Julie Petty, the 37 year old substitute teacher and soccer coach at William James Middle School in White Bluff, Tennessee has pleaded guilty to one count of sexual battery by an authority figure. In exchange for her plea, prosecutors have dropped a statutory rape charge against her.
Petty was originally arrested in May 2007 after being accused o...
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52 year old Jerry Angus, former coach and teacher at Spring Hill High School, in Columbia, Tennessee, has been found guilty by jury of numerous sex offenses following his September 2007 arrest.
Angus was accused of having sexual relations with an underage female student in the Opryland Hotel in Nashville. Angus was found not guilty by jury in Ja...
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Heather Thorsby, a 35 year old art teacher at Independence High School in Franklin, Tennessee, has pleaded guilty to 3 counts of statutory rape by an authority figure and 2 counts of sexual battery by an authority figure. Thorsby was sentenced to 3 years in prison, and must register as a sex offender.
Thorsby and the girl, who was 17 at the time...
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47 year old Jack Ownes, a substitute teacher at Marion County High School in Jasper, Tennessee has been arrested on charges of statutory rape by an authority figure, exploitation of a minor by electronic means. Ownes was also charged with carrying a weapon on school property, however that charge has since been dropped.
Owens is accused of having...
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Timothy Byars, a 45 year old former track coach at Dyersburg High School in Dyersburg, Tennessee has been sentenced on 1 count of sexual battery and 1 count of statutory rape. The incidents are reported to have happened in November of 2006, before a track meet. The incidents involved 2 sisters.
Byars was sentenced to 9 years in prison, with one ...
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Heather Chesser, the 26 year old teacher at the Phoenix School, in Crossville, Tennessee, which is an alternative school, has pleaded guilty to statutory rape. Chesser is accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a teen aged male student at the school.
Chesser was originally charged with 2 counts of statutory rape and 2 counts of sexu...
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28 year old Nathan Powell, a former teacher and coach at Whitwell High School in Whitwell, Tennessee was arrested and charged with 9 counts of statutory rape by an authority figure and 9 more counts of aggravated statutory rape.
It is being reported that the alleged victims involved are two female students, however it is not clear if either of t...
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Former basketball coach and teacher in Clarksville, Tennessee, 30 year old Bryan Farmer was sentenced to 120 days in jail to be followed by two years of proabtion after being found guilty of 3 counts of statutory rape involving a 16 year old female student.
Farmer was sentenced to 60 days in jail after being convicted of one count of sexual batt...
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It looks like THIS is becoming the epidemic lately. For the third time in 2 days, a female teacher has been arrested for having sexual relations with a female student. In this case, it was 2 female students. Also in this case, the alleged offender is...not hot.
Amy Elder, the 28 year old softball coach and teacher at Ripley High School in Ripley...
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Welcome to the 80s Patti Jo! Patti Jo Singleton, the former teachers aide at Cloudland High School in Roan Mountain, Tennessee has plead guilty to solicitation of sex from a minor. It is alleged that Patti Jo and a 15 year old student had an inappropriate phone conversation. Details of what was said during the conversation were not revealed.
Sin...
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31 year old in-school suspension assistant at Sweetwater High School in Sweetwater, Tennessee, Cedrick Holmes was arrested on one count of statutory rape and two counts of sexual battery by an authority figure. The charges stem from allegations that Holmes had a sexual relationship with 3 different female students at the school.
Holmes apparentl...
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Tracy Hinson, 38 year old science teacher at Lake County High School in Tiptonville, Tennessee was arrested for contributing to the unruly behavior of a minor. Officials are not releasing any details other than the charges are related to allegations of a sexual nature between her and a teenage male student.
Hinson has worked in the school distri...
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Math teacher at Halls High School in Knoxville, Tennessee, 43 year old Corey DeHart, has been indicted on charges of statutory rape and sexual battery by an authority figure.
It is alleged that a female student came forward with the allegations, and DeHart was subsequently arrested and released from the Knox county jail on $50,000 bond. The inc...
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Michael Noel, 36 year old basketball and cross country coach, math teacher, and athletic director at K-12 Clinch School in Hawkins County, Tennessee has pleaded guilty to charges of receipt of child pornography and obstructing justice. As per his plea agreement, a third charge in his federal indictment, possession of child pornography, will be drop...
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50 year old 6th grade teacher Montgomery (Monty) Koons has pleaded guilty to 3 charges of aggravated statutory rape after allegations that he had a sexual relationship with a 15 year old female former student.
Koons taught at Jefferson Middle School for 20 years and was the sponsor of the school’s drama club. His extracurricular activities inc...
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A former coach of Baylor School and Wake Forest football star is facing 7 charges of statutory rape by an authority figure after a student made allegations of sexual misconduct. There aren't many details on this story other than he turned himself in with his lawyer, was arrested and released later on $25,000 bond.
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