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Sex Offenders as Teachers: Educators Betraying Trust

By Steven Rodriguez

There is an unfortunately long history of teachers who take advantage of their male or female students, and commit either rape, statutory rape or some other sexual offense.  There is also an unfortunate history of students making bogus claims against teachers because they have a grudge over a grade or some other lame excuse. In the first instance, take Santa Monica/Malibu Unified School District.  Not only have multiple students come forward to accuse a teacher of a variety of sexual offenses, but administrators apparently knew about the charges and did nothing about it. Another teacher in Los Angeles who had caused problem at a previous post in Fremont had been accused a couple of years ago or sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl.  Again, there were a myriad of cover ups and misinformed or misguided administrators surrounding the situation...continue to full post

Full post as published by LA Criminal Defense Blog on May 12, 2008 (boomark / email).