Female Teachers Accused Of Having Sex With Male Students

https://nypost.com/2021/03/24/ex-alabama-teacher-accused-of-sex-with-students-pleads-guilty/

Carrie Witt, ex-Alabama teacher accused of sex with students, pleads guilty
By Amanda Woods
March 24, 2021 | 1:46pm | Updated

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Carrie Cabri Witt was arrested in March 2017 for allegedly having sex with two male students. Morgan County Sheriff's Office


A former Alabama high school teacher accused of having sex with two teen students reportedly pleaded guilty this week — years after she argued she had a constitutional right to sleep with them.

Carrie Cabri Witt, 47, who taught history, psychology and social studies and coached girls’ golf and junior varsity cheer at Decatur High School, was arrested in March 2017 for allegedly having sex with two male students.

One of the students was 17 when the relationship started and the other was 18, according to reports.

Witt appeared in Morgan County Court on Monday, entering a guilty plea to one count of a school employee engaging in a sex act with a student under the age of 19, Decatur Daily reported.

A second count was dismissed by prosecutors.

The ex-teacher’s trial was set to begin Monday, but she entered a “blind plea” without an agreement on a sentence with the district attorney’s office, according to the report.

The sentencing hearing was scheduled for July 1 by Morgan County Circuit Judge Jennifer Howell, who is hearing the case.

Witt must register as a sex offender and could face up to 20 years behind bars for the Class B felony, according to the report.

Back in 2017, now-retired Morgan County Circuit Judge Glenn Thompson ruled that a state law created in 2010 that prohibits school employees from having sex with students under 19 was unconstitutional as it applies to Witt and David Solomon, a former aide at Falkville High, who was accused of having sex with a 17-year-old female student.

Witt insisted at the time that she was only being prosecuted for a consensual relationship — the age of consent in Alabama is 16 — because she worked at a school. She argued that the prosecution violated her 14th Amendment right to privacy and equal protection, according to WHNT.

The state appealed the judge’s ruling a short time later, and the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals reversed it and ordered that the charges be reinstated against Witt, the station reported.

“We’re glad that it’s resolved, that it’s done,” Morgan County Assistant District Attorney Courtney Schellack told Decatur Daily. “This has been a long case, between getting it dismissed by Judge Thompson and going to the Court of Criminal Appeals and bringing it back [to Circuit Court]. It’s been a long process, and we’re just glad it’s done for the community and the victims in the case.”

Witt’s attorneys, Robert Tuten and Nick Heatherly of Huntsville, declined to comment to Decatur Daily.

Witt did not negotiate a sentence, and her “blind plea” allows prosecutors “to argue what we think a proper sentence should be,” District Attorney Scott Anderson told the outlet.

“And in this case, we believe that prison time is more than appropriate,” he said. “We think it’s appropriate not only as punishment for this defendant and her actions, we think it’s appropriate to deter anyone in the future from violating this law.”
 
https://nypost.com/2021/04/20/long-island-high-school-teacher-accused-of-having-sex-with-student/

Long Island high school teacher accused of having sex with student
By Kenneth Garger
April 20, 2021 | 2:26am | Updated

A Long Island high school teacher was arrested Monday for allegedly having a sexual relationship with a male student, police said.

Veronica Pezdan, 28, who taught math at Shoreham-Wading River High School, is accused of carrying out the relationship over the past two months, according to Suffolk County police.

The teacher was stopped by police on the William Floyd Parkway after leaving the school at about 11 a.m., cops said.

She is charged with rape and endangering the welfare of a child.

Her arraignment is scheduled for Tuesday at First District Court in Central Islip.
 
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Teacher’s Aide Jennilynne Derolf Arrested In Bucks County For Allegedly Assaulting 14-Year-Old boy
By CBS3 Staff
July 16, 2021 at 11:39 am

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FALLS TOWNSHIP, Pa. (CBS) – A teacher’s aide in Bucks County is accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a student. Prosecutors say Jennilynne Derolf sexually assaulted a 14-year-old boy.

Police started investigating this week after getting a tip from the boy’s grandmother.

Derolf is a teacher’s aide at Valley Day School in Falls Township.

We’re reaching out to the school for a response to the charges.
 
https://nypost.com/2021/07/17/nyc-teacher-let-****-snaps-get-into-hands-of-students-investigators/

Teacher let ‘sexually explicit’ photos get into hands of students: investigators
By Kathianne Boniello and Susan Edelman
July 17, 2021 | 10:36am | Updated

Kinky nude snaps of a young Bronx teacher made it into the hands of students after the educator left their laptop unguarded in the classroom, city investigators found.

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, 26, was probed after one youth at Jill Chaifetz Transfer High School in Longwood boasted of having sex with the teacher at least three times in the employee’s apartment, on weekends and once after a school trip, says a report by the Special Commissioner of Investigation for city schools.

Several students told investigators they knew of the sexual relationship, with two kids saying Prytherch had “colonized” the student. Another claimed to have seen the pair sitting together in the school auditorium — with the teacher putting their leg on top of the student’s knee and resting their head on his shoulder.

But the student changed his story several times, denying he had sex with the teacher, then saying he lied because he didn’t want to get the educator in trouble. Investigators could not confirm the sexual relationship, the SCI said in an October report to ex-Chancellor Richard Carranza, obtained by The Post.

Prytherch, who told the schools watchdog they were nonbinary “and preferred the pronouns ‘they’ and ‘their,’” denied sexual contact with the teen, but admitted they had flirted with him and failed to report that he had voiced romantic feelings for them, the report said.

