Douglas E. Hunt
12-19-08
A teacher at Shepherdstown Elementary has been charged with enticement of a minor and travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct, school district officials said during a press conference this morning.
Douglas E. Hunt, of Charles Town, has been with Jefferson County Schools for 11 years. He has worked as an art teacher at Shepherdstown Elementary since 1997 and the boys varsity soccer coach at Jefferson High School.
Hunt was arrested Dec. 4 in Virginia, school officials said today. Parents of students at Shepherdstown Elementary will receive letters regarding the charges against Hunt, district officials said. Letters also were mailed to team members' parents, they said.
According to the letter, which was mailed to students' parents on Thursday, Hunt has not worked at the school since Dec. 5. School officials do not anticipate that he will return to Shepherdstown Elementary, according to the letter parents received from the district.
On Wednesday afternoon, the school district officially was notified of the charges. Susan Wall, superintendent of Jefferson County Schools, said Hunt remains incarcerated in Virginia on four felony charges through the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia in Alexandria. He has not been indicted, school officials said.
Wall said that the school system was cooperating with the ongoing investigation from Dec. 5 forward and received official notification of the charges Wednesday from the FBI. That resulted in Thursday's communication from the school and today's press conference, she said. The alleged criminal conduct does not involve students from Jefferson County Schools, Wall said.
Jefferson County teacher arrested on felony charges (12/19/07)
Eric Scott Newman
10-23-08
A former Millbrook High School teacher facing charges in Frederick County of having a sexual relationship with a female student last year has been indicted in West Virginia on similar charges.
Eric Scott Newman, 27, of 118 Spies Drive, Hedgesville, W.Va., was indicted Wednesday by a Berkeley County Circuit Court grand jury in Martinsburg on one count each of sexual abuse by a custodian or other person in a position of trust and soliciting a minor via a computer. Newman had not yet been scheduled for an arraignment as of Wednesday afternoon, a clerk with the prosecuting attorney's office said.
Newman is accused of having improper contact with two Millbrook students, who were 16 and 17 at the time, from January to March 2007. Newman was charged after he surrendered to Berkeley County deputies in November 2007.
Ex-teacher indicted in W.Va. (11/08/07)
Former Va. teacher charged (11/08/07)
Standley Greene
10-02-08
The former head of the Lakin Correctional Facility's education program has been charged with having sex with an inmate.
Forty-year-old Standley Greene was arrested Wednesday by State Police after he agreed to turn himself in at Mason County Magistrate Court.
The Charleston man was released after posting $5,000 bond.
Greene has not worked at the correctional center since allegations were made that he had sex with an inmate on Aug. 22.
Department of Education spokeswoman Liza Cordeiro says Greene was originally suspended with pay, but was suspended without pay on Sept. 24 following a separate investigation by the department.
Teacher charged with having sex with female inmate (10-02-08)
Thomas Price
08-28-08
 The state police have arrested a Lincoln High School teacher and charged him with displaying obscene material to a minor.
Troopers say Thomas Price, 42 of Shinnston, sent a boy text messages describing sex acts he wanted to participate in with the boy.
Police also say he sent the boy links to pornographic websites.
According to the criminal complaint, the alleged offenses happened between January and August 2008.
There is no word if the boy was one of Price's students or if any of the alleged crimes happened at school. Investigators confiscated Price's computer and cell phone. He faces two felony counts of displaying and distributing obscene matter to a minor. Price is being held on a $100,000 bond.
Lincoln High School Teacher Arrested (08/28/08)
High School Teacher Arrest (08/28/08)
Glen Wade
06-26-08
The former dean of students at Green Bank Elementary/Middle School was found guilty Thursday of two counts of sexual abuse by a person in a position of trust. Glen Wade, 57, could spend up to 20 years in a state penitentiary and be fined as much as $10,000.
He was originally charged with four counts of the same offense. Jurors convicted him on counts one and four of the indictment, while finding him not guilty of counts two and three.
The relationship between Wade and a then-16-year-old student at Pocahontas County High School is said to have gone on between December 2005 and February 2006, according to court documents. Defense attorney Paul Detch maintained that Wade was not in a position of trust because the girl did not attend the school where he worked and had reached the age of consent in West Virginia.
Former dean of students found guilty of two counts of sexual abuse (06/18/08)
Former student testifies about alleged relationship with former dean of students (06/11/08)
Daryl Thornton Finley
05-24-08
A Mount Hope High School band director who police said fondled a 17-year-old student during a bus trip last fall pleaded guilty this week to the lesser charge of misdemeanor battery after striking a deal with prosecutors.
Daryl Thornton Finley, 29, of Lewisburg, was indicted by a Greenbrier grand jury in February on one felony count of sexual abuse by a parent, guardian or custodian.
State Police alleged Finley fondled the 17-year-old female student through her clothing during a Fayette County school-sponsored bus trip.
The incident occurred last Oct. 20 while the bus was traveling on Interstate 64 in Greenbrier County and returning home from a football game in Pendleton County, according to police reports. Finley was arrested 10 days later.
Two sentenced in Greenbrier court (07/21/08)
Suspended teacher pleads guilty to battery (05/23/08)
Toni Lynn Woods
03-03-05
Braxton County middle school teacher is in police custody after allegedly confessing to sexual misconduct with five of her students.
Toni Lynn Woods, 37, of Strange Creek was arrested Wednesday on eight counts of sexual assault.
State Police said several students reported they had been treated or touched inappropriately.
In the criminal compliant filed against Woods, she admitted she had sexual intercourse with three students a total of four times. She also admitted to performing oral sex on two different juveniles a total of four times. Braxton County Superintendent Carolyn Long wouldn't comment on the allegations, saying it's a personnel issue. But she said district officials take allegations of abuse seriously.
Teacher Accused of Sex Abuse
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