An Iowa man is in jail following a 19-month investigation into allegations that he abused multiple teenage students at the boarding school he operated in Keokuk, Iowa. According to an Associated Press (AP) report, authorities believe 39-year-old Benjamin Trane used his position as director of Midwest Academy to pressure at least one student into a sexual relationship and …
An Arizona elementary school principal was arrested on multiple charges on Tuesday after he made an online post about hosting a ‘skinny dipping’ pool party, inviting teenage girls to attend. The New York Post reports that Karl Waggoner, 59, is charged with luring a minor for sexual exploitation and aggravated luring/misrepresenting his age following an investigation of …
A West Virginia teacher was suspended from her job and arrested after she allegedly sent nude photos to at least five students within mere months of being hired at a Logan County high school. WSAZ reports that authorities arrested Tracy Miller, 27, on charges of three counts of distribution of obscene matter to minors on Friday. …
A former Alabama high school teacher is behind bars for reportedly performing “sexual acts” with one her students. Al.com reports that authorities arrested Sonya Ann Wilks Bailey, 51, on Monday and charged her with second-degree sodomy, second-degree rape, and one count of a “school employee engaging in a sex act with a student.” Bailey, a former commerce …
A teacher at a private elementary school in Vallejo, California, was arrested on Friday for allegedly dealing heroin and methadone. KRON 4 reports that 36-year-old Delicia Gomez, of Napa, was arrested at her home on outstanding warrants of possession of illegal pain pills and identity theft. While searching the teacher’s Napa home, police reportedly found methadone …
By COLLEEN SLEVIN, Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A Colorado high school cheerleading coach was fired Friday after videos surfaced showing him pushing cheerleaders down in splits. Denver Public Schools Superintendent Tom Boasberg said Ozell Williams was dismissed from his job at East High School. “I have watched all of the videos,” Boasberg said Friday. “As …
A California biology teacher accused of having sex with a 16-year-old student reportedly failed to appear in court to face unrelated drug charges. KNBC reported that Aimee Palmitessa, 45, was arrested at Coachella in April for allegedly possessing MDMA, a party drug more commonly known as ecstasy or “molly.” The 45-year-old supposedly wasn’t present for a Wednesday morning …
Los Angeles police have arrested a biology teacher and accused her of having sex with a 16-year-old student, Los Angeles Times has reported. Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) spokesman Tony Im announced Sunday that Aimee Palmitessa, 45, a teacher at the prestigious Brentwood School, was arrested Friday and charged with statutory rape. In a recent newsletter, …
A Pennsylvania teacher has been charged with multiple sex crimes for allegedly having an intimate relationship with a 16-year-old student whom she was “obsessed” with, the Daily Local News reports. Melissa Bonkoski, 38, bought a so-called burner phone — a disposable cell phone — so she could secretly arrange trysts with the boy. During those …
An Oklahoma court has ordered an ex-middle school teacher to pay $1 million to a teenage boy she had a sexual relationship with, as reported by The Oklahoman. A federal judge handed down the ruling against former grammar teacher Jennifer Caswell, 31. The unnamed boy and his father sued Caswell and the Hollis School District …
A Milwaukee, Wisconsin, teacher accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a former student reportedly died by suicide on Monday Christian Tomsey, 39, was found dead in his home amid a criminal investigation. Authorities later confirmed to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that the Dominican High School English teacher took his own life. A former student claimed they were …
The married mother’s husband reportedly filed for divorce just before one of the alleged assaults
