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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
A former high school student reportedly told police that he would “no longer lie” about his sexual relationship with his English teacher after the woman allegedly said the teen “ruined her life.” Patch reported that prosecutors officially charged Samantha Ciotta, 32, of Beaumont, California, Monday with oral copulation with a minor and two counts of sexual …
A Florida soccer coach who traveled up the east coast with a 17-year-old high school student is now facing additional charges of unlawful sexual activity with a minor. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Caitlin Frisina of Colombia County went missing in late November and was later found to have fled with Rian Rodriguez, 27, the head boys soccer …
A former middle school teacher in Ohio is facing criminal charges for allegedly having sex with a 14-year-old student. The Dayton Daily News reported that court documents filed Wednesday accused Jessica Langford, 32, of twice receiving oral sex, twice performing oral sex, and twice having intercourse with the teen on or around May 23. Cleveland.com indicated that the …
A Georgia teacher–who also worked part-time as sheriff’s deputy–is accused of having sex with a 16-year-old boy and knowingly exposing him to HIV. According to WJXT, Ware County educator Tracy Wayne Crosby, 42, was originally charged on November 29 with misdemeanor solicitation of sodomy. However, jail records revealed that the 42-year-old is also now facing a …
A former Maine teacher is proclaiming her innocence after surrendering to police last week on charges of sexual conduct with a minor. As the Portsmouth Herald reported, 29-year-old Jill Lamontagne allegedly carried on a sexual relationship with the 17-year-old that included multiple encounters. According to court documents, the alleged abuse occurred “in the classroom, in …
Authorities in Texas believe a high school teacher maintained a sexual relationship with a teenage former student. According to Fox News, 23-year-old Michelle Schiffer was a world history teacher at Houston’s Cypress-Springs High School when she met the alleged victim, who is now 16 years old. Police reports claim Schiffer and the unidentified teen, then …
An Indiana high school teacher was arrested Wednesday after students allegedly filmed her doing drugs in an empty classroom. Students at Lake Central High School spotted English teacher Samantha Cox, 24, allegedly snorting what police believe to have been a mixture of cocaine and heroin, CBS News reports. The students went straight to the principal, …
