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Sheral Lee Smith
10-07-08

Tears and nervous nail biting marked 38-year-old Sheral Smith's initial appearance in Rankin County court. The former teacher was charged with one count of statutory rape against a 14-year-old boy in September. Now, she's facing four more counts of the same crime against the same teen. She pleaded not guilty.

"We're not making any conclusions at this time, and we'd ask that no one else make any conclusions. There's a lot of allegations, but the evidence supporting them hasn't been made known to the public yet, or even made known to us," said Matt Baldridge, an attorney with John Colette and Associates.

The alleged victim claims the sex crimes happened at Smith's home in Brandon on five different occasions between June 1st and August 27th 2008. Smith is also facing charges for the same crime with the same victim in Hinds County.

Former Teacher Faces Rankin County Judge on Statutory Rape Charges (10/07/08)
Jackson Teacher Faces More Rape Charges (10/07/08)
Brandon woman may face 4 additional sex charges (10/02/08)
Former Teacher Charged With Statutory Rape (09/23/08)
Former Teacher Facing Sex Crime Charge (09/23/08)
New Summit teacher denies sex charge (09/23/08)
New Summit teacher denies sex charge (09/23/08)
Female teacher arrested on sex charges involving student (09/22/08)

Loni M. Folks
09-04-08

The trial of a former Petal school teacher, who was arrested in January and charged with having sex with a student, has been scheduled for Nov. 19, court officials said Wednesday. Loni Marie Folks, 24, is accused of sexual battery of a 16-year-old male student while she was a fifth-grade teacher at W.L. Smith Elementary.

Folks trial was originally set for Aug. 27 but was postponed due to scheduling conflicts with her attorney, John Colette of Jackson.

Folks was released from the Forrest County Jail in January after posting a $30,000 bond. If convicted of sexual battery, she could face up to 30 years in prison.

Trial date set for Petal teacher (09/04/08)
Sexual battery trial gets postponed for Petal teacher (05/15/08)
Sexual battery trial to begin for Petal teacher (05/15/08)
Teacher arrested, faces sex charges (1/26/08)
Teacher makes bond (1/26/08)
Petal teacher arrested on sexual battery charge (1/25/08)
Petal elementary teacher arrested on sex charge (1/25/08)
Petal teacher faces sexual battery charge (1/25/08)

Ronald Nichols
05-09-08

Deputies arrested a teacher from a private school in Byhalia, Mississippi for having sexual contact with one of his students.

Ronald Nichols of Olive Branch, Mississippi is charged with sexual battery by an authority figure. Nichols is a teacher at Grace Baptist School in Byhalia. Nichols is accused of going to the Southeast Shelby County home of one of his female students on Friday, May 2, 2008. Investigators say no one but the girl was at home during his visit. Nichols is her math teacher and while he was at her home, he kissed and fondled her.

Parents, do not leave your child alone with a techer if you can.

Byhalia Teacher Arrested for Kissing, Fondling Student (05/09/08)
Teacher Accused of Sexual Battery of Student (05/09/08)
Mississippi teacher charged with fondling student (05/09/08)

Rebecca Bogard
01-21-08

A female teacher at Biloxi's alternative school has been charged with having sexual contact with a male student.

Rebecca Bogard, 27, of Biloxi, was arrested Friday on a one count of sexual battery on a student under the age of 16 and was released on $50,000 bail. It is unclear if she has a lawyer.

Bogard was arrested after the Center for New Opportunities student's parent complained.

Biloxi School Superintendent Paul Tisdale tells The Sun Herald that he has informed the school board of the charge and will meet with the board's attorney and the district's personnel director Tuesday to determine what steps should be taken.

Underlying Facts and Circumstances
Affidavit of sexual battery
Warrant issued for Rebecca Dawn Bogard
Teacher e-mails colleagues, resigns (2/01/08)
Biloxi Teacher Resigns After Admitting To Sex With Student (1/31/08)
Teacher admits sex with student (1/30/08)
Biloxi teacher charged in sex case suspended with pay (1/23/08)
Teacher charged with sexual contact with student (1/21/08)
Female Biloxi teacher charged with sexual battery on male student (1/21/08)

Cedric Smith
09-08-07

Cedric Smith, a former Poplarville teacher and coach, has pleaded guilty to charges that he had sex with a 14-year-old student last year. Smith, who was 35 when he was arrested on a statutory rape charge in December, was a teacher and baseball coach at Poplarville Junior/Senior High School.

He entered the guilty plea Friday. Smith could receive a maximum of 30 years in prison, said Pearl River County District Attorney Hal Kittrell. No date for sentencing has been set. Kittrell said Smith will be sentenced by Judge Prentiss Harrell when the November term begins in Fifth Judicial District Circuit Court.

A member of the girl's family said Smith had sex with the student in his truck on the school campus. The Associated Press does not identify the victims of sexual assaults.

Ex-Poplarville coach sentenced for having sex with student (1/25/08)
Former Poplarville Coach Pleads Guilty To Sex With Student (9/07/07)

Aaron Gunn
11-05-07

This has been a controversial case from the start, especially after a popular politician made a public show of support in this man's trial in front of the jury. It ended in the case being thrown out and a plea deal, with the defendant only partially complying with the terms of it.

Rita James keeps a close eye on her girls, especially after the case of a teacher here who had a relationship with a student a few years ago, a student who ended up with a sexually transmitted disease. "Because the way these girls go to school here and it's not right for him to take advantage of these kids." said James.

In 2005 Aaron Gunn the third pled guilty to a sexual relationship with a student, a charge which apparently should have landed him on the sex offender registry.

Two years later, he still hadn't made the list and we wanted to know why. "Can you tell my why Aaron took two years to register as a sex offender?" I asked as a woman we believe to be Gunn's sister walked from the family home, got in her car and drove away.

Ex-teacher not on sex offender registry 2 years after plea (8/15/07)
Ex-teacher not on sex offender registry 2 years after plea (8/15/07)
Convicted Teacher Escapes Sex Offender List (9/26/07)
Ex-teacher registers as sex offender 2-plus years after conviction (9/25/07)
Ex-teacher registers as sex offender (9/25/07)