Crimes against Children 3-13-13

Kirtland Man Sentenced to 63 Months in Prison for Federal Child Sex Abuse Conviction - Albuquerque 

Phillipsburg School District custodian suspended with pay for alleged sexual assault of child -  lehighvalleylive.com

Men charged with sexual assault at Heritage High School sentenced to jail, probation - MLive.com

School bus driver charged with sexual assault - MyFoxNY.com

FBI New Orleans Arrests Suspect Wanted in Missouri for Multiple Counts of Child Molestation and Forcible Sodomy - New Orleans 

Convicted Nassau County Sex Offender Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Possession of Child Pornography - Jacksonville 

 

Small Fire Disrupts Morning at School

New Palestine, IN
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A fire in a restroom at Sugar Creek Elementary School Wednesday is under investigation by officials with the Sugar Creek Township Fire Department and the Hancock County Sheriff’s Department.

    Principal Tony Strangeway said the fire was reported at about 8:45 a.m. in the boys restroom located off the main hall just as school officials were wrapping up breakfast service and getting students to class.

    The school’s head custodian, Kim Tarplee, noticed smoke and tried to extinguish the fire until officials arrived.

    “The bathroom was completely smoke-filled,” Strangeway said. “You couldn’t see anything.”

    All students were immediately evacuated and none were in any danger, he said.

    “When our crews got here, they did find a fire in the bathroom,” Sugar Creek Township Division Chief Randy Brandlein said.

    School officials were able to get all the students back inside the school to resume instruction once fire officials gave the all clear notice at about 10 a.m.

School Custodian Arrested for Possession and Disseminating Child Pornography

Noblesville, IN
A Noblesville man who was working as a custodian at the new Promise Road Elementary School was arrested Wednesday for possession and disseminating child pornography.

Samuel Barnette, 41, was arrested after the Noblesville Police Department began investigating a reported case of possession of child pornography. Barnette was arrested on preliminary charges of 10 counts of possession of child pornography and 10 counts of disseminating child pornography; both are felony charges.

In a letter to parents Thursday afternoon, Promise Road principal Kelly Trienen said Barnette "had worked as a substitute custodian for a couple of weeks during the probationary period at Promise Road and was in the process of being hired as a full-time custodian on the night shift. ... The hiring process has been terminated."