minors or work with children and to register as a sex offender for ten years.
In sentencing Cea, Judge Robert Brunetti said, “We entrust our children to our teachers. We don’t expect our teachers to be sexually involved with our children. And not once but three times. He should have known better. He wasn’t strong enough to overcome temptation.”
References:
New Milford teacher sent to jail on sex charges (10/27/07)
Former teacher pleads guilty on sex assault charges (8/14/07)
Background:
Sex case: Former teacher charged (11/10/06)
Former New Milford teacher accused of sex with students (11/10/06)
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September 12th, 2008 at 11:49 pm
Yeah
These bimbos in the makings deserve a good beatin…but ONLY the teacher should have been arrested. No matter HOW much of a tramp these two young “ladies” are, this dirtbag is an adult and SHOULD bear the FULL legal responsibility.
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April 17th, 2008 at 11:39 am
How can you possibly blame the children? They are not in any position to make clear decisions…this was a teacher that they were supposed to be able to trust…and he got them drunk. He took advantage of them and abused his authority over them. How would you feel if it was your daughter????
December 28th, 2007 at 12:02 am
These teachers are accused of having sexual misconduct and I also state that these girls are just as bad. True, teachers are suppose to protect our children but at the same time why are these girls having sex at their age? So who told them that having sex before marriage is alright? I find both the adult and students are both to blame. Maybe if these students had any respect for themselves they would not be misbehaving like they are. They are both guilty for their actions and unfortunately the adult gets charged. I grew up respecting my body and only had sexual relations upon marriage. These girls just have to learn that any sexual relations before marriage is immorale.