William Stevens
Posted by Webmaster in Coaches, Hall of Shame, Idaho, ME-MV, Substitute Teachers
(10/25/08 – Initial BadBadTeacher.com Report)
William Arthur Stevens, 22, a former substitute teacher in the Twin Falls School District and an eighth grade volleyball coach at Vera C. O’Leary Junior High School, both in Twin Falls, Idaho, has been arrested and charged on allegations of the sexual abuse of a 15-year-old boy.
Stevens is charged with two felony counts of sex abuse of a child under 16, four felony counts of lewd conduct with a minor under 16 and a misdemeanor count of obscene material, a misdemeanor. The latter charge alleges that Stevens sent pictures of naked women to the boy’s cell phone.
It is alleged that in September Stevens asked the boy to hang out with him and that they drove around for a while and eventually end up at an the entrance to an RV park where numerous sex acts occurred between Stevens and the boy.
It is alleged that in a phone call between the boy and Stevens and which was recorded by police that Stevens made incriminating statements.
It is further alleged that Stevens admitted to police that he and the boy kissed, masturbated each other, and engaged in oral sex.
Stevens, who faces a maximum possible punishment of four life sentences plus 50 years, was being held in the Twin Falls County Jail on $101,000 bond with a preliminary hearing set for October 31st.
11/01/08 – Preliminary Hearing and Bond Reduction
On Friday a preliminary hearing was held for William Stevens.
At that hearing the judge lowered his bond from $100,000 to $20,000 on the felony charges.
The judge ordered Stevens to surrender his passport to the court if released on bond. If released on bond Stevens will be under house arrest at his parents’ residence.
01/07/09 – Preliminary Hearing Waived
William Stevens has waived his preliminary hearing and been bound over to 5th District Court on 2 felony counts of sex abuse of a child under 16, 4 felony counts of lewd conduct, and 1 misdemeanor charge of distribution of obscene material.
Reportedly Stevens is free on $20,000 bond.
04/10/09 – Guilty Plea In the Works
KMVT TV reports that William Arthur Stevens has requested to change his plea to guilty.
Stevens is set to appear before Fifth District Judge Randy Stoker on April 20th to change his plea to guilty.
04/20/09 – Plea Deal and Guilty Plea
William Arthur Stevens has reportedly pleaded guilty to one count of lewd conduct with a minor.
Prosecutors in turn dropped two counts of sexual abuse of a minor and three other counts of lewd conduct with a minor.
Under the terms of the plea deal, Stevens will be sentenced to 12 years in prison with six of those fixed, and six of them indeterminate.
Sentencing is set for June 15th.
06/29/09 – Sentencing Delayed
Sentencing for William Arthur Stevens, scheduled for today, has been delayed until July 13th.
References:
Former teacher makes deal for guilty plea (04/20/09)
Substitute teacher wants to change plea in sex abuse case (04/10/09)
Sex abuse case bound over to district court (01/06/09)
Former Twin Falls substitute’s bond reduced (11/01/08)
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It’s good that WS likes giving BJs, because where he’s going he’ll be in BJ heaven, and for a VERY long time! His life is officially over. That’s what happens when you mess with a minor. He’s only 22 years old, too! The boy probably got as much fun out of it as he did, but when the boy’s ready to retire, WS may very likely be in prison, or dead.
GO Nincompoop!!! I like your style! You seem to take both sides of the story into consideration! As for cannotbenamed, my sincerest regards and I do believe that now that the sentencing is over, I would like to wish my best regards to you and your family and I would also like to say I hope you can find it in your heart someday to befriend Mr. Stevens once again! So this is my final note, the whole thing is done and over with, and although the scars remain fresh on both sides, I hope this is viewed as a lesson learned and people will all heal from this on both sides! So best wishes to BOTH families!
Nincompoop – I’m with you up until you say “So, this is not like it was someone taking advantage of an uneducated, completely naive elementary student. ”
You make that statement based on your own development at age 15. The average age at which males in the United States lose their virginity is 16.4 years. So generally speaking an average 15 year old does not posses the “prowess” you describe. We do not know where this kid falls on the curve. Further, it is accepted that children at that age do not posses the maturity and experience to make responsible decisions regarding sex. This is why we have laws to protect them. Speculating on this child’s experience and sexual prowess borders on irresponsible and is ultimately irrelevant by any standard.
One other item I wanted to note here.
I am not in any way trying to make a case for this not being a crime. However, young males typically are pretty astute in their sexual prowess at 15-16 years of age. Quite frankly, my first sexual experiences occurred at the ripe old age of 12. By the time I was 15 I knew more about sex than many people twice my age. And that was the norm for boys at my age at the time.
So, this is not like it was someone taking advantage of an uneducated, completely naive elementary student. So I don’t quite see this case the same as your typical pedophilia cases of 40-50 year old men fondling and molesting 7 and 8 year olds..or younger.
But, what is important about this case is that age was not an issue with the accused. And being such, had he not been caught, it is probable that he would have repeated this offense with another and maybe this time it could have been a very young victim who did not know what was taking place.
So, I say again…glad that the accused was caught and will face retribution for his crime which will hopefully lead to a successful rehabilitation and noone else down the road somewhere being hurt.
cannotbenamed-
It’s surprising that you use the name ‘cannotbenamed’ to post on this site as it is pretty clear who you are by some of the statements you’ve made.
#1. Probably not advisable to post about an ongoing case which you may be a party to.
#2. I agree with much of what you have said. And I feel badly for you and your family. These types of situations are very difficult to overcome for adolescents.
I think that it does no one any good in this situation to try to paint a picture of the accused as either a saint or a sexual predator. I believe the truth is somewhere in the middle. Which, by the way is where most of mankind is classified. No one is beyond sin no matter how close to their Gods they feel that they are.
Unfortunately, there is a place in the human brain that controls sexuality and how someone acts on their sexual desires, fantasies, etc. It is self control and conscientiousness that allows people to act or not act. If you ever stole something or lied about something, or hurt someone who maybe wasn’t able to defend themselves…how did you feel before committing those acts? And, by the way…I’m not trying to compare these acts to sexual abuse. What I’m trying to say is that you likely had that moment…(think of the angel and devil on the shoulder scenario)… where you wondered…”what happens if I get caught, or even should I or shouldn’t I”…
In that respect the crime being discussed is very much the same. Another respect that these crimes are the same is that once the crime is committed, the probability of repeating the offense is very high. It takes people reaalizing how offensive their behavior was and for it to eat away at them and make them swim in the fears of what might have happened to them.
So, to wrap this up…yes Will was very much wrong in doing what he did. He was the adult and if he didn’t he surely should have known the law as it relates to these types of crimes. Also, I can only hope that whatever punishment has been or will be rendered by the courts will rehabilitate him so that this type of thing never happens again.
For your familiy member, I hope that he is able to process the circumstances that led to the events that occurred. I hope that he can determine in his own mind what types of sexual relationships are appropriate and that it isn’t all about self gratification. Hopefully he will be able to educate others on how this type of situation can be overcome and how a person can avoid the potential traps that can befall the young and naive.
My sincerest regards…