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[quote=Anonymous]There are people who choose education as a profession because of its access to children. Of course, most teachers don’t fit in this category, but there is a population that does. I learned this the hard way from a teammate on a state and national championship squad. 8 of us went on to Division scholarships. We all take pride in our adult lives but one guy - the only one of us to go into teaching (a Big 10 champion athlete) faced multiple lewd conduct charges over a period of years. The first time we thought it was a mistake and helped him. But with repeated offenses - and the victims being increasingly younger, it was clear he was an incredibly noxious criminal. He was head of the English department and the head coach in two sports with state championships and in the year of his first major arrest was state coach of the year. He was undeservedly beyond suspicion for way too long. Over time, it became clear his motivation to enter teaching was to support his paraphilia. Once caught, he was put on paid leave for four years - defended by the union at a cost of 150k in legal fees to taxpayers. The school system at which he taught has a lot of problems, but frankly I can see why they hired this guy. Stellar athlete, high grades in English and Education from Indiana, married to an All American athlete who went on to all sorts of teaching awards herself. The difficulty is in tracking these types once they come on board.

His family comes from wealth and he only had to spend 16 days in jail as a result of very good lawyering. He now lives in the middle of nowhere and practically speaking is difficult to assist. It would be far easier if he was a paroled armed robber! One comment he made was that the mandated group therapy just made him more adept at getting away with his crimes. Certainly a poor situation for kids. [/quote]

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