Prytherch admitted they had left their personal laptop, which contained “sexually explicit and nude photographs,” unattended, which allowed one of their charges at the Bronx school to find the pics and distribute them to other students.

One photo showed Prytherch with rope around their breasts, students reported. Another showed the “completely naked” teacher on their knees with hands behind them, apparently handcuffed. Witnesses said they identified Prytherch by their tattoos.

Chaifetz HS and other other city Department of Education transfer schools serve older students who have fallen behind or dropped out, and aim to help them graduate.

Since many students at Chaifetz come from “dysfunctional” homes, the school encouraged teachers to support the kids, Prytherch told investigators, adding that they were “directed” to call or text the student in question to ensure he wasn’t late to class.

Investigators found 46 text messages between the pair, and three phone calls, including several communications after midnight.

Given the teacher’s “poor judgment” in using their own laptop at school and an “inability to maintain proper boundaries” with the student, SCI recommended disciplinary action “up to and including termination.”

Prytherch could not be reached.

Prytherch, who taught English, worked in the classroom for less than seven months.

She started in September 2018, was removed in March 2019, and terminated that April, the city Department of Education said.

“This behavior is absolutely unacceptable and this teacher was terminated following these substantiated allegations,” said DOE spokeswoman Katie O’Hanlon. “The safety and well-being of students are our top priority and there is zero tolerance for these actions.”
 

NJ high school arts teacher accused of sexually assaulting student​



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September 20, 2021 10:46pm
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Christine Knudsen, an art teacher at Fair Lawn High School in New Jersey, allegedly sexually assaulted a student in 2018.
Christine Knudsen, an art teacher at Fair Lawn High School in New Jersey, allegedly sexually assaulted a student in 2018. Bergen County Prosecutor's Office


A New Jersey high school arts teacher was arrested last week after allegedly sexually assaulting a student and providing the victim with drugs, prosecutors said.
Christine Knudsen, 44, a teacher at Fair Lawn High School, allegedly engaged in a sexual relationship with the student in September 2018, according to court records obtained by NJ.com.
The teacher is also accused of consuming controlled substances with the student, according to the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office.
Prosecutors were tipped off to Knudsen’s alleged behavior last Tuesday.
By Thursday, authorities arrested the teacher and charged her with sexual assault and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child.
“We do not understand there to be any allegations of current misconduct,” Fair Lawn Schools Superintendent Nicholas Norcia said in a letter to parents after Knudsen’s arrest, NJ.com reported.
“Law enforcement has made clear that it does not consider any current students at risk of harm, in any way,” the letter continued.
 

Florida drama teacher accused of having sex with 14-year-old student in her car​



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A Florida middle school drama teacher was arrested Monday after allegedly having sex on multiple occasions with a former student in her car, a report said.
The alleged relationship between Brittiny Lopez-Murray, 31, and the 14-year-old student began after the teacher texted the teen in August about “her feelings toward” him, according to a police report obtained by the Miami Herald.
Lopez-Murray and the student — who is now in high school — exchanged texts detailing “how much they enjoyed the sex with each other,” the report said.
The teacher would sometimes pick him up after basketball practice and then the two would allegedly engage in sexual acts in her car, according to the report.
Lopez-Murray has taught at Hialeah Middle for four years and was named “rookie teacher of the year” in 2017.
Brittany Lopez-Murray allegedly had sex with a middle school student multiple times in her car.Brittany Lopez-Murray allegedly had sex with a middle school student multiple times in her car.Miami Dade Corrections and Rehabilitation
The alleged relationship was uncovered Saturday after the student’s sister saw explicit texts and photos between him and the teacher, the report said.
The boy’s father also found nude photos of Lopez-Murray on his son’s phone, according to the report.
Hialeah Middle School, where Lopez-Murray taught drama for four years.Hialeah Middle School, where Lopez-Murray taught drama for four years.Google Maps
The Miami-Dade school district told the Miami Herald that Lopez-Murray will be fired in light of her arrest.
“All employees receive training and are expected to abide by the District’s Standards of Ethical Conduct policy. It is unfortunate that despite our efforts, the actions of some individuals run contrary to the behavior that is expected of them,” the district said.
Lopez-Murray was charged with lewd and lascivious battery, molestation, and engaging in a sexual act with a child.
One of the teacher’s lawyers, Landon Ray, said his client is “presumed innocent until proven guilty.
“We hope everyone is patient, doesn’t rush to judgment and respects the family’s privacy,” the lawyer said.
 



Former Teacher Charged After Alleged Inappropriate Sexual Contact With Student: Philadelphia Police​



By CBS3 StaffFebruary 11, 2022 at 7:17 am



PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A Catholic school teacher is under arrest after Philadelphia police say she had inappropriate sexual contact with a student. Barbara Corbo, 30, is charged with institutional sexual assault.
Former Teacher Charged After Alleged Inappropriate Sexual Contact With Student: Philadelphia Police
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According to police, Corbo engaged in the inappropriate conduct back in December along Kelly Drive. She was working at Mercy Career and Technical High School in Hunting Park before being fired last month.
In a letter to parents Thursday, school leaders said they learned of the incident on Jan. 18 and fired Corbo the same day.
 

