Carrie Denbow
09-05-08
 A school counselor accused of having sex with a student was in court Thursday.
After several delays a preliminary exam for accused sex offender Carrie Denbow has finally begun. Denbow appeared in Judge Charles Filice's court this morning to face charges that she had sexual relations with a student.
She was a counselor at the Hill Academy in West Lansing from 2005 until 2007 when the alleged crimes took place
A former student testified today that back in early 2006 when he was just fifteen Denbow performed oral sex on him in her office at the school.
He also told Ingham County assistant prosecutor Guy Sweet that she went to a motel with him and two other students in February of 2006 to drink and have sex.
The victim said, "Well, I asked her did she want to go get a hotel room and she said she had to think about it because she was kind of scary about messing around with me cause I was so young and she said she had to think about it. And at the end of the day I asked her again and she said yes."
Accussed teacher in Court (09/05/08)
Student Testifies About Sexual Relationship With School Counselor (09/05/08)
Hill Center employee charged in sex case (07/18/08)
Lansing school employee charged with criminal sexual conduct (07/17/08)
Lansing School Employee Arrested on Sex Charges (07/17/08)
James Perry
08-21-08
 A former Oak Park teacher accused of sexually assaulting two young boys in an empty special-education classroom was back in court Thursday morning to find out if he would face a third trial. James Perry, 33, formerly a teacher at Key Elementary School, was convicted of the assaults in 2006. Prosecutors had wanted to retry Perry, but decided there is not enough evidence, so all charges have been dropped in the "interests of justice."
conviction last year after learning key witnesses were not interviewed by police during the investigation. Perry was accused of snatching the two boys in 2005, then ages 4 and 5, from a supervised lunch line and dragging them into the special-education room where he allegedly forced the boys to perform oral sex.
"I know my son is the truth teller because of what I taught him. It's not his fault a man raped him. He was not molested, that was rape," said the mother of one of Perry's alleged victims.
Rape Charges Dropped Against Former Teacher (08/21/08)
Allanah Benton-Wells
08-29-08
 A former Flint school teacher charged with having sex with a 12-year-old student was told to get a new attorney Friday.
Flint District Judge Nathaniel C. Perry III rescheduled Allanah Benton-Wells' pretrial hearing for next month after granting a prosecutor's request to disqualify her attorney.
The Genesee County Prosecutor's office argued her attorney, Michael B. Haley, had a conflict of interest because he accompanied Benton-Wells' sister on an interview with Flint police about the allegations.
Haley said he "respectfully disagrees" with the ruling and plans to appeal. Benton-Wells, 42, is charged with two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct with a person under the age of 13, a felony punishable by life in prison. She is currently free on a personal recognizance bond.
Flint teacher accused of sex with student, 12, to get new attorney (08/29/08)
Pre-trail hearing for Allanah Benton-Wells pushed back a week (08/22/08)
She's accused of having sex with 12-year-old student (08/19/08)
Elementary school sex scandal (08/19/08)
Flint teacher accused of having sex with 12-year-old student,
says Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton (08/19/08)
Flint ex-teacher, 42, accused of sex with boy, 12 (08/19/08)
Donita Brady
08-19-08
 A Breckenridge Middle School teacher will not contest seven charges of criminal sexual conduct.
Donita Brady on Monday entered pleas of no contest to seven counts of gross indecency between females, the Mount Pleasant Morning Sun reported. Gratiot County Circuit Judge Randy L. Tahvonen will sentence the 50-year-old physical education teacher Monday, Oct. 20.
Brady was scheduled for a Wednesday, Sept. 3, trial on five counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, which involves penetration, and two counts of second-degree criminal sexual conduct, which involves touching. A no contest plea means the defendant accepts punishment without admitting guilt. Brady, who lives in Breckenridge, worked as a physical education teacher in the district for 27 years. The 15-year-old victim and her parents filed a complaint with the Breckenridge Police Department on March 2 for incidents she said took place between September and February.
