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1113: Angela Stewart

Abuse of Power or Authority, Child Molestation, Sexual Battery

Angela Leigh Stewart was a teacher at Lighthouse Christian School. She was arrested for inappropriate sexual conduct with an underage special needs child. She began texting the child in November 2022 and met the student outside school. When questioned by her supervisor, she said she was supporting the student who she believed was being abused.

1094: Faith Academy

Organizational Cover-Up, Rape Culture

The age of consent in Alabama is sixteen so the Sauers was not charged with rape or sexual abuse. Instead the charge was for a teacher-student relationship when the student is less younger than nineteen.

After Sauer was arrested, the girl was told she could not play softball unless she signed a waiver agreeing to hold the school harmless in regard to the incident with Sauers. This was particularly damaging as she is a strong player who hoped to secure a sports scholarship.

1082: Larry Wilcoxson

Assault, Child Molestation, Grooming, Intimidation, Menacing, Solicitation of a Minor

His former fiancée filed a restraining order alleging violence. He denies it.

Another serious allegation was made in his home state of Indiana where he was alleged to have a student he taught at a middle school, either a sixth or seventh grader. The case was not pursued even though there were allegations from several people and despite his being fired for exposing himself to a custodian. Later a thirteen-year-old girl claimed he molested her and gave her a nude photo of himself. She showed it to several classmates. The case was dismissed because the judge excluded one of the essential witnesses.

1077: Laverne Paul Fox

Child Molestation, Child Rape

Laverne Paul Fox was the principal of Faith Baptist Academy in Wildomar, California. Thirty years ago, he raped a 15-year-old girl who came forward as an adult. Fox was extradited from Pennsylvania to face trial in California. However, he pleaded guilty in a deal for 18 months prison, but the judge sentenced him to two years after hearing the victim’s statement.

1074: Emma Hancock

Abuse of Power or Authority, Child Indecency, Grooming

Emma Hancock was a substitute teacher at Wellston Public Schools. Her father is the Mayor and her husband the Chief of Police. She allegedly groomed a 15 year-old-boy via text, exchanging nude and sexually explicit pictures. She also sexually abused him twice in person, groping him in the classroom closet, according to affidavit.

1066: John Brownlow

Child Endangerment, Child Indecency, Grooming, Nonconsensual Recording, Secret Photos or Recordings, Sexual Misconduct, Solicitation of a Minor, Stalking/Harassment

John Brownlow is the former Chief Financial Office of Westminster Academy, a school that follows the theology of Doug Wilson. He was arrested for stalking a minor online and in person, going so far as to break into his home to spy on his and get unlawful images of him. He would persuade the boy to engage in a sexual activity and then record it without his knowledge. This went on from 2020 to 2022.

1045: Jonathan Sauers

Abuse of Power or Authority, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Misconduct

In March, 2023, he was arrested and confessed to a sexual relationship with one of his students and charged with one count of a school employee sex act and one count of a school employee sexual contact with a student under 19. She is sixteen. He’s out on bail and ordered to have no contact with anyone under 18.

1008: Daniel Franklin

Nonconsensual Recording, Secret Photos or Recordings

Daniel Gilbert Franklin was a high school track coat at North Haven Bay high school when he was arrested for secretly taping a fourteen-year-old girl as she changed clothes in his home. He admitted to making a secret recording and having done so several times. He was charged with video voyeurism.