California teacher arrested for allegedly molesting 7 students​



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Richmond charter school teacher arrested, charged with 29 counts of lewd acts against minors






A California biology teacher has been arrested for allegedly molesting seven students and sharing graphic photos online, authorities said.
Anessa Paige Gower, 35, is facing 29 separate criminal counts over the alleged abuse that occurred when she was teaching at Making Waves Academy in Richmond, the Costa District Attorney’s Office said.
The victims and witnesses told investigators that the abuse, which dates back to last year, included sex acts with the minors, inappropriate touching and sharing sexually graphic photos, prosecutors said.
Anessa Paige Gower allegedly molested seven students while teaching at  Making Waves Academy in Richmond, California.Anessa Paige Gower allegedly molested seven students while teaching at Making Waves Academy in Richmond, California.Richmond Police Department Gower is facing 29 separate criminal counts for the abuse.Gower is facing 29 separate criminal counts for the abuse.Making Waves Academy
Authorities haven’t revealed the age or gender of any of the victims, but the charter school caters to students in grades 5 to 12.
Gower was taken into custody last Wednesday at Sacramento International Airport when she returned from a vacation in Hawaii.
She is currently in custody in Richmond and is facing multiple child molestation charges.
Making Waves Academy Chief Executive Officer Alton B. Nelson Jr. said Gower was fired after the allegations came to light.
According to prosecutors, the abuse includes sex acts with the minors, inappropriate touching and sharing sexually graphic photos.According to prosecutors, the abuse includes sex acts with the minors, inappropriate touching and sharing sexually graphic photos.Making Waves Academy
“During the course of an investigation into allegations that one of our teachers violated school policy, we learned of additional highly concerning allegations involving that teacher’s conduct,” Nelson said in a statement obtained by KRON4.
“We immediately shared that information with authorities who are reviewing the matter. That teacher is no longer employed by Making Waves Academy and we have reached out to parents, students and faculty to provide support where it might be needed.”
 

Pennsylvania teacher busted for sexual relationship with student after husband alerts principal​



By
Selim Algar


May 17, 2022 5:22pm
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Olivia Ortz's husband found the incriminating messages on his wife's iPad and reported her. New Wilmington Police Department






A married Pennsylvania high school choir director was arrested for a sexual relationship with a female student after her irate husband alerted administrators, according to reports.
Olivia Ortz, 26, was taken into custody Monday and hit with two counts of sexual activity with a 17-year-old student at Wilmington Area High School, New Castle News reported.
Her husband, who did freelance work for the school’s music department, found incriminating messages on Ortz’s iPad after coming home from a recent trip to Florida and told the principal.
Ortz, of Hermitage, was suspended on May 9 and had a warrant was issued for her arrest on Friday,
According to reports, she declined to immediately turn herself in and even sang in a local concert on Sunday before finally surrendering the following day.
Remarkably, Ortz’s predecessor as the school’s music director, Jonathan Priano, 37, is also facing similar charges of sexual misconduct with students.
He allegedly had an affinity for tickling the feet of coeds and forming inappropriately close relationships with them, according to reports. His criminal case is pending.
Acting on tips from Ortz’s husband, investigators found more than 100 messages between the choir leader and her female student using Spotify’s chat function.








The pair allegedly has a code word in case their illicit dalliance was ever discovered.


In interviews with police, the student admitted to going to the teacher’s home when her spouse was away and that they had sex on several occasions.


The girl said she returned to Ortz’s home after her husband discovered their relationship to offer the teacher comfort, according to WTAE.


Authorities said they interviewed the teen and her parents again on May 5 after executing a conclusive search warrant.


The teen defiantly told them that the pair were still communicating despite looming criminal charges for Ortz and that they are in love.


Ortz is being held in the Lawrence County lockup on $150,000 bond and her next hearing is set for May 25


Priano, who faces 10 counts of sexual assault and two counts of unlawful contact with minors, had a pretrial hearing set for June.
 





Teacher at Christian high school arrested after sexting student, trying to sneak him into her home​



By
Patrick Reilly


June 10, 2022 10:57pm
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Julie Hoover is accused of sexting with an 18-year-old student and attempting to bring him to her home in Florida.
Julie Hoover is accused of sexting with an 18-year-old student and attempting to bring him to her home in Florida. Taylor County Sheriff's Office


A teacher at a Christian high school in Florida was arrested after allegedly sexting with a student and trying to sneak him into her home while her husband was away, police said.
Julie Hoover, a 38-year-old teacher at Point of Grace Christian School in Perry, was charged Wednesday with one count of an authority figure soliciting or engaging in sex with a student after allegedly exchanging explicit messages with an 18-year-old senior student, according to police records obtained by WCTV.
Police were notified by the student’s mother on June 2 after she found the text messages between Hoover and the teenager that were exchanged in March and April.
The mother told deputies Hoover was arranging for her son to come to her home while her husband was at work, according to an arrest report.
Hoover was released from custody Thursday on a $15,000 bond, the outlet reported.
Hoover is a graduate of St. Leo University and has been employed as a mathematics teacher at the school since 2018, according to a LinkedIn profile,



The school has yet to comment on her arrest.
 








Texas Teacher Gets 60 Day Prison Sentence for Sex with 6th Grader​

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A former Texas sixth grade teacher will spend two months in prison for having a three-year relationship with one of her students, who was between the ages of 12 and 15 at the time. She will be given until June 2023 to surrender for her brief prison sentence due to the recent birth of her child.
This week, 32-year-old Marka Bodine went before Harris County Judge George Glass who sentenced her to 60 days in prison and 10 years of probation following her guilty plea on the charge of continuous sexual abuse of a child, ABC13 reported. The sentence was postponed due to the recent birth of her child. She has until June 5, 2023, to report to jail. The underage victim was not the child’s father, according to a New York Post report. The defendant was an English teacher for Tomball ISD north of Houston.
The sentence came as a surprise to the Harris County District Attorney’s Office, which requested a minimum sentence of 20 years in prison, District Attorney Kim Ogg revealed in a Facebook post.
 

