Udate: Teacher Elizabeth Logan Sentenced to Probation for Stealing Student’s Coat
In Hillsboro, Oregon, teacher Elizabeth Lucinda Logan, 42, was sentenced to 18 months of probation for stealing a student’s coat and selling it on eBay. She was found guilty of attempted first-degree theft, computer crime, and third-degree theft.
Judge Hernandez lectured Logan and said that he expected more from her because she was a teacher. He said that she should have known better.
The judge sentenced her to perform 150 hours of community service in the next six months, refrain from computer auction transactions during her probation, and pay nearly $1,400 in fines and fees. If she violates any terms of her probation the judge said he would send Logan to jail for up to 90 days. The judge also will let Logan’s probation officer decide if she needs a mental health evaluation. (She acted a little kooky during her trial.)
According to the Oregon Teacher Standards and Practices Commission, a conviction for theft is considered misconduct but does not require immediate teacher’s license revocation. The commission will look into Logan’s case in February. Until then Logan could apply for a teaching position.
Nice. Let us hope that any potential employers Google her.
Logan is appealing the case. Her lawyer has filed a motion to contact a juror who said she was upset with how the verdicts were reached. Court papers show that some jurors were whining and said they wanted to go home on the second day of deliberations. Also, an email the defense says it got from a juror after the guilty verdict, states that there was confusion and a rush to come to a decision.
August 28th, 2008 at 8:23 pm
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