Jeremy E. Mullins
04-18-08

A 19-year-old substitute teacher who sexually assaulted an eighth-grade girl who had a crush on him is going to jail for it.

Jeremy E. Mullins, of South Duxbury, a former student at St. Michael’s College, got a deferred five-year sentence Friday on the more serious charge of sexual assault and a one-year term - with all but 90 days suspended - for committing a prohibited act.

Mullins, who had taught the 14-year-old while substituting at Harwood Union High School, admitted molesting her during a tryst in his car outside the school. The two got involved initially after the girl saw his profile on the MySpace.com social networking site and e-mailed him.

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Jeffrey Buehner
03-24-08

A former Vermont teacher of the year pleaded guilty today to a felony sex crime involving a pre-teen boy.

Jeffrey Buehner, 67, of Winooski admitted a charge of lewd and lascivious conduct with a child. In exchange, Chittenden County prosecutors agreed to drop five misdemeanor counts of possession of child pornography.

Buehner, who taught for 30 years in the Burlington’s elementary and middle schools — winning top teacher honors in 1975 — before retiring to work as a private tutor, faces a prison sentence of two to 12 years. Buehner admitted repeatedly kissed a boy during tutoring sessions between 2003 and 2005 at the former teacher’s Winooski apartment, beginning when the child was about 10 years old.

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