Teacher Melissa Tweedie accused of sleeping with student now works as YouTube yoga instructor​



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September 2, 2022 2:16pm
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A PE teacher who was accused of having sex with a student on prom night has posted a surprising update to social media.
Melissa Tweedie was struck off the teaching register by the General Teaching Council for Scotland in February after an investigation into her behavior with one of her students.
The 28-year-old was accused of having sex with an 18-year-old male pupil after the school’s prom night in June 2017.
She strongly denied having sexual intercourse with the teenager, but was found to have acted in an inappropriate manner.
Tweedie left her life behind in Glasgow, Scotland, to move to Dubai after the damning accusations surfaced, and locked her social media accounts down during the hearing.
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But now, after months of silence, she had made a return to the internet to post meditation and online yoga classes to YouTube.

teacher sex with studentMelissa Tweedie was struck off the teaching register by the General Teaching Council for Scotland in February after an investigation.
The former PE teacher’s career has made a dramatic turn, with Tweedie now teaching yoga classes in Dubai.


In a series of videos posted in May, she can be heard addressing her viewers as she moved into different yoga positions.


“Hello, welcome back to day two and another good morning and fresh day ahead of you.” she said in the clip.

teacher sex with studentAt the time of the alleged incident, Melissa Tweedie was 23 and the pupil was 18.
“If today or yesterday wasn’t your day, then just think today you have this clean slate up in front of you.


“You choose what colours you sprinkle throughout your day today, you choose what you take from your day today.


“Yesterday is behind you, there is another bright day ahead of you.”


Tweedie had her outfit at the event called into question at a hearing to determine whether she should be struck off the teaching register.

teacher sex with studentScottish police investigated at the time and found that no criminal activity took place.
At the time of the alleged incident, she was 23 and the pupil was 18.


At a teaching council hearing, the school’s deputy head, Heather Prentice, 60, mentioned the outfit the teacher wore on the night when she and other teachers attended the school leavers’ event in a professional capacity.


“I do remember it [her outfit] was quite loose, short, low-cut,” she testified, according to the Sun.


“She looked like she was going on a night out.”

teacher sex with studentThe former PE teacher’s career has made a dramatic turn, with Tweedie now teaching yoga classes in Dubai.
The deputy principal also said Tweedie was dancing with a group of “all-male pupils” at the event and was “reluctant” to leave with the other teachers when the formalities were over.


Instead, the young PE teacher went with some of the students to a nearby nightclub, where it is alleged she drank shots with them.


“Can we for a minute act like I’m not a teacher?” Tweedie is purported to have said to the group.

teacher sex with studentMelissa Tweedie strongly denied having sexual intercourse with the teenager, but was found to have acted in an inappropriate manner.
At the afterparty at the hotel, she and the 18-year-old student allegedly ended up alone together and began kissing.


“We went downstairs and had sex in my room. She stayed the night, and we both left at 8 a.m.,” the student, known only as Pupil A, testified.


“I feel really sorry for Miss Tweedie,” the student said. “I had already handed in my leaver’s form [leaving school certificate].


“In my eyes, it wasn’t a student event. This could have happened on a night out.”


Scottish police investigated at the time and found that no criminal activity took place.
 



Police: Former Florida Christian School Teacher Accused of Twerking on Male Student at Prom​

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A former Florida Christian school teacher was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly twerking on an 18-year-old male student at the prom in April. She is also accused of pressuring him to drink alcohol at the event.

Julie Hoover, 39, a former teacher at Point of Grace Christian School in Perry, is facing a misdemeanor charge of contributing to the delinquency of a minor and a second-degree felony charge of an authority figure soliciting or engaging in lewd conduct with a student, according to police via WCTV.

Investigators allege that Hoover pressured the senior student to drink alcohol at the prom. At one point, the then-teacher forced the straw from the cup of her alcoholic beverage into his mouth.

Hoover had alcohol at the event due to beverages being placed in a back room for staff for later, after the students left.

The student also told investigators Hoover was “twerking” on him on the dance floor, which prompted some students to get in between him and the then-teacher. The 18-year-old noted it made him feel uncomfortable.

Hoover had been charged in June for sexting an 18-year-old male student and attempting to sneak him into her home while her husband was at work, Breitbart News reported.

It is unknown whether the two separate charges involve the same student.

An official with Point of Grace Christian School said that they were aware of the additional allegations against Hoover, according to WCTV.
Hoover is no longer employed by the school, according to an official from Point of Grace.

“The Taylor County Sheriff’s Office informed us of the allegations against Mrs. Hoover, and we have cooperated with the investigation. Out of respect for the judicial process, we will not comment any further at this time,” the official said in a statement.
 

Female NYC teachers were equal-opportunity predators, probers find​



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Susan Edelman,

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October 8, 2022 12:27pm
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Reports from the Special Commissioner of Investigation for city schools documented multiple cases of sexually-charged behavior by female teachers.
Reports from the Special Commissioner of Investigation for city schools documented multiple cases of sexually-charged behavior by female teachers. Helayne Seidman






