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“Officials say a Gulfport middle school teacher and basketball coach has been suspended following her arrest on sex charges, including a 14-year-old girl. Catryna L. Martin was a teacher at North Gulfport Middle School. Harrison County School Superintendent Henry Arledge says Martin was arrested Friday and suspended. He also said Martin will be fired from her posts and can appeal the firing to the school board.” [Link]
“Milan police say 35-year-old Melissa Dawn McCord, a special education teacher at West Carroll Elementary in Atwood, had sex and exchanged sexually explicit text messages with a 14-year-old boy. Police arrested McCord Thursday. According to Jackson Sun, she also is charged with providing obscene materials to a minor, solicitation of a minor and solicitation of a minor to observe sexual conduct. According to the police report, McCord met the boy through her daughter, who was dating him.” [Link]

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“Carmina Erica Lopez, 32, a fifth-grade teacher at Sunnyslope Elementary School in Palm City, was taken into custody about 7:30 p.m. in front of her San Ysidro home, Chula Vista police Lt. Dan Linney said. Investigators believe that Lopez began having sex with the boy, who is now 15, when she was his sixth-grade teacher in 2004. The relationship with the boy ended last year, Linney said. Police have not said how the allegations came to their attention.” [Link]

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“A former Tampa teacher accused of molesting two boys, went back to court on Thursday. 29-year-old Stephanie Ragusa sat in the courtroom with a big smile on her face. The judge ruled the prosecution will be allowed to use a 17 minute taped conversation between her and a 14-year-old boy. The defense argued against using the tapes, because law enforcement was not present when the boy and his father recorded the conversation.” [Link]

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“Little more than a year ago, Brightbill was reprimanded by his principal for posting inappropriate photos on his MySpace account. ‘As we discussed in our conference, you are to deconstruct your MySpace account as soon as possible,’ wrote Principal Margaret ‘Tizzy’ Schoelles in an October 2007 note to the teacher. ‘Specifically, I am asking that you remove the pictures we spoke about and consider removing Nature Coast Technical High School students from your friends list. You are directed to cease conduct related to the MySpace account immediately.’” [Link]
“Shanna Couture, 31, of 9 Fred Ave., was charged last week with two counts of second-degree sexual assault, risk of injury to a minor and two counts of delivery of alcohol to a minor. She has resigned from her position as a paraprofessional. ” [Link]

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“Timothy Robert Brightbill, of Spring Hill, was charged with two counts of unlawful sexual activity with a minor. The mother of the teen arrived home about 2:30 p.m. Wednesday and saw Brightbill, wearing only his underwear, lying on top of her daughter, according to a criminal arrest affidavit.” [Link]

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“Janelle Bird, 28, a former East Hill Christian School and Escambia High School teacher, was convicted in July 2006 of unlawful sexual activity and committing lascivious acts with the teen.” [Link]
Pictures have surfaced from the MySpace page of Hope Jacoby, the high school trainer from Orange County arrested for unlawful sex with one of her students.

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“Gustavo Bordenabe of Point Pleasant was arrested Friday and charged with sexual assault, child endangerment and criminal sexual contact. Authorities say the 44-year-old assaulted the victim several times at a home in Point Pleasant and that the assaults had occurred for more than a year.” [Link]



