Teacher Smackdown

In Livermore, California, police arrested gymnastics instructor, Carlos Amaro (a.k.a. Julian Amaro) on suspicion of molesting one of his underage male students.

Amaro, 25, is a national acrobatic gymnastics champion and the owner and head instructor at West Coast Acrobatics. He previously worked as an instructor for Gymfinity Gymnastics. Both studios are in Livermore.

He has been competing nationally since 1997. In 2005, he finished first in the National Team Trials, and earned him and his partner a spot on the U.S. national team.

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Parents want an easy way to do background checks, so USA Football is giving half a million dollars to encourage youth leagues to register for background screening services for their coaches through www.USAFootball.com so they can receive gold-standard, fully-managed background screening services at significantly reduced pricing through the National Center for Safety Initiatives (NCSI).

USA Football is the national governing body of youth, high school and international amateur football, and is the first national youth sports organization to make this kind of commitment towards the fight against child predators.

To read the press release, click here. And encourage your school, rec, and competitive sports leagues to sign up today and start doing background checks on their coaches.

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In Spring Hill, Tennessee, Jerry Angus, 52, a Spring Hill High School science teacher and softball coach, was indicted for sexually assaulting three teenage girls. Investigators charged Angus with five counts of sexual battery by an authority figure and arrested him after three of Angus’ female students said he had inappropriately touched them.

Recently another female student has since come forward with more allegations, but no new charges have been filed.

A complaint by one student’s parents prompted an investigation of Jerry Angus, who was suspended in April without pay. However, another parent said she complained to school officials, but wasn’t taken seriously.

Officials responded once rumors surfaced about Angus possibly assaulting other students during an out-of-town trip when one of the girls was seen leaving his room at 6 o’clock in the morning.

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Track coach Klint Wescom, 30, is charged with sexually abusing a 17-year-old female student. Wescom works at Grayslake Central High School in Grayslake, Illinois and was charged with one count of criminal sexual assault and one count of aggravated criminal sexual abuse.

The student was one of several members of the track team who began visiting Wescom’s home to play board games. The student began visiting Wescom at his home by herself, and sexual contact took place between the two during the early morning hours of May 5.

Police seized Wescom’s computer to review correspondence between him and the teen. Text messages and postings on Facebook.com linked the girl and Wescom. (Click here to view Wescom’s Facebook page.)

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In Marianna, Florida, Marianna High School wrestling coach and teacher, Stuart Mahler, may be charged with two counts of child abuse. The sherrif’s office received complaints via the Department of Children and Families abuse hotline. Mahler, who taught physical education and driver’s education, was accused of threatening and causing injury to some students.

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At least Mrs. Robinson waited for Benjamin Braddock of The Graduate to leave college, because today’s “older woman” is preying on high school boys.

Elizabeth, Colo. high school English teacher, Darcie Esson, 32, was arrested and charged with sexual assault on a child for having sex with a 17-year-old male student on the floor of her Glenwood Springs hotel room. The incident took place while her two children and their 17-year-old babysitter slept on beds in the same room, an arrest affidavit stated.

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