Schoolmarms are going wild in New York City.
Newly released reports from the Special Commissioner of Investigation for city schools documented multiple cases of shocking sexually-charged behavior by female teachers and aides in city public schools — from bedding students to sending explicit photos to high schoolers to exposing bare breasts to remote-learning 5-year-olds.
Natalie Black, 27, a teacher at Hillside Arts and Letters Academy in Queens, sent at least 15 raunchy snaps of herself “in lingerie or nude” to a 17-year-old male student beginning in late 2021, an SCI report said. The boy was interviewed by the NYPD, but no charges were filed.
By March 2022, the report found, Black’s bad behavior escalated: she showed male students photos of her vagina, pulled down her pants in a student’s home and told him to “eat my ass,” and sent kids videos of herself “deep throating” a liquor bottle and dancing naked from the waist down.
Danielle Medellin, then 24, exchanged nearly 5,500 very flirtatious texts with a boy in her class.Danielle Medellin, then 24, exchanged nearly 5,500 “very flirtatious” texts with a boy in her class.
Hillside administrators never informed the school community of the investigation, students said.
Black refused to cooperate with SCI investigators. She was “removed from DOE service” while the probe was ongoing, the report noted — but remains a DOE employee, according to her active LinkedIn page, which also sends readers to self-created videos of Black’s singing performances on YouTube.
The SCI report recommended that Black be permanently removed from the DOE workforce, “given her total unfitness as a pedagogue.” The DOE declined to provide Black’s employment status.
Michelle Zak, then 31, engaged in an inappropriate relationship with two of her underage students.Michelle Zak, then 31, “engaged in an inappropriate relationship” with two of her underage students.
In another galling incident, Makita Brooks-Stanton, a paraprofessional at PS 160 in Queens, took her phone along to a May 2020 doctor’s visit — then stripped down for a breast exam in full view of her remote-learning pre-kindergarten class.
“She even had the doctor say hi to the class on Google Meet,” said a mortified mother who was monitoring the session over her 5-year-old’s shoulder.
“She was in her blue gown and that’s when she was exposed,” the mom told The Post last week. “It was a frontal view.”
Natalie Black sent at least 15 raunchy snaps of herself in lingerie or nude to a 17-year-old male student.Natalie Black sent at least 15 raunchy snaps of herself “in lingerie or nude” to a 17-year-old male student.youtube.com
Brooks-Stanton flashed the tots for “about two minutes,” said the mom, whose shouts eventually got the class’ lead teacher to shut down the offending screen.
The “breast exposure to a pre-K class did not appear purposeful,” SCI investigators concluded — but Brooks-Stanton’s “actions showed a serious lack of professionalism.”
“I felt really bad when I registered the complaint,” the mother said. “I think this was just a poor judgment call on her part.”
Brooks-Stanton remains at PS 160, families said.
In other cases substantiated by SCI:
  • Danielle Medellin, then 24, exchanged nearly 5,500 “very flirtatious,” “sexual tension”-filled texts with a boy in one of her 11th-grade math classes at Manhattan’s Institute for Collaborative Education. She resigned before she could be fired, as SCI recommended — and then snagged a job as a New York Times data analyst, according to her LinkedIn page.
  • Michelle Zak, then 31, “engaged in an inappropriate relationship” with two of her underage students at the Queens High School of Teaching, Liberal Arts, and Sciences, smoking pot with them and hosting them for sleepovers. She was assigned to a non-classroom DOE job while the investigation was underway and is now a self-employed tutor.
Makita Brooks stripped down for a breast exam in full view of her remote-learning pre-kindergarten class.Makita Brooks stripped down for a breast exam in full view of her remote-learning pre-kindergarten class.
  • Juliana Garofalo, another Institute for Collaborative Education teacher, told co-workers that she had a “sexual relationship” with a male student before he graduated in 2018. The then-33-year-old resigned from the DOE before SCI recommended her termination — but sued the city when word of the damning report got back to the private Connecticut school that had unknowingly hired her. A New York State Supreme Court judge dismissed her case in December, saying that Garofalo’s behavior was “utterly disqualifying” for any teaching job.
Zak declined to comment, as did Garofalo’s attorney. The others did not respond to queries.
Seven of the 21 substantiated SCI reports on sexual misbehavior in city schools released to The Post in the last two months involve female perpetrators — a ratio in line with the national average, according to the advocacy group Stop Educator Sexual Abuse, Misconduct and Exploitation (SESAME).
One of the incidents took place at Hillside Arts and Letters Academy.One of the incidents took place at Hillside Arts and Letters Academy.Helayne Seidman Teacher Makita Brooks-Stanton at P.S.160 exposed her breasts to her pre-K students during a visit to her doctor. Paraprofessional Makita Brooks-Stanton at P.S.160 exposed her breasts to her pre-K students during a visit to her doctor. Helayne Seidman
“I’m outraged,” SESAME founder Terri Miller told The Post. “How dare these teachers — who are put in a position of trust over our children — violate that trust so egregiously? These incidents are going to put a mark of trauma on every single one of those children.”
Miller warned against the tendency to minimize the damage done by female teachers who prey on teen boys.
“Studies find that boys offended by a female are more likely to suffer more severe psychological trauma, more likely to become addicted to alcohol and drugs, and more likely to drop out of school,” she said.
Zak allegedly targeted male students at Queens High School of Teaching, Liberal Arts, and Sciences.Zak allegedly targeted male students at Queens High School of Teaching, Liberal Arts, and Sciences.J.C.Rice
“This is a life-threatening trauma and injury that bad-apple teachers are inflicting on our children — and they are children,” Miller added. “Damage done.”
 




Georgia school administrator accused of sex with student, providing booze to minors​



By
David Propper


December 4, 2022 5:54pm
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Georgia school administrator Rachelle Louise Terry is accused of having a sexual relationship with a student, police said.






