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Fox News
3 days ago
- Fox News
Alabama kindergarten teacher, 49, accused of enticing teen into bathroom for sexual encounter
An Alabama kindergarten "Teacher of the Year" was arrested Friday morning on sex charges involving local teenagers. Heather Ozment, 49, who is an educator at Calera Elementary School, is charged with sexual abuse in the first and second degree and enticing a child to enter a vehicle or house for immoral purposes. The Calera Police Department said that the alleged conduct happened after school hours and did not occur at a school facility or with Ozment's students. Ozment was awarded Teacher of the Year for 2024-2025, per the school's Facebook page. "Allegations involving sexual misconduct with minors must be investigated immediately, thoroughly, and methodically, David Hyche, the chief of police at the said in a press release. "Nothing we do in law enforcement is more important than protecting the most vulnerable in our community." Hyche said that Owens House, a children's advocacy non-profit, partnered with police to conduct forensic interviews and examinations of the juvenile victims. Shelby County Schools officials said they were made aware of the allegations in April. It is unclear when the alleged crimes took place. "The teacher was immediately put on leave for the remainder of the school year while the matter was investigated by local law enforcement," according to a school statement provided to "The alleged conduct occurred after school hours and did not take place at a school facility. We are unable to provide more information as it is an employee matter." According to the Shelby County Jail, Ozment was booked into the facility on Friday and released on the same day.
Daily Mail
5 days ago
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- Daily Mail
Florida teacher, 28, is arrested over sick messages to 14-year-old student
A Florida middle school teacher has been arrested over sickening messages and photos sent to a student. Oliver Fell, 28, has been accused of sending nude photos to a 14-year-old boy she taught at Haile Middle School. She turned herself in on Monday after a warrant was issued charging her with lewd contact with a student by an authority figure and transmission of harmful material to a minor, reported WWSB. The Manatee County Sheriff's Office said Fell started messaging the on Snapchat boy in December, and he reported her to the school in March after she sent him a photo of her breast. According to court documents, Fell sent him three images including one of her in a bathing suit, one in a brown dress and and an image of a bare breast. The school resource officer, Deputy Sadrac Augustin, confronted Fell about the images and she claimed someone was impersonating her. 'She denied the video of the breast being her. Oliver further explained that the two other photos were on her public Instagram account,' the documents said. 'It should be noted the Deputy Augustin didn't use the Snapchat application to navigate through the account and simply accepted her denial of the suspected lewd images.' Police continued to investigate and obtained a search warrant that confirmed the Snapchat account that sent the images belonged to Fell. Records show Fell and the victim became friends on Snapchat on December 10, and she deleted him on March 4, the same date she became aware of the investigation. However, the documents note that the nude photo was not located on her account because Snapchat does not save images. '[The victim] explained he originally obtained Oliver's Snapchat account from Oliver during school hours,' court documents said. The teacher was in a group with several others for the purpose of communicating with each other to open a secure door within the school during school hours The student claimed he started the private chat with his teacher during Christmas break and the messages started to escalate. '[Fell] at some point stated, "I want to taste you' with a winking face emoji,"' the filings state. The boy told police that he asked his teacher if she had ever sent nude photos, which she replied yes, and then he asked her to send him one which she did. The boy's mother, Beverly Hernandez, told the local news station that school officials did not believe her son at first and suspended him while Fell remained on the job. 'Not only was I disappointed that a teacher that was put there to protect my child was grooming him,' she said. 'I'm more disappointed that they inflicted more trauma by calling him a liar. 'By him thinking he was doing the right thing and speaking up, they retaliated against him.' Haile Middle School Principal Irene Nikitopoulos sent a letter to parents after Fell was arrested. 'It took several weeks of investigation to confirm the allegations of the illegal communications,' she said. 'Once law enforcement had sufficient confirmation, our school and district were informed and Ms. Fell was immediately reassigned to a position away from our school where she had no contact with students.'
Malay Mail
31-05-2025
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- Malay Mail
Rawang kindergarten teacher remanded after allegedly striking six-year-old girl with pen
KUALA LUMPUR, May 31 — A kindergarten teacher has been remanded for six days until June 5 for allegedly abusing a six-year-old girl using a pen at a kindergarten in Kota Emerald, Rawang. Gombak police chief ACP Noor Ariffin Mohamad Nasir said the 30-year-old woman was arrested at 2pm yesterday, adding that police also seized a container of pens and a closed-circuit television (CCTV) recorder from the kindergarten to assist in investigations. He said the incident came to light after the victim's father noticed an injury on his daughter's head while they were at home around 10am on Monday, May 26. 'The victim informed her father that the injury was caused by a teacher who had struck her with a pen while she was at the kindergarten,' he said in a statement today. Noor Ariffin said the girl was referred to Selayang Hospital, where she was confirmed to have sustained a soft tissue injury to the head. Following the incident, the victim's 34-year-old father lodged a police report on Thursday night. The case is being investigated under Section 31(1)(a) of the Child Act 2001. Those with information on the incident are urged to contact Investigating Officer Insp Muhammad Hakimie Razally at 011-3335 2585 or the Gombak district police operations room at 03-6126 2222. — Bernama
CBS News
30-05-2025
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- CBS News
Former teacher at Berkeley school accused of sex crimes against minor
A teacher at a high school in Berkeley has been charged with sex crimes against a minor after his employer and the victim's family went to police last week. Berkeley police arrested 49-year-old Jason Hoopes on Wednesday. He was charged Thursday with unlawful sexual intercourse, oral copulation with a minor, arranging a sexual meeting with a minor, and aggravating circumstances, according to jail records. Hoopes was a teacher at Bayhill High School. The school's website says it "specializes in serving students in grades 7-12 with diagnosed learning disabilities, including dyslexia, dyscalculia, ADHD/ADD, auditory/visual processing disorders, and executive functioning challenges." Police said they began investigating after concerns were raised by those close to the victim and the victim's family regarding Hoopes' interactions with the victim. The school released a statement calling the charges "shocking and devastating for our entire school community." The school said it initially made a mandated report about inappropriate text messages between Hoopes and a student and has since fired Hoopes. "When Mr. Hoopes was hired, he cleared background checks, which included FBI fingerprinting," Bayhill said in the statement. "Healthy relationships between students and employees and the emotional and physical well-being of the children in our community are fundamental to what we stand for at Bayhill. Conduct by faculty or other employees that violates our trust in them will not be tolerated." Hoopes, who remains in custody in Santa Rita Jail, was scheduled to be arraigned Friday morning. Berkeley police are encouraging anyone with information about the case or others to call (510) 981-5735.
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Yahoo
Mobile County teacher pleads not guilty to aggravated child abuse
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A Mobile County Public School System teacher accused of giving a 4-year-old student alcohol has pleaded not guilty. Gulf Shores makes history with first-ever commercial flight to Alabama's beaches Tracy Elaine Walker, 56, of Mobile, was set to be arraigned Tuesday, but instead waived that proceeding and submitted a plea of not guilty, according to court documents. Albert and Mary Singleton picked up their daughter, Alegria, from Collins-Rhodes Elementary School on April 28 and reportedly . 'She was staggering; she was slurring her speech,' an MCSO deputy said regarding the child's behavior. The couple took their daughter to a doctor, who reportedly said her blood alcohol level was .286, 3.5 times the legal limit for an adult. Alegria had to be hospitalized for alcohol poisoning. Mobile County deputies said Alegria told them her teacher had given her something to drink that made her sick. Fairhope police investigate shooting in Rock Creek subdivision On May 21, Walker, a special-education teacher at the school, was arrested and charged with aggravated child abuse. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