Breckenridge teacher pleads no contest to sex crimes (08/18/08)
Defense motion denied in teacher’s CSC trial (07/23/08)
Teacher’s CSC trial delayed (06/16/08)
Teacher Facing Sex Charges Waves Arraignment (05/05/08)
Teacher waives preliminary hearing (04/17/08)
Female Breckenridge, MI, teacher accused of sexually assaulting a student bound over (04/16/08)
Teacher charged with multiple CSCs (4/03/08)
Melissa Lavender
08-06-08
 South Lake High School teacher was arraigned this morning on charges she engaged in sex acts with two different, current male students on June 26.
Melissa Lavender, 33, stood mute to the charges of fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct. St. Clair Shores Police said the incident happened on a former student’s parents' boat that was docked in a St. Clair Shores marina.
Lavender’s lawyer, Mike Dennis, waived the formal arraignment, meaning that the allegations were not spelled out before Judge Joseph Oster this morning in the 40th District Court in St. Clair Shores.
Dennis said Lavender has strong backing in the community and that some members of the school board attended the morning arraignment. He called the charges an abomination. "It's completely out of character for her." St. Clair Shores Det. Harold Bergeron said alcohol is believed to have played a part in the alleged crime.
Macomb teacher arraigned on sex acts charges (08/06/08)
South Lake High School teacher suspended, charged with having sex with students (08/06/08)
South Lake teacher charged with sexual misconduct with students (08/06/08)
WILLIAM Keely
07-05-08
 An Oxford High School teacher and her husband are facing felony charges in the alleged sexual assault of a 16-year-old girl.
Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard says 53-year-old Margaret Keely befriended the girl when she was a freshman in 2006, and invited her to do jobs around their home in Brandon Township, where the teen met 64-year-old William Keely.
The girl told investigators William Keely invited her over to watch a movie June 26 and sexually assaulted her
No records, no contact (07/16/08)
OHS teacher, husband charged in sexual assault of student (07/09/08)
School district responds to teacher’s arrest (07/09/08)
Sex Offender Charged With Assaulting Teen (07/03/08)
Oxford Teacher, Husband Charged in Assault on Girl (07/03/08)
Margaret Keely
07-05-08
 An Oxford High School teacher and her husband are facing felony charges in the alleged sexual assault of a 16-year-old girl.
Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard says 53-year-old Margaret Keely befriended the girl when she was a freshman in 2006, and invited her to do jobs around their home in Brandon Township, where the teen met 64-year-old William Keely.
The girl told investigators William Keely invited her over to watch a movie June 26 and sexually assaulted her
No records, no contact (07/16/08)
OHS teacher, husband charged in sexual assault of student (07/09/08)
School district responds to teacher’s arrest (07/09/08)
Sex Offender Charged With Assaulting Teen (07/03/08)
Oxford Teacher, Husband Charged in Assault on Girl (07/03/08)
Stephanie Stein
07-05-08
 AWayne County Circuit Court Judge Craig Strong handed down a sentence of 3 to 15 years today to the Canton teacher convicted of having sex with a student.
The teacher is Stephanie Stein, a 32-year-old mother of two, who talked last year with a student half her age about having children together, then listened to the student testify against her in her four-day trial last month.
Stein was found guilty of two counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct; sending sexually explicit photographs to a minor — a nude photo of herself — and using a computer to send the images.
Canton teacher receives 3 to 15 years for sex with student (07/03/08)
Former Plymouth teacher sentenced to 3 to 15 years for sex with student (07/03/08)
Plymouth teacher guilty of sex with student (06/17/08)
Teacher guilty of sex with student (06/17/08)
Teenager testifies in teacher sex case (06/17/08)
Prosecutor: Teacher ‘gave in’ to teen’s sex fantasies (06/12/08)
Plymouth teacher to be tried in teen sex case after 7 months (04/04/08)
15-year-old student claims he seduced teacher (9/28/07)
Teacher charged with sex with student (9/18/07)
Female Teacher Charged With Sex Crime With Minor (9/17/07)
Cops: Ex-Teacher Had Sex with Student (9/17/07)
Edward Michael Kowalski
06-15-08
 As a 52-year-old Big Rapids man begins serving a six-month term in the Lenawee County Jail, his family is vigorously pursuing efforts to overturn his jury conviction.
