Teacher Scandals

Georgia Teacher & Wife Facing Felonies After Allegedly Abusing 4 Children for Over a Year, Withholding Food and Restroom
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A Georgia teacher and his wife are facing child cruelty charges, with police stating that their children experienced food deprivation and confinement in their rooms. According to Cobb County police, Steven and Anissa Griffin have been accused of monitoring their children’s movements through cameras installed in each room. They also allegedly placed alarms on the …

Teacher Scandals
May 1, 2025

Pennsylvania Special Ed. Teacher Accused of Sex With Teen Student at Her Parents’ House

Pennsylvania police charged a woman on Wednesday with having sex with a teen student on multiple occasions. Michelle Mercogliano, 35, a special education teacher at Conestoga High School, allegedly had sex with the 16-year-old student 12 times in February. WPVI reported that most of the encounters transpired at Mercogliano’s parents’ home. Mercogliano was also accused …

Teacher Scandals
April 27, 2025

Texas Kindergarten Teacher Arrested in Online Minor Solicitation Sting

A Texas kindergarten teacher was arrested for allegedly soliciting minors online during a week-long sting operation. Brian Schultz, 39, was taken into custody on Tuesday and charged with online solicitation of a minor. He had been teaching kindergarten at Snyder Elementary in Conroe Independent School District since August 2021, according to KHOU 11. The Precinct …

Eric Curtis Chapman
Teacher Scandals
April 19, 2025

Arizona High School Coach Admits to Filming Sex on Campus: Police

An Arizona high school teacher and coach who admitted to filming sexual interactions with students on campus has been arrested. Eric Curtis Chapman, 43, was arrested after a March 25 investigation revealed nude photos had been sent to a minor, according to court documents cited by ABC15. Chapman, a teacher and head baseball coach at …

Formella mugshot
Teacher Scandals
April 9, 2025

‘Too Good-Looking’ Special Ed Teacher Accused of Molesting Boy Claims He Stalked Her — and Her Husband Knew

An Illinois special education teacher claims that a teen boy stalked her, while her husband was aware of the student’s obsession, according to prosecutors. As CrimeOnline previously reported, DuPage County prosecutors said that during her police interview, 30-year-old Downer Grove High School teacher Christina Formella tried to present her victim, a 16-year-old, someone obsessed with …

Formella mugshot
Teacher Scandals
April 4, 2025

Teacher Who Allegedly Sexually Assaulted Special Needs Student Kept ‘Memoir’ About Him on Phone

A married Illinois special education teacher, who  faces allegations of raping a 15-year-old student, reportedly kept a “memoir” in her phone’s notes app in which she accused him of cheating on her, according to court documents. People Magazine reports that 30-year-old Downer Grove High School teacher Christina Formella expressed her anger, stating she was upset …

Teacher Scandals
February 9, 2025

Alabama Teacher Arrested for Having Sexual Relationship With Student

An Alabama school teacher has been arrested for allegedly having an inappropriate relationship with a student. Rodrique Peyton Ramzy Jr., 28, was arrested on Saturday by Tuscaloosa County deputies, the Tuscaloosa Thread reported. Ramzy was charged with econd-degree rape, second-degree sodomy, and having a sexual relationship with a student while employed by a school. Tuscaloosa …

School Crimes
January 21, 2025

Special-Ed Teacher Put Genitals in Lysol Container in Front of Students

A gym teacher at a New York school for autistic students was arrested last week for reportedly exposing himself to his students. The alleged incident occurred last Tuesday at P.S. 723 in the Bronx. Sources told the New York Post that is where Dana Barschdorf, 44, put his genitals in a Lysol wipes container in …

Teacher Scandals
January 5, 2025

High School Teacher Busted Again for Alleged Sex Crimes, 8 Victims Come Forward

A St. Helens High School teacher in Oregon been arrested for a second time for sexual abuse of students. Eric Stearns, 46, was arrested Saturday on several sexual abuse charges after eight other alleged victims came forward, according to KGW. Stearns, a former choir teacher at St. Helens High School in St. Helens, was previously …

Teacher Scandals
December 22, 2024

Foster Dad Middle School Teacher Accused of Multiple Sex Crimes

A Darlington County teacher has been arrested and accused of child sex crimes. Paul Nelson Locklear, 53, was arrested by the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office after “information received led to allegations of unlawful sexual activity and the discovery of additional victims and allegations dating back to 2022,” according to the sheriff’s office news release reported …

Teacher Scandals
December 21, 2024

‘Your mind is sick and twisted’: Former 4th Grade Teacher Sentenced in Child Rape Case

Alissa McCommon, a former Tipton County, Tennessee teacher, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 25 years for child sex crimes. According to Fox 13, McCommon’s 25-year sentence includes no chance of parole. For the rest of her life, she will be registered as a violent sex offender and will be under community supervision. McCommon is …