A veteran Georgia school administrator had a sexual relationship with a student and provided booze for underage kids at a Halloween party, authorities allege.
Rachelle Louise Terry, 43, was arrested on multiple charges, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced Thursday.
The Terry probe — she’s been with the Murray County school district for more than 20 years — began Nov. 9, when the superintendent contacted the sheriff’s office about the alcohol-fueled party with underage kids, according to the Dalton Daily Citizen.
“I believe there had been a parental complaint,” Murray County Sheriff Jimmy Davenport told the newspaper.
Terry faces one count of statutory rape, two of child molestation — and 10 of furnishing alcohol to minors during the Halloween party, the GBI said in its press release.




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As of Sunday afternoon, Terry remained in custody at the county jail, the sheriff’s office confirmed.


Terry has been placed on paid administrative leave, the school system told Fox Chattanooga. A school spokesperson told the outlet the district was “shocked and saddened” about the criminal charges.

A school in Georgia's Murray County system is pictured.. Terry works for the Murray County school system. Murray County Schools
“These are extremely serious charges,” the spokesperson said. “The safety and well-being of our students are always a top priority for the Murray County School.”


Terry earns $110,000 a year, and is the director of federal programs, the Dalton Daily Citizen reported.


The sheriff’s office turned the probe over to the Conasauga District Attorney’s Office since the sheriff’s office provides safety officers to the school system, Davenport told the newspaper.



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Once the DA’s office unearthed a possible alleged sexual relationship between Terry and a student, the office on Nov. 23 requested the GBI get involved. The probe is ongoing.
 

Married lunch lady, 31, accused of grooming 14-year-old Connecticut student for months on social media​



By
Isabel Keane


March 8, 2023 4:21pm
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A married Connecticut lunch lady has been accused of grooming a 14-year-old boy for months over social media before sexually assaulting him in her SUV.
Police launched their investigation into Andie Rosafort, 31, after administrators at New Fairfield High School reported learning of a possible inappropriate relationship between an employee and a student, Connecticut State Police said.
The father of one of the victim’s friends told administrators his child believed their friend was sexually assaulted by Rosafort.
At a Jan. 13 party, the victim told his friends he would be back — but when he returned his friends felt his behavior was off, according to an affidavit obtained by WTNH.
According to the affidavit, a student said Rosafort, who had been working as a lunch aide at New Fairfield Middle School, was always talking to freshman boys on social media.

Andie Rosafort, 31, has been accused of grooming a 14-year-old high school freshman over Snapchat and Instagram before sexually assaulting him. Andie Rosafort, 31, has been accused of grooming a 14-year-old high school freshman over Snapchat and Instagram before sexually assaulting him. Connecticut State Police
Rosafort followed the victim on Instagram and told him to add her on Snapchat as well.


The victim told police he received a message from his eighth-grade lunch aide on social media that said, “You want to see something?”


Rosafort then sent the boy a nude photograph of herself. The victim then asked Rosafort if she sent the photo by mistake, to which she replied by sending a second nude picture of herself, according to the affidavit.


She then allegedly asked the teen to send her nude photographs of himself.

New Fairfield Middle schoolA parent of one of the victim’s friends reached out to school administrators to express concern over what their child told them had happened during the Jan. 13 party. Facebook/New Fairfield Middle School
For months, Rosafort would continue to send the victim unsolicited nude photographs and videos of herself. The victim told police she would also attend his sports games and send him videos of himself playing.


Police used photo locations to confirm the victim and Rosafort were in the same location at the time of the alleged assault.


According to authorities, Rosafort picked up the victim from a party at one of his friend’s homes on Jan. 13 and drove a short distance before having “contact of a sexual nature” with him, police said.


The victim told police they felt uncomfortable following the contact and left Rosafort’s SUV before returning to their friend’s house.

New Fairfield Middle School Police used cellphone location data to determine Rosafort and the victim were in the same place at the time of the alleged assault. Google Maps
One of the victim’s friends told police said they were helping the teen block Rosafort on social media when they saw messages from her asking if his friends knew where he was when he went off with the older woman.


Police found explicit content featuring an individual they identified as Rosafort on the teen’s phone, as well as a shirtless photograph of the victim on Rosafort’s phone.


Rosafort turned herself in to authorities on the morning of Feb. 20 after learning there was a warrant out for her arrest.





She faces three felony charges, including second-degree sexual assault, enticing a minor by computer to engage in sexual activity and risk of injury to a minor or imparing morals of children.


She was released on $100,000 bond and will next appear in court on March 23.
 

March 26, 2023





NYC teacher accused of sexual relationship with mentally ill student​



By
Susan Edelman


March 25, 2023 2:27pm
Updated









A teacher is under investigation in The Bronx and Staten Island amid accusations she had a long sexual relationship with a mentally ill 16-year-old student at a school for children with special needs.
Sandy Carazas-Pinez, 33, a former NYC biology teacher who is married with three children, had sex with the teen in her car at least a dozen times, and sent him nude and erotic poses among scores of inappropriate texts, according to allegations by the boy’s mom and documents obtained by The Post.
Police and district attorney investigators compiled reams of texts sent at all hours between the teacher and the teen, who attended the Biondi School in Yonkers at the city Department of Education’s expense. It is run by the nonprofit Rising Ground, which terminated the teacher this month.
“I know for me it isn’t going to be easy, I will miss your kisses, hugs and everything,” Casarez-Pinez allegedly wrote this year in a discussion of whether she and the boy should “end it,” according to texts under review by law enforcement agencies.

Sandy Carazas-Pinez once allegedly chastised the boy for ignoring her during a school vacation.Sandy Carazas-Pinez once allegedly chastised the boy for ignoring her during a school vacation.FaceBook Sandy Carazas-Pinez
In January, she allegedly angrily responded to messages from the teen pleading for a response, telling him: “Throughout the whole vacation you have shut me out and the only time you would hit me up was when you wanted to . . . tell me that you are crushing on other teachers . . . I am not a piece of ass with no feelings.”


