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Substitute teacher, 30, allegedly video chatted underage student while naked in shower to arrange sex

BARREN COUNTY — A Kentucky substitute teacher has been accused of exposing her breasts during an in-shower video chat with an underage student to arrange a sex meetup, according to…

John McCarthy October 8, 2025

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Physical education teacher charged with sex crimes released from jail

A P.E.I. teacher facing sexual assault charges has been released from custody until his next court appearance. Roger Mbahia, 48, has been charged with sexual assault and sexual interference. According to the…

John McCarthy October 7, 2025

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Phys ed teacher accused of sexual abuse of students faces charges

MAYWOOD — A former Nebraska teacher accused of sex abuse of students is facing amended charges ahead of trial set for early 2026. Nicholas High, 29, of Maywood, had been…

John McCarthy September 18, 2025

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Former students abused by longtime California high school teacher awarded more than $13 million

LOS ANGELES — Five women who said they were sexually assaulted by their high school teacher in the 1980s won a combined $13.6-million judgment Monday after a jury concluded that…

John McCarthy September 16, 2025

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70-year-old elementary school teacher accused of sexually assaulting students

SPLENDORA, Texas (KTRK) -- A 70-year-old man who has worked for more than a decade as an educator is now charged with aggravated sexual assault of a child, according to officials.…

John McCarthy September 15, 2025

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How to use 8 arms? Octopuses tend to explore with their front limbs

WASHINGTON (AP) — Humans may be right-handed or left-handed. It turns out octopuses don’t have a dominant arm, but they do tend to perform some tasks more often with their front arms,…

John McCarthy September 11, 2025

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Dying octopus tends to thousands of eggs that will never hatch at California aquarium

LONG BEACH — A dying octopus will devote the rest of her life to caring for her eggs at a California aquarium. But the eggs will never hatch, according to…

John McCarthy September 9, 2025

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Teacher indicted for sexual assault acts against 12-year-old female student

Orel Sharon, a middle-school English teacher, was indicted on Sunday by the prosecution on charges of severe acts of sexual assault, carried out against a student of his who was just…

John McCarthy September 8, 2025

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New Jersey teacher, 37, pleads guilty to sexually assaulting 2 students

WALL TOWNSHIP (Fox News)— A New Jersey school teacher has admitted to sexually assaulting two of her teen students, prosecutors said. Julie Rizzitello, 37, pleaded guilty last week to two counts of…

John McCarthy September 8, 2025

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Electrical pole fire closes 2 St. Thomas elementary schools

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Department of Education, St. Thomas–St. John District, is notifying parents and guardians that both Joseph A. Gomez Elementary School and Yvonne Milliner-Bowsky Elementary School will…

John McCarthy September 8, 2025