Ted Johnson
Posted by: Webmaster in Band/Music, Hall of Shame, High Schools, ME-FV, Middle Schools, Virginia
(2/25/08 - Initial BBT Report)
Ted Thomas Johnson, 48, reportedly a band and fine arts teacher for the Manassas City Public Schools in Manassas, Virginia has been arrested on charges of attempted indecent liberties with a child and misdemeanor sexual battery.
Johnson who reportedly teaches at Osbourn High School and Mayfield Intermediate School was arrested on allegations that he sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl.
The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office asks that anyone with information regarding Johnson call 540-658-4450
Ted Johnson is initially being held without bond.
2/29/08 - Move Alleged Victims Come Forward
Two more girls, ages 12 and 13, have come forward accusing Johnson of sexually abusing them.
None of the three alleged female victims were students of Johnson’s.
Johnson faces two additional counts of aggravated sexual assault and two additional counts of custodial indecent liberties with a child bringing the total number of counts against him to six.
05/29/08 - Trial Date Set
An October 15th trial date has been set for Ted Johnson.
10/17/08 - Guilty Plea
On October 15th, Ted Johnson pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated sexual battery and two counts of attempted custodial indecent liberties with a child.
As part of the plea deal, three other charges were dropped.
Following his guilty plea, Ted Johnson was remanded to jail to await sentencing on December 15th.
References:
Teacher admits molesting girls (10/16/08)
Court date set for teacher accused of sexual assault (05/29/08)
Teacher faces additional sex charges (2/29/08)
Two More Victims Come Forward After Teacher’s Sex Crime Arrest (2/29/08)
Teacher Accused Of Attempted Sex Assault Of 13-Year-Old Girl (2/25/08)
STAFFORD MAN CHARGED WITH SEX CRIMES (2/25/08)
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November 24th, 2008 at 11:54 pm
I was there as a student when he first started. I was also part of the group of band students that got together for the audition process between him and 2 other prospective teachers. Every single kid in the group and most of the parents that were there did not like him and preferred one of the other prospects. Our recommendations were not listened to for what I can only see as 1 of 2 reasons; 1) We were kids. “What do we know.” or 2) the person in charge of the music program for the entire city schools program didn’t like our choice because of some personal bias toward someone like him. (I’m not going to say what it was because it will turn the following posts into a different subject.)
I remember several of the girls in the band saying they were uncomfortable being in his office, alone, with the door shut, and the band room door shut but that was how he conducted business. One of the girls I dated said she thought he might have acted inappropriately but was unsure. Her solution was to not be around him alone, ever.
I remember being singled out by Ted. I was and still am an exceptional musician. I can only assume he was threatend by that since we played duets together, very early in his tenure, and I showed him up. He tried to affect my grades but couldn’t because I, along with my parents, were too vocal. Not to mention the fact that everyone knew that I was very good and should never receive less than an A.
Other people that were in the band with me said that they didn’t feel uncomfortable at all and did not think these charges had ant merit. But there was one girl (a close friend of mine in school) that the parents did confront the principal at that time and they were told that they needed to stop their allegations because they could be sued for slander. Oh, incidentally, all of the girls that said they didn’t see anything or feel uncomfortable were either very close friends or I dated them (Heather from comment #11 is proof of that). And since my parents had confronted him about what they were hearing as well, I can only assume that he wouldn’t take the risk of trying anything with someone that I was close to.
He was a bad teacher and, according to his own admission, a dispicable human being. I hope knows that people in jail don’t like child molesters and he might not make it out. That might be why he accepted a plea to possibly avoid jail. Even though he deserves it.
October 27th, 2008 at 7:37 pm
All these people are defending him and now the truth has come out. Just goes to show you that some people have a dark side.
October 23rd, 2008 at 12:00 pm
Fianlly someone who gets his dues. He treated my son like crap when my son was his student. He belittled him and when I complained nothing was done. He should have been fired years ago. If he did not like you as a student, he was actually mean! Had one mother tell me her daughter had been “approached” but would not turn him in until her other daughter graduated. Some people just afraid to step forward. And if he had a sexual assault conviction in 1982, why the heck was he EVER hired by Manassas school system??!!
October 17th, 2008 at 2:28 pm
He admitted to doing it, he is set to be sentenced on Dec 15th
October 16th, 2008 at 9:55 pm
Does anybody knows how was the trial? Anybody has any update?
October 15th, 2008 at 3:56 pm
I think the whole thing was rediculous.. either you have to plead guilty to something or you get jail time.. because they will believe what ever the little brats say..
October 15th, 2008 at 4:14 am
Let the trial begin. They must be trying to send him up the river, otherwise he would have avoided going to trial. Another “Teacher of the Year.”
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June 26th, 2008 at 3:31 pm
Only in Manassas. lol