Reached by phone Friday, Casarez-Pinez denied having sex with the student: “I didn’t even know there were these allegations,” she said, adding that investigators have not contacted her. “He would tell me he loved me and I would just reciprocate.”


She said he got in her car once because “he asked me for a ride and it was snowing that day.”

I am not a piece of ass with no feelings, the former biology teacher allegedly told the boy via text.
“I am not a piece of ass with no feelings,” the former biology teacher allegedly told the boy via text.FaceBook Sandy Carazas-Pinez
Asked about the nude photos texted to the boy, she said, “He had the passcode to my phone.”


On an earlier call, Casarez-Pinez’s husband angrily confronted her after asking a reporter about the allegations: “You told me you quit, Sandy,” he said. “You’re done, Sandy, if this is true. . . . You’re f–king done, pack your stuff and leave.”


Her husband called The Post reporter Saturday to say he’d kicked her out and she was staying with her parents on Staten Island.

Sandy Carazas-PinezThe boy’s mother is enraged that Sandy Carazas-Pinez hasn’t been arrested, she told The Post. FaceBook Sandy Carazas-Pinez
In other texts under scrutiny by investigators, the teacher apparently wrote: “I do miss your touch and kisses not going to lie. . . . I sound like a pervert.”


The mother said her son told investigators the two “fondled” each other sexually in class.
Casarez-Pinez also asked the student to lie to cover her tracks, the texts indicate.


Other evidence includes a recorded phone conversation, obtained by The Post, in which the boy asked Casarez-Pinez why she was “pulled out” of the school: “Did they see us having sex, or did they see me getting in the car? They didn’t see us having sex, so what’s the issue? . . . We hid from the cameras, though, right?”






She replied, “They’re saying we were too close … that it was pretty much like us being in a relationship. And that’s, like, against everything. One, because you’re underage, and two, because I’m your teacher.


The teen suffers from a combination of schizophrenia and mood disorder, his mother said.


“We are upset, shocked, and appalled by the behavior of a former teacher who betrayed the values of the school by engaging in an inappropriate relationship with a student,” Rising Ground said in a statement.


The boy’s mother — whose name The Post is withholding to protect her son’s privacy — is livid that authorities have not arrested the teacher more than two weeks after the teen gave a lengthy interview March 7 to NYPD special-victim detectives in Staten Island, where the family lives.


“If my son was not an African-American boy, and the genders were reversed, you know the teacher would already be in handcuffs,” she said.

couple dances at weddingThe married biology teacher denied the allegations.FaceBook Sandy Carazas-Pinez
She quoted one officer as crassly joking, “Where were those teachers when I was in high school?”


“It’s the rape of a child with a mental illness,” she said. “As a society, we have to prioritize the safety of children who are mentally ill and boys who are sexually assaulted.”


Before joining the Biondi School, Casarez-Pinez taught at PS/MS 007 in Harlem, and PS/IS 218 in The Bronx. DOE officials had no comment.
 

Husband of NYC teacher charged with raping 14-year-old student insists she’s innocent as disturbing new details emerge​



By
Reuven Fenton,
Larry Celona,
Kyle Schnitzer and
Emily Crane


August 23, 2023 1:34pm
Updated





The husband of a Queens middle school teacher accused of raping a 14-year-old boy claimed to The Post on Wednesday that she’s innocent — as prosecutors revealed disturbing new details, including that the mom of three allegedly regularly abused the student inside her car.
Melissa Rockensies, a 33-year-old teacher at Corona Arts and Sciences Academy, was flanked by her husband as they were spotted arriving at their Massapequa home Wednesday morning — some 24 hours after she was arrested on rape and other charges.
“My wife is innocent. She’s the mother of three kids. She loves them very much,” said her husband, William Rockensies.
“She’s been a big part of the community at her school. We all support her. We’re saying she’s innocent. I won’t elaborate any further why.”
Melissa Rockensies, who was released without bail at her arraignment in Queens Criminal Court on Tuesday evening, wouldn’t comment as she carried a baby inside the home. She has pleaded not guilty.
Rockensies allegedly started sending the victim sexually explicit messages via social media in July last year, when she was one of his summer school teachers and counselors, prosecutors said.

Melissa Rockensies
Melissa Rockensies, a 33-year-old teacher at Corona Arts and Sciences Academy, was spotted returning to her Massapequa home Wednesday morning. Brigitte Stelzer


Melissa Rockensies
Rockensies has been charged with rape, criminal sexual act and acting in a manner injurious to a child less than 17 years old.Brigitte Stelzer
Melissa Rockensies
Rockensies was released on her own recognizance after her arraignment in Queens Criminal Court on Tuesday evening. Brigitte Stelzer
The alleged sexual abuse started two months later when Rockensies began meeting the boy in her car near the school, according to the criminal complaint against her.


She is accused of having sex with the alleged victim in the car “at least once a week” from October last year until last month, the complaint said.


Investigators obtained screenshots of Instagram messages Rockensies had allegedly exchanged with the underage boy that detailed their sexual relationship, according to prosecutors and law enforcement sources.


Authorities were alerted after Rockensies allegedly went to her principal in early July to report that the student had threatened to shoot her and her kids if she didn’t cough up $5,000, police sources said.


It wasn’t clear if Rockensies told the principal why the male student was allegedly trying to extort her.


The boy — who no longer attends the school — then allegedly tried to get into the building on July 12 with two of his friends but was turned away by cops, the sources added.

