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Rensselaer Teacher Sent 'Sexually Suggestive' Messages To Minor, Police Say
A high school teacher in the region is facing charges after allegedly sending sexually suggestive messages to a minor, authorities said.
Rensselaer County resident Peter Bertram, age 43, of the Village of Nassau, was arrested Tuesday, Jan. 17, following an investigation by State Police.
Investigators determined that Bertram, who teaches at Averill Park High School in Rensselaer, sent “indecent and sexually suggestive” images and text messages to a child under the age of 17.
The victim is not a student at Averill Park High School.
Troopers were initially contacted on Monday morning, Jan. …
Plymouth School Staffers Accused Of Failing To Report Abuse
Employees of a Connecticut school have been arrested on charges of failure to report abuse by a teacher.
The incident, which included the arrest of the alleged abuser in January, took place in Litchfield County at the Plymouth Center School in Plymouth.
Sherri Turner, age 59, of Farmington, was arrested on Tuesday, Aug. 23, and Melissa Morelli, age 45, of Plymouth, was arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 24.
Both were charged with failure to report abuse, neglect, or injury of a child or imminent risk of serious harm to a child, according to the Plymouth Police Department.
Plymouth Pu…
SEX Abuse: Pennsylvania Teacher 'Slightly Penetrated' Elementary School Student, DA Says
A 56-year-old Chester County teacher has been accused of sexually abusing an elementary school student for two years, authorities announced.
Luis Morales, 56, of West Chester, abused the 3rd and 4th grade student between 2014 and 2016 while at Nottingham Elementary School in Oxford, DA Deb Ryan said.
According to the criminal complaint, Morales engaged in penetration, "however slight," of the student's genitals/anus.
The 14-year-old victim told authorities that the abuse began when Morales asked her to stay after school one day and, once the other students left, asked if he could tou…
