Monday Crime Stories: ‘Hot’ teacher charged in illicit relationship with middle school boy
Teacher Scandals
Mom to tot killer: ‘You’re evil!’
Teacher Scandals
March 5, 2018
Middle school teacher hosted white supremacist podcast: Report
School officials in Florida have removed a middle school teacher from her classroom after it was alleged that she secretly hosted a white nationalist podcast and tweeted about exterminating Muslims. HuffPost first reported that Dayanna Volitich, 25, a social studies teacher at Crystal River Middle School, hosted a podcast called “Unapologetic” under the pseudonym “Tiana Dalichov.” The …
Juveniles
March 1, 2018
Lawyer for accused kidnapper, child sex predator Tad Cummins removes himself from case amid concerns he is being investigated for trying to speak to alleged victim
The lawyer strongly suggested there is a lot more to the story than is being reported
Teacher Scandals
February 28, 2018
Married teacher sends 14-year-old student nude pics, buys him weed and sneaks him away for late-night dates: Cops
Authorities in Florida have arrested a middle school teacher on suspicion of carrying out an illicit relationship with a 14-year-old student. According to Newsweek, police believe the married 26-year-old teacher began taking an inappropriate interest in the student in November, which played out with her sending him nude images of herself and purchasing marijuana for …
Teacher Scandals
February 13, 2018
‘Your victim was a special education student!’: Judge gives married teacher 20 years in prison for sex with her student
A former South Carolina special education teacher was sentenced to 20 years in prison Monday after pleading guilty last year to fourth-degree rape and sexual contact with a child under 16. Argus Leader reports that Kari Jo Boll, now 31, admitted in Sept. 2017 to having sex with a 15-year-old boy under her tutelage in …
Teacher Scandals
February 6, 2018
Student teacher has sex with teen student, tells police that she ‘loved’ him: Cops
A former student teacher at a Connecticut high school is facing criminal charges for allegedly having a sexual relationship with an 18-year-old student. The Harford Courant reported that Tayler Ivy Boncal, 22, is accused of having oral sex and intercourse with a student at Conard High School in West Hartford. Though the student was of age, state …
School Crimes
January 26, 2018
High school teacher offers students better grades in exchange for penis photos: Cops
A Spanish teacher in Passaic, New Jersey, is accused of offering two teen students a better grade if they provided him with pictures of their penises. According to NorthJersey.com, a Passaic High School student, identified only as Ro.C., claimed he agreed to Jose Maria’s request to send a picture of his privates in an exchange for …
Police
January 9, 2018
WATCH: Teacher aggressively handcuffed, booked into jail after questioning teacher pay at school board meeting
A Louisiana teacher was escorted out of a school board meeting in handcuffs after she asked a question about teacher pay in the school district, and a disturbing video shows what appears to be egregious aggression on the part of the city marshal who took her out of the meeting and later booked her into …
Teacher Scandals
January 9, 2018
Charter school teacher sexually assaults boy student for TWO years: Police
A charter school teacher in Miami, Florida, is facing criminal charges for allegedly having a sexual relationship with a student since he was 15 years old. The student, now 17, reportedly told police that he was in a “consensual” two-year relationship with Miami Arts Charter School teacher. Valeria Ashley Costadoni, 30. The omission led to the …
Child Abuse
January 5, 2018
Middle school teacher who slashed wife’s throat while children were in the home was having sex with teen student
Police investigating a husband’s alleged knife attack on his wife discovered that the had been having an ongoing affair with a teen student at the school where he was a math teacher. WZZM 13 reports that James Philip Chelekis, 32, of Wyoming, Michigan, pleaded guilty to three felony charges, including assault with intent to murder. Chelekis …
Teacher Scandals
January 2, 2018
Christian school teacher accused of sexually assaulting young student
A former teacher at a Christian school in Waldoboro, Maine, was arrested Thursday for allegedly sexually assaulting a student who was under the age of 14. Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel reports that the alleged incident involving Nancy Leigh Ann Brann, 43, occurred in the fall of 2016 while she worked as a teacher at Coastal Christian School. Police …
Teacher Scandals
December 27, 2017
Top Crime Stories of 2017: Is Tad Cummins the Pervy Teacher of the Year?
The disappearance of former Tennessee high school teacher Tad Cummins and high school freshman Elizabeth Thomas last March is one of the hottest topics covered by Crime Stories with Nancy Grace in 2017. Cummins is scheduled to go on trial in January for the kidnapping of the 15-year-old girl. Nancy Grace reviews the sensational case …