William Rockensies
Her husband, William Rockensies, professed her innocence outside the couple’s home Wednesday. Brigitte Stelzer
Days later, the student emailed the principal and assistant principal screenshots of his allegedly sexually explicit conversations with Rockensies and accused her of having sex with him, according to the sources.


The principal subsequently reported the accusations to the city Department of Education, the sources said.


“These disturbing allegations represent an abuse of authority and a betrayal of the trust students and parents place in their schools,” Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz said in a statement Wednesday.


“On behalf of the victim and his family, and the overwhelming majority of teachers committed to the education and well-being of our children, we will seek to achieve justice in this case.”

Melissa Rockensies
Rockensies, a mom of three, was a teacher at Corona Arts and Sciences Academy. Facebook
Rockensies has been slapped with charges of rape, criminal sexual act and acting in a manner injurious to a child less than 17 years old.


If convicted, she faces up to seven years in prison.


The charges come after Rockensies ironically shared a Facebook post in October 2021 that highlighted how to make her “kids understand consent.”


The post, which included an infographic, advised adults to ask if a child would like to hug a relative — rather than demanding the affection.


It also advised parents to make it clear to their kids that they shouldn’t keep secrets from their family.

The Facebook post she shared
Rockensies ironically shared a Facebook post in October 2021 that highlighted how to help “kids understand consent.”Facebook
Rockensies, who earned about $85,000 last year, was reassigned from the school pending the outcome of her case, a DOE spokesperson said.


“This alleged behavior is extremely concerning and wholly unacceptable,” the spokesperson said.





“This employee has been reassigned away from the school and students pending the outcome of the arrest and if convicted, we will pursue termination. Nothing is more important than the safety and well-being of our students.”


Rockensies is due back in court November 24.


Additional reporting by Larry Celona
 
















Tennessee teacher charged with raping student, 12, rearrested for telling victim he’ll ‘regret doing this’​



By
Katherine Donlevy



Published Sep. 29, 2023, 11:26 p.m. ET





The Tennessee teacher charged with raping a 12-year-old student was rearrested Thursday after she was caught texting the victim — warning him that he would “regret” reporting her to police.


Alissa McCommon, 38, was taken into custody at her Covington home and later charged with aggravated stalking, harassment and coercing — just three weeks after she was busted on rape accusations, according to the city police department.


The former fourth-grade educator had been released after posting a $25,000 bond under the condition she ceases any communication with the boy she is accused of raping in 2021.


McCommon tried to skirt around the parameters by allegedly messaging the 12-year-old from a previously unknown phone number.


“The evidence indicates McCommon texted a victim, using a specific code word known to the juvenile as a code word McCommon would previously utilize to confirm that the juvenile was alone, often before sending nude photographs on SnapChat,” Covington police said in a statement.


The mother of two then sent a flurry of messages warning the boy he would “regret doing this.”


Covington Police Department arrests former teacher Alissa McCommon 4
Alissa McCommon was arrested again for allegedly continuing to message the student she raped.Covington Police Department/Facebook
McCommon then allegedly admitted to a sexual encounter with the boy during their text exchange, police said.


The victim immediately reported the harassment to police, who arrested the teacher the same day.


“The actions of McCommon are not only appalling, but CPD is also concerned about this apparent violation of her bond conditions. Due to the nature of the communications, we are concerned others may have been contacted,” Covington Police Chief Donna Turner said.


Covington Police Department arrests former teacher Alissa McCommon 4
McCommon warned that her victim would “regret doing this.”Covington Police Department/Facebook
Covington Police Department arrests former teacher Alissa McCommon 4
The second arrest comes just three weeks after McCommon was arrested at her Covington home.Covington Police Department/Facebook
McCommon was rebooked into the Tipton County Jail, where she is being held without bond.


In addition to allegedly sexually assaulting her former student inside her home in 2021, McCommon is also accused of befriending and carrying out inappropriate relationships with other former students online.


Police said she sent them inappropriate photos and requested to have sex with them.


Alissa McCommon mugshot 4
McCommon is also accused of befriending and carrying out inappropriate relationships with other former students online.FOX 13
She was booted without pay from her Charger Academy post Aug. 24 after a parent came forward with the allegations.


McCommon maintains her innocence, with her defense attorney claiming social media is carrying out a “witch hunt” against her.
 

Ex-Maryland middle school teacher arrested for having sex with 14-year-old student​



By
Patrick Reilly



Published Nov. 7, 2023, 4:36 p.m. ET











A former Maryland middle school teacher was arrested and charged with having sex with an 8th grader eight years ago, according to police.
Melissa Marie Curtis, 31, is accused of engaging in sexual acts with a student while she was a teacher at Montgomery Village Middle School beginning in 2015 — when she was 22 years old and the victim 14.
The Montgomery County Police Department said they opened their investigation in October after an adult male came forward with allegations of abuse, police said.
The alleged abuse occurred within a school, in Curtis’ vehicle and at several residences in Montgomery County between January and May 2015, according to police documents obtained by Fox 5 DC.
Curtis, of Upper Marlboro, provided the teenager with alcohol and marijuana, police said. She had sexual intercourse with him more than 20 times.





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The former teacher had been a teacher for approximately two years and had also taught at Lakelands Park Middle School as well, cops said.

Melissa Marie Curtis, 31,Melissa Marie Curtis, 31, turned herself in on Tuesday.Montgomery County Police Department
A warrant for Curtis’s arrest was issued on Oct. 31. She is charged with sexual abuse of a minor and multiple counts of third and fourth-degree sexual offenses. Police suspect that there may be additional victims.


She turned herself in on Nov. 7 and is currently awaiting a bond hearing.
 
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