Edward Michael Kowalski, a White Cloud Middle School teacher, was sentenced Friday morning by Lenawee County Circuit Judge Harvey A. Koselka to six months in jail with credit for 51 days served and placed on probation for five years for his conviction of accosting children for immoral purposes and using the computer and Internet to commit a crime.
“This is a miscarriage of justice,” said Shar Baxley of Atlanta, Kowalski’s sister. “Our family is scattered across the country, but we have pooled our money. My brother is going to be cleared.”
Kowalski, a former Teacher of the Year in his district, was convicted by a jury April 23 in an Internet predator sting. Adrian Police Department Detective Vincent Emrick posed as a 15-year-old girl during Internet chats.
Hearing on teacher’s conviction delayed (07/15/08)
Teacher gets jail term in sex sting (06/13/08)
Defense expert to search police computer used in teacher sex sting (05/19/08)
Teacher convicted in Internet sex sting (04/23/08)
Attorney: Teacher’s chat inappropriate, not crime (9/18/07)
White Cloud teacher nabbed in sex sting (9/18/07)
Janelle Batkins
05-30-08
 A former Roseville High School French teacher accused of having sex with her teenage classroom aide pleaded no contest Thursday in Macomb Circuit Court to two counts of second-degree criminal sexual conduct.
Janelle Batkins, 42, who is free on bond, was accused of having five encounters in her Harrison Township home with a then-17-year-old student during the 2006-07 school year.
While the relationship was consensual -- and the age of consent in Michigan is 16 -- Batkins was charged under a Michigan law that makes it a crime for teachers to have sex with students, regardless of their age.
She initially was charged with nine counts of criminal sexual conduct involving the male student, but attorneys in the case were able to reach a plea agreement before trial at the request of the teen's family.
"We were ready to proceed and go to trial and put the defendant behind bars," Macomb Assistant Prosecutor Jean Femminineo said during the court hearing. "(The victim's family) indicated they want to end this today. They are tired of it. They don't want to go to trial. They want this to be over."
No jail time for accused teacher (07/02/080)
Former Roseville teacher gets probation for sex with classroom aide (07/02/08)
Ex-Roseville teacher charged in sex case pleads no contest (05/30/08)
Former Teacher Pleads In Sex Case (05/30/08)
Ex-Roseville teacher accepts deal in student sex case (05/30/08)
Pre-trial date set for former teacher facing CSC charges (11/19/07)
Former student involved in teacher tryst testifies son interrupted (11/08/07)
Teacher accused of sex with student to stand trial (11/08/07)
Roseville teacher arraigned on charges of sex with student aide (9/24/07)
Criminal sexual conduct charges brought against former Roseville High teacher (9/24/07)
Roseville teacher arraigned after accusation of having sex with student (9/24/07)
Joshua J. Brinkman
12-22-07
A former Unionville-Sebewaing Area Middle School teacher has officially been charged with secretly videotaping female students as they undressed at his home.
Joshua J. Brinkman, 27, was arraigned Friday on one count of capturing/distributing an image of an unclothed person, which is a felony.
Brinkman, who previously coached the USA Varsity girls basketball team, was suspended from the district Jan. 15 after he was accused of taping the girls. He resigned from USA Schools later that month, due to “personal reasons.”
“There were a number of students over at his residence at the time,” said Mark Reene, Tuscola County Prosecutor. “It was a mix (of boys and girls).” Reene said he was not sure of the reason why the students were at Brinkman’s Fairgrove-area home on Jan. 14, which is when the alleged recording took place.
Brinkman to be sentenced on May 12 (04/15/08)
Former USA teacher faces felony charge (12/24/07)
Former USA coach charged (12/22/07)
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