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Oct 08 2009

Rodney Bower

Posted by Webmaster in Elementary Schools, Hall of Shame, ME-FV, Virginia

Guilty

(03/25/09 – Initial BadBadTeacher.com Report)

Rodney Bower, 54, a teacher at Gunston Elementary School in Lorton, Virginia has turned himself in to police in response to allegations that he inappropriately touched a female student.

Rodney Bower

Bower has reportedly been charged with aggravated sexual battery.

The sexual assault is alleged to have occurred between February 1 and February 14 at the victim’s home where Bower was tutoring the girl. Reportedly police were not contacted about the allegation until March 20th.

Bower, who has taught at Gunston Elementary since 2005, has been placed on unpaid administrative leave according to a school district spokesperson.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Solvers by phone at 1-866-411-TIPS/8477 or text “TIP187″ plus your message to CRIMES/274637.

10/08/08 – Sentencing

In July, Rodney Bower pleaded guilty to the sexual battery of an 11-year-old girl.

Last week, that girl got to tell the court how his actions had affected her.

At the end of the sentencing hearing, the judge sentenced Bower to 10 years in prison, with five years suspended, to be followed by five years probation upon his release.

The judge also ordered Bower to receive sex-offender treatment, undergo polygraph tests and register as a sex offender.

This entry was posted on Thursday, October 8th, 2009 at 10:55 pm and is filed under Elementary Schools, Hall of Shame, ME-FV, Virginia. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

17 Responses to “Rodney Bower”
  1. hmmm says:
    October 13, 2009 at 11:17 am

    well he has already been sentenced

    Reply
  2. Maxima says:
    October 11, 2009 at 9:25 pm

    Anyone know when the sentencing is?

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